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- da-anda - 2011-05-07
poor Ecksby is lacking a second pair of legs
But acutally I like the idea of not having a second pair - makes it more "special" - it's a dragonseal. But I'd also drop the CAT5 plug.
- anarchintosh - 2011-05-07
My favourites so far are MHarter's basilisk and Blaize's chameleon (except Chameleon the open source bootloader and Suse linux both use chameleons)
mharters basilisk FTW!
imho cute mascots are f*ckin annoying, and make me feel murderous.
mharter Wrote:
- paul - 2011-05-07
htpc guy Wrote:Here he is in full colornow that looks fantastic in color, would make a great splash screen at the very least. I hope this one wins as its bar far the best.
Another Forum Member helped with the name. This is Ecksby!
and the orignial B&W
I like both versions. Both could be used for specific applications. I can see the black version being used with the XBMC logo and the color version used on the XBMC.org site.
- htpc guy - 2011-05-07
da-anda Wrote:poor Ecksby is lacking a second pair of legs
Yes Ecksby has back legs. They are obscured by his tail. Think of how a cat sits and their legs just seem to disappear.
I had a line in there on the B&W version to highlight the back leg but then I omitted it for simplicity. I've added a bit more detail to show the leg. I've also added in some more detail on the tail to highlight that it is a network cable. I don't want to add anymore detail into the tail because then it won't match the simplicity of the design.
Montellese Wrote:Actually I just did that yesterday and she found that it's a nice way of showing that it's something "computer-related" (her words).
I like the B&W version of Ecksby but I'm not sure on the colored version. There I wouldn't have recognized the plug if I wouldn't have known from the B&W version.
I know all about this. I work in Tech Support. Here is my average call....
Me: Your computer is not on the network. Can you make sure the network cable is plugged in.
Them: What's that?
Me: It looks like a really fat phone cable.
Them: Oh
Anyway, here is a version with more detail.
- pike - 2011-05-07
where's that mouth ? :p
- htpc guy - 2011-05-07
pike Wrote:where's that mouth ? :p
He's cuter without.
- pike - 2011-05-07
poor lil dragon can't breathe fire
- htpc guy - 2011-05-07
pike Wrote:poor lil dragon can't breathe fire
Just for you Pike.
- scales - 2011-05-07
So I am no design pro. I did use a free image for the body but did a lot myself. I will try to create 100% my own. Check it out.
- migueld - 2011-05-07
htpc guy I really like your concept however what's that box at the end of his tail? cigarettes box?
- Jezz_X - 2011-05-08
migueld Wrote:htpc guy I really like your concept however what's that box at the end of his tail? cigarettes box?
lol if you read back to the original its a cat 5 plug
I thought it may be better if it curled back the other way so you can see the front and it was a hdmi plug
- VegaOrion - 2011-05-08
I like the detail on the CAT5. Very nice. Anyhoo. I got bored again and decided to play with the doodlehead some more, just for kicks and giggles.
http://grab.by/a4ES
- stoli - 2011-05-08
Jezz_X Wrote:lol if you read back to the original its a cat 5 plug
I thought it may be better if it curled back the other way so you can see the front and it was a hdmi plug
I like that idea over the cat5 even if it isn't obvious. Just a flat end to the tail with the hdmi tapered sides....maybe a hint of 'gold' to denote the connector?
- b00zer - 2011-05-08
Jezz_X Wrote:lol if you read back to the original its a cat 5 plug
I thought it may be better if it curled back the other way so you can see the front and it was a hdmi plug
Yeah, if just after the front leg it turns back you'll be able to represent the RJ45 or HDMI cable better.
- Hudson_Hawk04 - 2011-05-08
htpc guy Wrote:Just for you Pike.
what if you changed the colors to black and green to represent the xbox?