/kbin meta

Ok. I am someone who feels like kbin doesn't really need a mascot at this point in time. It seems really early and tbh the whole thing feels a little forced. Really not into the bird design either. I just don't get it...

But holy shit this new icon on the right has 100% changed my mind.

It is adorable and I'd put that on the first page of my phone home screen, no questions asked.

Well done.

It can't be done, but I would be tickled pink if the left image was the default icon and the right image was the icon if I have notifications waiting for me. 🤣

I thought mine had a good shot at being a mascot, but yours is amazing and so cute!

I must be in the minority here, I think the one on the left looks much cuter.

I just love it, the Kbird never looked so good, I don't care about credit I just want the Kbird to exist one way or another

I really like both of these a whole lot, but I have to agree with most others here - the one on the right is wonderful!

The second one improves the original concept so much, I really like it! ☺️

The second one (right) is so much better than the previous ones. It loses the 'bald guy' look that the other ones have.

I still maintain that we don't need a mascot, but... that one would be good if we need one.

I personally like the more roundness look of the first one, the one on the left.

I really like the right one. It oozes confidence :)

Left is cuter. I also like how the outline curves.

Definitely the right one! Exactly what I wanted with the last poll!

If we thinking birds for the icon, I suggest the glorious Australian bin chicken.

Such a majestic bird, constantly looking for food.

Much better, I almost don't even see the balding man anymore :)

I really don't want a logo that reminds me of that sexist shithead troll of a Reddit supermod.

Throwing my vote to righty as well.

The left loses a little too much detail at smaller scale.

The little expression marks on righty need to go for the same reason imo.

All in all though, I like it!

I personally like the one on the left. It just resonates with me.

@minnieo joining the Left Twix crowd, but they are both really great! I LOVE the gradient outline in these versions compared to the pure black outline in prior.

My 10 year old daughter says the one on the right.

I really like this update. Having the crest up signifies interest. The old design looks sedated, almost scared, in comparison.

Very cute! I like both but I think the one on the right would work best. It's more recognizable when shrunken down, and having the crest feathers up makes it look like it's showing interest.

I'm really digging the bird on the right!

They are both nice but I like the left one - it just speaks to me for some reason. I didn't even mind the bald man of the original design but the extra details eliminates it anyway (for me).
I am also in the camp that I think a mascot would be fun.

Throwing my vote in for the right one too. It's adorable. I mean, the left one is too, but the right one is more adorable.

What exactly are the new designs for? Is it for an app? Or to replace the cool purple kbin folder? I really like the cool purple kbin folder most.

I like the look, but maybe the kbin color, the pink-purple gradient, should be on the bird rather than the background. I think that the pink-purple is probably part of the recognizable kbin "brand". I remember many people making images with Snoo on Reddit -- where his orange eyes were kind of a recognizable characteristic -- and so having the recognizable characteristics on the mascot itself might be helpful, as I would imagine that if people do that with the K-Bird, the pink-purple gradient might get dropped if it isn't part of the mascot itself.

Also, aside from user creations, many articles about Twitter especially and Reddit to a lesser degree use the logo in artwork above the article to symbolize the service, so having an image that is easy to make recognizable derived creations from might help artists at publications.

EDIT: I don't really use Twitter, so I'm not familiar with their branding, but for Twitter, it looks like they use both a blue-on-white and a white-on-blue form, the latter of which requires including some background, to deal with that. E.g.:

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/clean-set-social-media-logos_2395697.htm#query=twitter%20logo&position=12&from_view=keyword&track=ais

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/14-twitter-tweet-social-media-icon-pack_36361218.htm#query=twitter%20logo&position=14&from_view=keyword&track=ais

EDIT2: Oh, one other thought. Are the white shapes coming from the K-Bird intended to represent chirping? If so, maybe shift them a bit towards his beak? In anime, it's something of a convention to use sweat drops coming off someone's head to show that they're nervous, and unless the intent is to make the K-Bird look nervous, it might be misinterpreted as that.

Looking at a Google Images search of cartoon chirping birds, they mostly have the visual stuff indicating that they're chirping coming from further down:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cartoon+chirping+bird&tbm=isch

EDIT3: Also, while I realize that the colors are pre-existing elements and you weren't the one who chose them, I also ran it through a colorblindness simulator, and the gradient remains easily-visible for everyone except people with tritanopia, which is pretty rare, so I think that colorblind people should generally be able to get the full effect of the image as well, which is good.