Hi Pavel,

looks veeery cool! Thanks for the great work!
Would it be too much to ask if you could create two mice, including a 
"Bianca"? :-)

http://www.dvdanswerman.com/images/artwork/labels/rlabel/rescuers.jpg

Cheers,

Markus


On Feb 23, 2005, at 1:03, Pavel Krivanek wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> I have created a mouse in the basket for you.
>
> It's not easy to find main public image because everybody looks at 
> Squeak from different angle. I think there's time for a decision of 
> new leaders (including you).
>
> Pavel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dan Ingalls
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:00 PM
> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> Subject: Re: another balloon picture
>
> G–ran  wrote...
>> Bert Freudenberg <bert at impara.de> wrote:
>>> Am 21.02.2005 um 19:11 schrieb Pavel Krivanek:
>>>> StÈphane asked me if I can produce some stylish balloons. Here's 
>>>> one.
>>>> Is
>>>> there a time to update Squeak's presentation graphics?
>>>
>>> Awesome!
>>
>> What can I say, that is stylish indeed! This balloon with the new web
>> site style should look pretty good - sbut, it is not as playful 
>> anymore
>> - could we perhaps throw in some little thingy there somewhere keeping
>> that colourful playful feeling too?
>
> I like the graphic, but I agree it could use some humanization.  I 
> kind of miss the passengers, since the original concept was that the 
> balloon was a vehicle.  Of course, that's all IMHO.
>
> Quite a while ago I came across a wonderful book with a rodent hero 
> who (I think) personifies the Squeaky spirit.  (I like his hat, too).  
> If I were an artist, I'd try to get him into the basket, with either a 
> bottle of champagne or a telescope.  [just saw Markus G's similar 
> thought]
>
> Here's a link (my msg got too big and bounced when I put in a scan)...
> 	http://www.childhoodbooks.com/si/66789.html
>
> Of course, there's a copyright on this particular image, but it's just 
> to give an idea.  Helen Craig might be happy for Tyler to become a 
> mascot.
>
> On the other hand, it's not good to mix too many things up in art.
>
> 	- Dan
>
> PS:  Another thought that occurred to me a while ago was to use the 
> common image of a light bulb over someone's head as a symbol for an 
> idea.  The concept is to make it bigger like a hot air balloon, and 
> show the person (or mouse) borne aloft by his own idea.  Again, I'm 
> not an artist.
>
> PPS:  These are just more ideas. Pavel's graphic is also fine, clean 
> and simple, all by itself.
>
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