[Open Design + Hardware] Introducing the "Chuff-a-thon"

Sun Dec 8 13:29:07 UTC 2013

Like that idea Jorge, how about an Okapi robot?

I do think that making it into a project that has a strong identity and
incorporates the ideas of the OKF would help to make it something more
people could relate to.

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Jorge Toledo <jortogar at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the idea of making it as a physical mascot, like building, sewing
> or knitting it and then releasing the patterns to the wild :)
>
>
> 2013/12/6 Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>
>> Even better then :)
>> Hope there are people out there who'd be up for help putting this idea
>> more firmly together!
>>
>> -Christian
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking with some mix of WG hat and Open Knowledge Foundation
>>> leadership hat, I'd say you don't need Open Knowledge Foundation leadership
>>> on board for the mascot - our mascot should be whatever the network wants
>>> :)
>>>
>>> NB: Mascot of the open knowledge network isn't the same as the Open
>>> Knowledge Foundation brand - both can and will exist :)
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5 December 2013 09:34, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Chris,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I actually remember that from colleagues (disclaimer: I also work
>>>> for OKF with other stuff, but volunteer for this working group). The
>>>> discussions we've had this time around (us being me, Primavera and Kat) was
>>>> to perhaps give it a twist - for instance by having this be a hardware
>>>> competition, in which the brief is to build Chuff out of physical
>>>> materials, then submit a photograph and/or create graphical representation
>>>> which could then potentially become the actual mascot later on.
>>>>
>>>> Once fully conceptionalized we would need to get OKF leadership on
>>>> board for the mascot bit, but for now we just wanted to see if anyone would
>>>> be up for helping frame the concept of the competition (could be something
>>>> completely different than what is outlined above) and create a fun, shared
>>>> project for our working group.
>>>>
>>>> Any input is welcome! And I'm hoping we can put together a small group
>>>> around the idea?
>>>>
>>>> -Christian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Chris Sakkas <sanglorian at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Christian,
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you know that there was a competition to design a Chuff logo about
>>>>> this time last year? It only got one entry (mine), so they decided to hold
>>>>> off for another time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Chris Sakkas**Admin of the FOSsil Bank wiki
>>>>> <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/> and the Living Libre blog
>>>>> <http://www.livinglibre.com> and Twitter feed
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5 December 2013 02:05, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As you probably know, the Open Knowledge Foundation has a mascot,
>>>>>> Chuff, pictured here:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/okfn/8019235389/in/photostream/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is a sweet little Okapi that loves loves open knowledge.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But here is the rub: The fluffy little thing on the picture is a
>>>>>> trademark design, so we started talking about the need to figure out what
>>>>>> Chuff would look like if he was redesigned under open terms. In other words
>>>>>> - Chuff needs to be open!
>>>>>> Maybe we could put together a design competition?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would anyone here be interested in helping put something like that
>>>>>> together? It could potentially be called "The Chuff-a-thon"...!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Christian
>>>>>>
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