From: Jacob Kessler <Jacob.Kessler_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:13:48 -0800

I think I like the irregular head better. I also wonder if it would look
better with light brown rather than orange, and a slightly smaller paw.
Sorry for not providing examples, but my graphics design skills leave
everything to be desired.

Oswaldo Dantas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a researcher and software engineer working for sometime with Java
> and I'd like do participate in the contest.
> I've uploaded some experiments to this album:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/oswaldodantas/Grizzly?feat=directlink#
> I followed the inspiration from other Java related logos, usually very
> clean using some basic colors like the official one for Java,
> Glassfish,..., and a logo I made as a suggestion for the Lobo Browser
> and the project owner liked and uses now as the official project logo:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RnOeeO1ebIuIl5Cll7QaKw?authkey=_99h7uf6aJg&feat=directlink
> <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RnOeeO1ebIuIl5Cll7QaKw?authkey=_99h7uf6aJg&feat=directlink>
> (Lobo means Wolf in Portuguese)
> For Grizzly I tried to incorporate the obvious idea of the bear with
> the NIO forming the right side and head of the bear. Hope you like it.
> Just like an open source project, I'm open to suggestions to improve
> the logo.
>
> Regards,
>
> Oswaldo