Year after year we add a special element to our DevGAMM conference – a mascot. The biggest challenge is to choose what creature it will be. Our symbol always embodies all activities and creates the atmospheric mood for our event. And we’re trying to keep this unchanged tradition. Let us finally introduce him to you.
The name selection
Welcome, Markus the cat – new DevGAMM Moscow 2018 mascot. Ok, to tell the truth, it was really hard for us to choose the name. It was important to connect it with the gaming industry. Therefore, we named him after Markus Persson, also known as Notch, the creator of Minecraft. Why not?:)
The mascot creation
Three awesome artists volunteered to work on our symbol: Irina Novikova, Denis Novikov, and Ivan Shkurin. By the way, Irina and Denis created our mascot for last year’s conference in Moscow.
Let’s unravel the secret of mascot creation: Irina worked on the design, Denis was responsible for color solutions and the final touches, while Ivan created line art.
The nature of Markus was developed step by step. According to Irina, the main goal was to make him positive, curious and, well, charming and fluffy 🙂
The last thing that Markus lacked was some cute and comfy sweatshirt. This kind of element humanizes our mascot, cause he is an integral part of our team and conference.
FYI: Irina previously worked as a graphic designer at the advertising company, and at “Bread team” with Denis Novikov and Viktor Solodilov. Now she is a freelancer and open to suggestions 🙂 Follow the link to find out more details and her artworks.
Guys, if you would like to become an author of next DevGAMM mascot for conferences in Minsk or Kyiv– contact us at contact@devgamm.com
P.S. Don’t forget to add new awesome stickers with our mascot Markus to your Telegram.
