One of the other strings to my bow is Graphic Design. I’m self taught and have been dipping in and out of the graphic water for many years. I have designed lots of logos for various entities in the past and as the minDUINO is evolving into a nice package, I thought I’d have a go at designing it a logo of it’s own.
I had a good think about what I meant to accomplish with the minDUINO boards. An easy step from either a true Arduino™ board or a breadboarded variant. Or a platform for experimentation or learning about micro-controllers. I wanted a children friendly image, something that younger people could relate to. And then the inspiration came! There is an insect that has the right kind of image and transforms into something different as it’s life cycle progresses. A caterpillar!
I drew the caterpillar’s segments in the shape of an ‘M’ and added a few facial details to anthropomorphise it a little (make it human like). I’ve created an Eagle Cad version in black & white to add to the boards later.