egonelbre/gophers

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Mindmap

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  root((gophers))
    What it is
      Art asset library
      Go mascot artwork
      CC0 public domain
    Formats
      SVG vector files
      Hand-drawn sketches
      Animated images
    Themes
      Superhero costumes
      Developer tools
      Adventure scenes
    Use Cases
      Presentations
      Blog posts
      Stickers and shirts
    Audience
      Go developers
      Designers

mindmap root((gophers)) What it is Art asset library Go mascot artwork CC0 public domain Formats SVG vector files Hand-drawn sketches Animated images Themes Superhero costumes Developer tools Adventure scenes Use Cases Presentations Blog posts Stickers and shirts Audience Go developers Designers

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add a themed gopher illustration to a Go conference slide deck or blog post without worrying about licensing.

USE CASE 2

Print gopher artwork on stickers or T-shirts to hand out at meetups.

USE CASE 3

Use the animated sprite sheet as a character asset in a simple browser game.

USE CASE 4

Edit SVG files in Inkscape to create a custom gopher graphic for your project's branding.

Tech stack

SVGGo

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

CC0, fully public domain. Use, modify, and share for any purpose, including commercially, with no attribution required.

In plain English

This repository is a collection of artwork featuring the Go gopher, which is the mascot of the Go programming language. The gopher character was originally designed by Renee French, and the images in this repo are created by Egon Elbre. All artwork is released under the CC0 license, which places it in the public domain, meaning you can use, modify, and distribute any of it freely without attribution. The collection is split into two main categories. The first is vector images, which are SVG files that can be scaled to any size without losing quality and can be edited in tools like Inkscape or Illustrator. These include gophers in various themed poses: adventure scenes, fairy tale characters, superhero costumes, science settings, and gophers associated with specific developer tools like Docker, Vim, and Emacs. The second category is sketches, which are hand-drawn images that have not yet been converted to vector format. The README invites people to request specific sketches be turned into editable vector files. There are also animated images in the collection, including a dancing gopher and a sprite sheet suitable for simple game-style animations. The intended audience is Go developers who want gopher illustrations for presentations, blog posts, stickers, T-shirts, or any other creative use. Because the license is CC0, there are no legal hurdles. The creator encourages people who use the artwork to share what they made on social media, though this is purely optional. This is an art asset repository rather than a software project. It contains no code to run. If you need a gopher illustration for something you are building or presenting, this is a straightforward place to look.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I'm building a Go project landing page and want to use a gopher illustration. Which SVG files from egonelbre/gophers would work for a friendly, welcoming hero image?

Prompt 2

I want to add a gopher animation to my website. How do I use the sprite sheet from egonelbre/gophers to create a CSS animation?

Prompt 3

I need a gopher image themed around Docker for a blog post. Which file in egonelbre/gophers should I use, and how do I open and edit the SVG in Inkscape?

Prompt 4

Can you walk me through requesting a new gopher sketch from egonelbre/gophers to be converted to SVG, and what I should include in the request?

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