Dork Divers – Designers – Need a new logo!

[trucker girl]

It started out as "The hexamouse is on the loose" and I decided "Henry is on the loose" was better than continually repeating hexamouse (and increasing my chances of spelling it wrong with each use). Apparently, I forgot to remove the "The." Should I have said "O Henry" is on the loose?

 

[merxlin]

I think it needs a snorkel. Can we call it Dorkzilla?

 

[Teamcasa]

... Dorkzilla...

I'm rethinking this logo altogether now. I was thinking of a gorilla’s face (mean) on a muscle bound looking (colorful) manta or fish or shark or dolphin, replete with cool dive gear. Man do

I wish I was any good at graphic design!

Dave

 

[ClayJar]

It started out as "The hexamouse is on the loose" and I decided "Henry is on the loose" was better than continually repeating hexamouse (and increasing my chances of spelling it wrong with each use).

Actually, you spelled it wrong ("hegamouse") the very first time you typed it.

I think it needs a snorkel.

Henry's "ears" *are* snorkels. He's a fantastic creature, that hexamouse. :biggrin:

As the mascotulary personification of Dork-Diver-ness, he ought not have any specific gear. He is the essence of DD, not the application of DD. And he's cute!

Can we call it Dorkzilla?

"Dorkzilla" doesn't seem very DD to me. Dorkzilla would go around making lots of noise and terrifying the public into dorkness, or trying to, at least.

I think we should reserve "Dorkzilla" for object lessons. He can be that diver that you've always heard rumors about. He claims to be a DD, but he tries to force other people to have fun. According to the stories, he even makes fun of other divers for not having enough fun! (Talk about backward!) Thankfully, no sighting of Dorkzilla has ever been confirmed, but we can take steps in our own Dorkness to be sure each of us is never exposed to NDD radiation and changed into Dorkzilla. (It should also be noted that Dorkzilla is not really a bad guy inside, but he's not the type of guy that's nice to have around for a dive and a round of disc golf.)

Henry the hexamouse, on the other hand, is a fun-loving guy who doesn't really fit in anywhere (he's certainly one of a kind), and by virtue of being fun-loving and anything but exclusionary, he embodies the whole feeling of Dork-Diver-ness. You could never see Henry trying to force someone to do something his way, and with several extra arms, he'd go out of his way to help his fellow DDs.

 

[merxlin]

Actually, you spelled it wrong ("hegamouse") the very first time you typed it. Henry's "ears" *are* snorkels. He's a fantastic creature, that hexamouse. :biggrin:

As the mascotulary personification of Dork-Diver-ness, he ought not have any specific gear. He is the essence of DD, not the application of DD. And he's cute! "Dorkzilla" doesn't seem very DD to me. Dorkzilla would go around making lots of noise and terrifying the public into dorkness, or trying to, at least.

So you are saying it would be very non-DD to go out and stomp flat anyone who does not buy into the DD philosophy? Hmmmmm. Good Point.

I think we should reserve "Dorkzilla" for object lessons. He can be that diver that you've always heard rumors about. He claims to be a DD, but he tries to force other people to have fun. According to the stories, he even makes fun of other divers for not having enough fun! (Talk about backward!) Thankfully, no sighting of Dorkzilla has ever been confirmed, but we can take steps in our own Dorkness to be sure each of us is never exposed to NDD radiation and changed into Dorkzilla. (It should also be noted that Dorkzilla is not really a bad guy inside, but he's not the type of guy that's nice to have around for a dive and a round of disc golf.)

I like it! No more references to any other specific diving principle, perspective or position, just a reference to Dorkzilla's because DD's are not against any particular group or technique, just those individuals that interfere with our pursuit of fun. As in "This Dorkzilla was really harshing my mellow with all his gear talk. So I offered to loan him my orange shovel".

 

[PepsiTwist]

Well, let's put mine back in here.

I really like this one!

 

[Teamcasa]

So you are saying it would be very non-DD to go out and stomp flat anyone who does not buy into the DD philosophy? Hmmmmm. Good Point.

I like it! No more references to any other specific diving principle, perspective or position, just a reference to Dorkzilla's because DD's are not against any particular group or technique, just those individuals that interfere with our pursuit of fun. As in "This Dorkzilla was really harshing my mellow with all his gear talk. So I offered to loan him my orange shovel".

Ahh come on! We need an ultra cool logo! Muscle Dolphin with gorilla mean face and a yellow snorkel, one red and one blue fin with a hood that has a propeller or ears!
Nobody will say hes not having fun! Who would dare too!

