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I need to come up with a mascot for the Regional Library. Anybody have any refreshing new ideas -anything but the dreaded bookworm please...... Something fun, funny, punny or even serious. Someone here is going to come up with an idea I love. I've considered a dragon - one that keeps singing the pages of the book he is reading everytime he gets excited.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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PBS has the cutest show called Between the Lions - inspired by the two huge lion statues that guard the NY Public Library. There are all these cute lion characters (Lionel & Leona for example) who run the library and teach kids about reading.
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hahahahahah Si! Hey Don, a Skatchen mascot usually involves something with a Combine, stack of hay, old farmer, or some kids playing hockey with a frozen cow pie.
I like the Owl idear.
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Personally; I think the bulldog's better looking, OP just isn't "cute"; to quote one of our own....."ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!"
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quote:Originally posted by Stevo Chartrand: hahahahahah Si! Hey Don, a Skatchen mascot usually involves something with a Combine, stack of hay, old farmer, or some kids playing hockey with a frozen cow pie.
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You can put glasses on just about anything, and it automatically gains IQ points and looks like a librarian. I would try a little mantis with glasses.
My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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initially i thought of the owl with round wire frame glasses or a penguin with a wool cap and a book. you can always do something cool with a raccoon too.
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Kelly, this isn't really a mascot, but it's an idea...
I had to screen print some calico bags as library bags for a local school. Two years ago we did them with the school logo. (OK, but pretty unimaginative). The school colours are white & purple.
An order came in for more library bags with no real specifications, so I designed this above- it's a pic of the school over a flower bed, the logo superimposed on the building, and a pic of one of our daughters, Sarah, lying in the hallway reading a book, which I took a fortnight ago.
It'll be printed as a halftone in purple on white.
(just trying to help get the creative juices flowing...!)
Good luck!
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A fortnight being 2 weeks for our upover cousins. You'll have to Google it for the root. For my part of the post I got hung up on classic symbols like Alexander and Helenic icons, if its wearing a toga or chlamys then it looks learned. Maybe an Aristotle or Ptolemy cariacture? Hey, Old farts can be interesting too, just ask a couple of notables from around here HTH, David
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We've done a lot of research on mascots over the years, and I've had the happy task of designing a bunch for various projects we have been involved in. Generally cute animals are much more appealing than humans.
There are a few principles you need to adhere to to make your mascot successful.
Remember the age group you are aiming at. Generally fuzzy mascots are more appealing to kids. Nice round shapes are less threatening.
The comfort of the person inside is critical... with visiblity being the next important concern. Getting the costume on and off is also a major factor. And their movements shouldn't be restricted... mascots communicate by more extreme movements. It should be designed in such a fashion that people of various heights can wear it and it still works. Lastly it should be designed of fabrics which stand a LOT of abuse and wear. Easy cleaning is a bonus.
If you google mascots you will come up with a ton of manufacturers and ideas of things done in the past. You will also get a good idea of the ones that work, and the ones which don't do so well. When you find something you like, build your original idea around that.
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quote: Something fun, funny, punny or even serious.
Soooo, 'Funny' wasn't the only option- and I did suggest I was including it as a means to lateral thinking, not as an answer to the question...
Does that explain my thought process?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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I say go for the stereotypical book worm....maybe wearing earmuffs AND glasses! Love....Jill
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It is a very sad statement on the world today if a picture like Ian posted needs to be questioned. I didn't look at it as anything but what it was meant to be and I know that Ian meant nothing else to it. That is incredibly discouraging. Here a loving father posts a picture of his own daughter reading a book and it becomes an issue.
I was looking and asking for ideas and I appreciate the input, perhaps some of us still live in a more innocent world.
I'm sorry your attempt to help led to this Ian, that's just plain wrong.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Thats a cute idea, Janette. I wonder how all those librarians would feel about my introducing a mouse to their library.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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I'm not sure what country you are from but you sure aren't speaking for all of us!! I see a cute picture of a little girl in her nightshirt enjoying a book. If you are implying that it is in some way inappropriate, makes me wonder what you are smokin!
I like both the dragon idea, and the little mouse. Suelynn
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Suelynn Sedor Sedor Signs Carnduff, SK Canada Posts: 2863 | From: Carnduff, SK Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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We did an owl reading a book here in Glens Falls, NY.
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Dragons!! I LOVE dragons..... Or, how 'bout an insect for a change? What about a praying Mantis or an Ant or something. Although the Praying Mantis would get rather tall I suppose. It could be a very calm and serene character compared to an ant.
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I LOVE dragons..... Or, how 'bout an insect for a change? What about a praying Mantis or an Ant or something. Although the Praying Mantis would get rather tall I suppose. It could be a very calm and serene character compared to an ant.
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