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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Use new Konqi mascot
From:       Eike Hein <eikehein () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-05-24 20:37:28
Message-ID: CAJ-7z-3mXF3bUc9PQQqb9cRC1HO0j7PnopCRYF5G1cvv6GwVrg () mail ! gmail ! com
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I'm a bit wary of changing the mascot design, too. The angle I am
thinking about is that a mascot is a character, and characters
derive their value from the emotional bond someone has with them,
and such bonds may be injured if there's no continuity in the re-
cognizable identity of a character.

That's e.g. why cartoon shows pay significant attention to making
sure artists draw the characters with a high degree of visual con-
tinuity. I'm sure there are counter examples of when a character
redesign has been adopted successfully by an audience too, but I
think more often or not it causes that pang of "not really the
same anymore" or the feeling that it's not worth investing into a
particular incarnation of the character.

So to me "modernizing Konqui" would be more a question of impro-
ving the rendition of the existing character design to be less
affected by technical limitations of the day - using a better
renderer, improving the materials applied to the mesh, perhaps
small tweaks to the model or its rig to make it more flexible -,
but not swapping it out entirely.

That said taken by itself I think this is a really nicely thought-
out concept, and I dig the little details like the antlers and
stuff, so it would certainly be neat if we could find some place
to use it.


Cheers,
Eike

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<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I&#39;m a bit wary of changing the mascot design, too. The \
angle I am<br>thinking about is that a mascot is a character, and \
characters<br>derive their value from the emotional bond someone has with them,<br> \
and such bonds may be injured if there&#39;s no continuity in the re-<br>cognizable \
identity of a character.<br><br>That&#39;s e.g. why cartoon shows pay significant \
attention to making<br>sure artists draw the characters with a high degree of visual \
con-<br> tinuity. I&#39;m sure there are counter examples of when a \
character<br>redesign has been adopted successfully by an audience too, but \
I<br>think more often or not it causes that pang of &quot;not really the<br>same \
anymore&quot; or the feeling that it&#39;s not worth investing into a<br> particular \
incarnation of the character.<br><br>So to me &quot;modernizing Konqui&quot; would be \
more a question of impro-<br>ving the rendition of the existing character design to \
be less<br>affected by technical limitations of the day - using a better<br> \
renderer, improving the materials applied to the mesh, perhaps<br>small tweaks to the \
model or its rig to make it more flexible -,<br>but not swapping it out \
entirely.<br><br>That said taken by itself I think this is a really nicely \
thought-<br> out concept, and I dig the little details like the antlers and<br>stuff, \
so it would certainly be neat if we could find some place<br>to use \
it.<br><br></div><br></div>Cheers,<br>Eike<br></div>



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