Dave

 

[ClayJar]

No more references to any other specific diving principle, perspective or position, just a reference to Dorkzilla's because DD's are not against any particular group or technique, just those individuals that interfere with our pursuit of fun. As in "This Dorkzilla was really harshing my mellow with all his gear talk. So I offered to loan him my orange shovel".

Ah, but do not misunderstand. Dorkzilla isn't an outsider. Dorkzilla was a normal, happy DD until his exposure to high levels of NDD radiation transformed him into Dorkzilla. (Some DDs are apparently immune to NDD radiation, while others may be extremely susceptible and need to take precautions.)

Let's say someone who used to be unpleasantly confrontational comes from their strict philosophy and learns to embrace the fun and openness of the Dork Diver (which can accept people with strict philosophies as long as they don't use them to bludgeon others). If they get a bit too serious about Dork Diving and end up using it to bludgeon others ("Have more fun, you idiot! Only stupid people don't have fun!"), they would then have become a Dorkzilla in need of mellowization to remove the retrograde harsh-itis.

Someone who never embraces DD *can't* be a Dorkzilla. Only misguided DDs can become Dorkzilla. If someone was never a DD, they can be *quite* the NDD, but that's it. We only correct our own -- we'll try to rescue a straying Dork Diver, but we *must* *not* *ever* have a brand we apply to NDDs. (If I may tread on very dangerous territory, giving NDDs a name would be nothing but a reinvention of the word "stroke", and that would be as Dorkzilla as ever a Dorkzilla could be.)


(And of course, Tc can have his Megaladork. Only stands to reason. :biggrin

 

[merxlin]

Ah, but do not misunderstand. Dorkzilla isn't an outsider. Dorkzilla was a normal, happy DD until his exposure to high levels of NDD radiation transformed him into Dorkzilla. (Some DDs are apparently immune to NDD radiation, while others may be extremely susceptible and need to take precautions.)

Let's say someone who used to be unpleasantly confrontational comes from their strict philosophy and learns to embrace the fun and openness of the Dork Diver (which can accept people with strict philosophies as long as they don't use them to bludgeon others). If they get a bit too serious about Dork Diving and end up using it to bludgeon others ("Have more fun, you idiot! Only stupid people don't have fun!"), they would then have become a Dorkzilla in need of mellowization to remove the retrograde harsh-itis.

Someone who never embraces DD *can't* be a Dorkzilla. Only misguided DDs can become Dorkzilla. If someone was never a DD, they can be *quite* the NDD, but that's it. We only correct our own -- we'll try to rescue a straying Dork Diver, but we *must* *not* *ever* have a brand we apply to NDDs. (If I may tread on very dangerous territory, giving NDDs a name would be nothing but a reinvention of the word "stroke", and that would be as Dorkzilla as ever a Dorkzilla could be.)

I see it entirely differently. I don't see anyone who is a true DD going beyond the true nature of Dork Diving (regardless of how much they are exposed), and will only spread the fun by having fun. Once they go beyond that, they are just no longer a Dork Diver. Whereas we do give NDD's names, and single them out. Just look at any of the KoolAid references. Maybe not their entire group, but certainly we have defended the Dork Diver philosophy to certain individuals. As opposed to a stroke, who I believe is in reference to anyone not of a particular belief, a Dorkzilla would only be an individual intruding on one's Dorkdom. And besides, I said Dorkzilla first and it can be anything I want it to be. So there. :blahblah:

 

[ClayJar]

Just look at any of the KoolAid references.

I won't begrudge you the fun of your entertaining commentary, and I don't mean any disrespect to anyone, but I must say that on more than one occasion, the KoolAid commentary has harshed my mellow. It seems *really* easy to get carried away once that whole thing starts, and the diving and gear *I* have fun with has been lumped with KoolAid more than once.

I would never hold it against anyone who gets carried away having fun in a thread, but I dive a backplate, a drysuit, and all that jazz. I'm a lot closer to areas of strong NDDness, gear-wise at least, so I get hit by friendly fire enough to make me a lot more careful with what I say... especially since some KoolAid really tastes quite nice, as long as you don't serve it *all* the time (it's great for freezer pops, especially loony multi-colored ones, but it's not great with a steak dinner, and it's *terrible* on raisin bran).

Anyway, no big deal, really, and Dorkzilla the Conqueror could be cool. He's still just a bit player compared to Henry the Hexamouse. We can have the logo, the mascot, the object lesson, *and* the vanquisher of all mellow-harshers.

(Oh, and Tc's Megaladork.)