We had a lot of fun earlier today coming up with our “vision” for the next Mac operating system, OS X Lion-O.
It got us thinking. What do you think the perfect mascot for the next version of OS X would be?
So we’re having a Photoshop contest! Come up with a concept for the next version of OS X using a whole new mascot and we’ll give the top five winners a free copy of Photoshop Touch for the iPhone or iPad (your choice!).
And the grand prize winner? In addition to Photoshop Touch, the person who makes the best Photoshop will receive a copy of the real next version of OS X (when it comes out, that is!).
Here’s how to enter the contest!
1. Photoshop (or GIMP, or whatever) a new mascot for the next version of OS X. You can do it in the style of an ad, box art, keynote announcement, whatever. Serious or funny, it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s awesome!
2. Join The Cult Of Mac Flickr Group
3. Add your Photoshop to the Group Pool.
And that’s it! Next week, we’ll highlight some of the best entries, and declare winners, so open up that copy of Photoshop (or GIMP, or whatever) and get cracking! We can’t wait to see what you come up with.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
17 responses to “Who Should The Mascot Be For The Next Version Of OS X? [Contest]”
No contest – Grumpy Cat
Entered – made one for fun a couple of weeks ago! It’s called OS X Serval.
Agreed Grumpy Cat no question.
Simple, Effective. call it OSX Pride.
Let’s see. The next letter in the alphabet is “N”
Nebelung http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelung
Norwegian Forest Cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Forest_Cat
Only problem with those two, they aren’t ferocious lions or tigers.
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Wait. What about “Snoop Lion”?
Hands down, my vote is for Liger…
(…and Pedro, too!)
A sheep, what else?
Hands down OS X Liger. They have to be close to ending OS X. it’s been a decade+ already. OS XI should be out by next year, probably birds this time around?
Hello kitty :)
Could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_leopard obviously because of iCloud, but it’s also well known in China which is the next biggest market for Apple
How about a picture of an Android getting mauled by a White Lion.
How about Mac OS X Colbert?
OS X 10.9 COUGAR
let the ol’ gal teach you some new tricks
Whatever it is, I just hope it’s not as bad as Lion was.
How about the Pushmi-Pullyu, the unicorn-gazelle cross that Dr Doolittle met in Africa?
A head at each end, when it tries to move it can’t, because it wants to go in opposite directions.
How about Os X Garfield?
Grumpy Cat FTW!!!!!!!!