In that long “What can we do to make Julia grow fast” thread , @John_Hearns suggests that what Julia really needs is a cuddly animal. (I’m not sure I totally agree with him but it’s an interesting idea to pursue… :slight_smile: The trouble is that, like good names, so many of the good ideas have alr…

The mascot shoudl be a cuddly animal… remember that Linux began the Linux project as a vehicle for selling millions of plush Tux mascots. He gets a royalty from every one (*) Consideration should be given to a mascot’s suitability for stickers and plush toys. (*) Obv disclaimer - no he doesn’t

[image] StefanKarpinski: I do also really like the hummingbird. It has the right feel – fast, friendly, colorful and cute. +1 for hummingbird for exactly these reasons. If any artists want inspiration, check out how Disney stylized hummingbirds in 1947. They reappear a few minutes later but g…

I’m wondering whether there’s a cute Julia set that could be worked into the logo. There are so many pretty looking shapes available out there, that one might be worked into the cuddly animal. BTW, I find the Juliax cutest.

Through the absolute weirdest coincidence, earlier today, while googling for something Julia lang, Google brought some results about a Julia butterfly! That was surprising. But then I see this thread! It’s gotta be destiny!!!1!! Anyway, the butterfly is quite pretty and we could easily put the dots…

[image] essenciary: If you google “Julia butterfly” beware, there’s also a lady called exactly that - she lives in a tree or something, a bit of a looney internet celebrity. Wow, I guess this precludes the butterfly mascot :laughing:

Let’s try to keep it respectful, folks.

The problem with this butterfly is that it’s called Dryas iulia, not julia. I’ve worked with them in the past, not very remarkable butterflies, to be honest. Very common and widespread, though.

Tomāto Tomäto :slight_smile: Kidding aside, I think that “the Julia butterfly” is nice, I wouldn’t use the scientific name. It seems to be the common name, per the all mighty wisdom of the Internets: Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia helicon…

A Wolpertinger, it can only be a Wolpertinger!!!

An animal for Julia?

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StefanKarpinski October 11, 2017, 4:28pm 42

Once upon a time, if you googled “Julia” the top hit was “Julia Roberts”, so there’s always hope.

What is Julia named after?

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