Interesting how the smooth, modern version shown in the article has a prominent udder (milk sack) whereas the original pixelated version by Kare did not...
Called a dogcow because it's so poorly drawn that it's impossible to tell whether it is meant to be a cow or a dog…
Clarus was drawn that way intentionally. It's cryptic, a bit mysterious, whimsical and quite funny.
Designers, good ones, don't just randomly toss stuff out into the world just because it's all they can manage. There's a lot of thought, trial, error and intention that goes into a design.
Now if only Talking Moose would come back, life would be complete. Last I heard he was working for the NWS doing weather radio, but he may have retired recently.
Comments
(One thing that I never understood was the disappearance of ‘HyperCard’! Snif, snif…)"
I too regret very much the disappearance of HyperCard, but it was superseded by SuperCard (private co.) — HyperCard in COLOR, and on steroids!
SuperCard is still around and still being enhanced. It's in the process of being converted to 64-bit for users above Mojave. Check it out at:
https://supercard.us
VascoBill
A devoted user since SuperCard V 1.0
Designers, good ones, don't just randomly toss stuff out into the world just because it's all they can manage.
There's a lot of thought, trial, error and intention that goes into a design.