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A lot of people think of Rajasthan as a desert. But, that’s not completely true 😉 Udaipur is known for the Aravalli ranges, lakes, and the palaces. We wanted to keep the same in mind while designing the logo and banner image.

So, we started looking around for inspiration. Udaipur’s City Palace is known for its beautiful architecture and that was the first place where we wanted to go hunting for inspiration.

Design Inspiration

The “Mor Chowk” in City Palace has beautiful designs of Peacocks in various positions. It’s incredibly beautiful and we decided to take that up as a major part of our logo.

Here’s an image from the Mor Chowk.

Colors

Mandaana (Line art) is a common art in Udaipur and Rajasthan. It’s used for wall paintings and also for painting “Rangoli” on the floor to welcome guests. It uses home-made colors of orange, brown, red and white. We decided to use the same in our logo as well.

So, now, we were done with our inspiration and ideas for the design and color scheme. We started working on this and Ramesh (Graphic designer at IdeaBox Creations) came up with multiple concepts.

The floral design resembles the Peacock art in the Mor Chow (as shown in the image above). We used vibrant colors to depict colorful Rajasthan.

While designing the logo we received great feedback and support from Vivek and Smita at rtCamp. Smita was kind enough to share some ideas for the logo and came up with following sketches

 

This was coming along nicely. Smita’s focus was on minimalism and creating a logo that looked more “hand-drawn” rather than a digital one.

Next, came the idea for designing the header image and once again, Smita came to our rescue with her creative skills.

 

Final Logo & Header Image

Finally, we ended up doing a combination of the ideas from Ramesh and Smita’s designs.

Brown / Orange color – for the traditional art.
Floral Design – Inspired from the Mor Chowk at City Palace, Udaipur.

Mountains – Aravalli Ranges
The wall – Depicting the forts and palaces of Udaipur.

It always feels good to see the end result of the efforts that we have put. Entire WordCamp Udaipur team is really proud of this creation.

After working on a lot of design ideas, finally, we are here with our “Wapuu Saa”. Wapuu Saa will be our official mascot for WordCamp Udaipur.
Here’s how cool he looks with a Rajasthani Turban and a bold Mustache. 🙂

I would like to share the story behind the making of Wapuu Saa.

The Idea

Rajasthan is a state of rich culture and heritage. It’s very well known for the unique attire. We wanted the same traditional touch for our Wapuu. So, we started exploring the design ideas.

A Turban, commonly known as Pagari or Paagari is worn by males and the style varies in different parts of the state.

Pagari in desert areas is often loose and large to protect the head from extreme heat. Farmers and shepherds also wear Pagari to protect themselves from heat.

I can say that Pagari is a multi-purpose utility gear. It can be used as a pillow, it can be used to clean up some area where you would like to rest for a while, it can also be used as a rope to fetch water from a well or it can be used to tie some luggage. Use it, the way you like it.

Inspiration for Colors

As I mentioned earlier, Rajasthan is known for its rich culture and heritage. Colors are a part of our lives and every festival in Rajasthan truly describes the importance of colors. We love vibrant colors for dresses, decoration, and art.

Pagari / Turban is usually worn in a single color. But, on special occasions and celebrations, people wear a colorful Pagari.

Mustache

Males in Rajasthan hold a legacy of keeping bold Mustache. A quick Google Search will tell you all about this.

The Name

“Saa” is commonly used to show love and respect to someone and is a part of day-to-day conversations. Hence, we named our Wapuu as Wapuu Saa. 

Come, join us at WordCamp Udaipur on January 28, 2017 and say “Khamma Ghani” or “Raam Raam” (Rajasthani style of saying “Hello”) to our Wapuu Saa. 🙂 

We are happy to announce that WordCamp Udaipur is officially on WordCamp central’s calendar!

WordPress community in Udaipur is excited to host its first ever WordCamp on Saturday, January 28, 2017. This will also be the very first WordCamp in the New Year for the Indian WordPress community.

We are excited about this and  have been working on finalizing the logo. Here are some screenshots of ideas and designs.

Thanks to Vivek Jain (Co-founder rtCamp) and rtCamp design team for offering some ideas for the logo.

Udaipur is known for its Lakes and Palaces. The state of Rajasthan is known for its rich culture and heritage. That’s what we have tried to depict in our designs.

Keep in touch for more updates.

 

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