This is a poll about whether Julia should have an unofficial community mascot. Since this topic has resurfaced repeatedly over the years without converging, I thought it might be useful to at least get a clearer signal on whether people want an unofficial mascot at all, and if so which candidates a…

Polling has closed and the results are in. YES, Julia should rather have a mascot (however official) than not This was a close call and my hunch was that it were more like 60 : 40. Nevertheless, the yays have it. The HUMMINGBIRD is the overall winner in the mascot contest :trophy::tada: The (or be…

[image] Dan: You could call it a pet lambda I WANT ONE. NOW. (Why should biologists have all the fun ?)

let’s just say I’m a little surprised that passed the AI’s safety features on lewd content :joy:

Here is my apology for Dispatch: So, working with @Wikunia and with permission from @miguelraz , we included Dispatch as the unofficial mascot in our JuliaCon talk here: [Javis.jl: Julia Animations and Visualizations | Jacob Zelko, Ole Kröger | JuliaCon 2021] This video has been viewe…

[image] TheCedarPrince: plushies of Dispatch floating around somewhere Is it possible to buy one? Generally, whatever mascot the community comes up with, the most important part should be making a plush version available. That’s kind of the whole point of a mascot.

[image] TheCedarPrince: Plus, in terms of recognition, I feel Dispatch is pretty recognizable, easy to draw, somewhat accessible (at least in terms of contrast, colors can be made more accessible), and has a lot of personality. Yes, but what again could be a more single dispatch gadget than a…

The way to a different mascot — if you’re so inclined — would be to do exactly as Raz did. Make something compelling, share it around, and get others excited about it. This isn’t a zero-sum game. It’s unofficial; you don’t need permission or community support at all. There can be more than one. Y…

Just as a practical note: I plan to close the poll after about a week in total. Have a nice weekend.

This is a very cool one (not for a mascot because I’m not in favor of any) but a bit too complex with all those barely visible shadows bordering the gray thick lines.

If you voted “No, a serious candidate is missing”, please mention it in the replies. I read the thread. I liked the dispatch walkie talkie and the lambda with the three dots. If the lower dots are stylized as eyes, then you have a face, and now you can relate to the lambda. I like them as visual …

Should Julia have an unofficial community mascot? If so, which one?

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gwr April 30, 2026, 6:55am 47

For completeness sake, I would enter “Jules” the seal here, if a cute, plush-toy ready, simpler character is wanted.

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