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I refined FixedFun's mascot design for Kbin. Thoughts? Feedback? (More pics/alts in post!) (media.kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by minnieo@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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I really loved @FixedFun 's idea for the kbin mascot, so I decided to refine it a bit and make some color alternatives. All credit to them for this wonderful idea! I merely refined it. Note, the circles beside the logo are just a color pallete swatch, not actually meant to be apart of the logo.

Here is some alternatives as well as a phone screen mockup
Here is Fun's next to mine

As the kbird, maybe his name could be Ben, or Bin, or Binny the bird? Binjamin is pretty hilarious

details: font is poppins. program is adobe illustrator.

UPDATE: Thoughts on this one?

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[–] hyperspace@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this a mascot in the same way that the mastodon is mastodon's mascot and Snoo is Reddit's mascot? For some reason this mockup really looks like an app icon haha

[–] 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I agree. IMO a mascot is something you can make a plush toy out of.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I love this, I hope both Kbin and this mascot takes off! Binny's a wonderful name for a birbie too!

[–] ChrV@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good work mate, personally I'd like it more with black eye though.

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

thanks! how is this?

[–] Contortion@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like this, but I'd prefer a solid background (just personal taste but the color crossfade backgrounds always remind of WordArt).

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

i made some solid versions too :)

[–] ozen@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

i love this, it's so cute! great colours choice too.

[–] ZeroZeroOne@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I just cant help but see the balding man...

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

does this look better and hopefully help make the bald man go away?

[–] Niello@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It looks better (cuter!) but I'm not sure if the bald man went away. Maybe if you add a little line to make the upper and lower beak clearer? Maybe a little smile.

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i tried so hard not to while making this 😭

[–] blivet@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the logo was flipped so that the bird was facing to the left it might help. At least for those of us who read from left to right, the first thing we see when scanning the image is the back of the bird’s head instead of the beak.

[–] Kill_joy@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's funny. On the original I think it was facing left and a case was made for updating it to face the right for readers who read left to right. The thought being that it would be looking forward rather than backward.

It's interesting - lots of differing perspectives on how we view art and marketing.

[–] blivet@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

You’re right, I had seen the original but didn’t remember that the newer version was flipped.

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