I vote Iosevka, but we can establish the design language once we’ve settled on a logo and colour scheme.
3 Likes
i think that using a rounded/friendly font that’s either sans or serif (or mono?) would fit in with the sort of cuddly aesthetic people seem to like here.
i can help hand-kern letters to make them look real nice once we decide on a font.
2 Likes
I feel like bold versions of Ubuntu Font may also be a nice option… Though it’s a font heavily associated with another linux-based OS and it may be suboptimal
1 Like
it’s a good option though, but you’re right that the association would be suboptimal
Can you share the original SVG?
2 Likes
1 Like
hey @jakehamilton could you enable SVG uploads on this server? that would make sharing work here way easier
1 Like
Some editors renderers do not like the translation you did:
I fixed that by recreating the head, stripped the inkscape stuff and also miniatured your SVG bit. Now it fits under 500 bytes
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 1024 1024"><g fill="#fff"><path d="M352 576v32a160 160 0 0 0 160 160h192a160 160 0 0 0 160-160V288a13 13 0 0 0-23-9l-37 37c-44 44-68 103-68 164v128a32 32 0 0 1-32 32H512a32 32 0 0 1-32-32v-32a32 32 0 0 0-32-32h-64a32 32 0 0 0-32 32Zm-80 96a48 48 0 1 0 0-96 48 48 0 0 0 0 96Z"/><path d="M544 608a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm128 0a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm144 256a48 48 0 1 0 0-96 48 48 0 0 0 0 96Z"/></g><path fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M256 394c0-59 47-106 106-106h108c59 0 106 47 106 106v92c0 14-12 26-26 26H282c-14 0-26-12-26-26v-92Zm96 22a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm160-32a32 32 0 1 1-64 0 32 32 0 0 1 64 0Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/><path stroke="#fff" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="48" d="M691 392c-19 10-39 15-60 15m46-157c-13 32-38 57-69 70m-27-155c0 34-13 67-37 91M119 393c21 15 47 23 73 23m-37-166c13 32 38 57 69 70m27-155c0 34 13 67 37 91"/></svg>
the SVG i shared was an inkscape-editable SVG, i’ll send you the regular svg
@Sigma here’s a standards-compliant SVG exported by Inkscape: auxolotl-cuddly3-optim.svg · GitHub
1 Like
I really like this design, feels not too cluttered but also very different, a couple of previous just face iterations looked a little godot-esque.
2 Likes
The one I exported seems to be way smaller than Inkscape export, may you give it a try?
$ du compacted.svg auxolotl-cuddly3-optim.svg --apparent-size -h
959 compacted.svg
2.6K auxolotl-cuddly3-optim.svg
1 Like
Trying to give it some colors 
7 Likes
hmm you’re right, i think part of it is inkscape’s lack of “real” minification strategies. i think inkscape’s optimized option is just regular svg export minus whitespace - i think i would be pretty pissed if inkscape did that sort of “intrusive” minification behind my back, but idk.
1 Like
Would it be okay if I turned this into a wallpaper? 
3 Likes
100% (discourse padding)
2 Likes
I just wanted to chime in to say that there’s lots of amazing art and concepts here.
You’re gonna make me run out of hearts to give. (The other day I discovered it was a thing).
It’s making me choose difficult but as there are a lot of things to create art for and not just the main one I will rest assured. I hope I end up seeing all my favorite options in some place or another. 
Here the source SVG for the coloured one
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 1024 1024"><path fill="#E47E7E" d="M352 576v32a160 160 0 0 0 160 160h192a160 160 0 0 0 160-160V288a13 13 0 0 0-23-9l-37 37c-44 44-68 103-68 164v128a32 32 0 0 1-32 32H512a32 32 0 0 1-32-32v-32a32 32 0 0 0-32-32h-64a32 32 0 0 0-32 32Z"/><path fill="#CB4D58" d="M544 608a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm128 0a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm144 256a48 48 0 1 0 0-96 48 48 0 0 0 0 96ZM320 624a48 48 0 1 1-96 0 48 48 0 0 1 96 0Z"/><path fill="#E56570" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M256 394c0-59 47-106 106-106h108c59 0 106 47 106 106v92c0 14-12 26-26 26H282c-14 0-26-12-26-26v-92Zm96 22a32 32 0 1 0 0-64 32 32 0 0 0 0 64Zm160-32a32 32 0 1 1-64 0 32 32 0 0 1 64 0Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/><path stroke="#E47E7E" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="48" d="M691 392c-19 10-39 15-60 15m46-157c-13 32-38 57-69 70m-27-155c0 34-13 67-37 91M119 393c21 15 47 23 73 23m-37-166c13 32 38 57 69 70m27-155c0 34 13 67 37 91"/></svg>
2 Likes