{"id":3514,"date":"2022-07-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2022-07-20T23:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:58:48","slug":"meet-surferpuu-wcus-wapuu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/meet-surferpuu-wcus-wapuu\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet SurferPuu, WordCamp US 2022 Wapuu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When our artist (a resident of Southern California) heard the news that WordCamp US would return to an in-person event <em>and<\/em> be held for the first time on the West Coast, a lightbulb turned on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Point Breaking News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing inspiration from &#8220;America&#8217;s Finest City,&#8221; San Diego, California, we introduce SurferPuu, our WordCamp US 2022 Wapuu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SurferPuu (pronounced sir-fur-poo) embodies the spirit of the area&#8217;s 70 miles of coastline, its land and marine life-themed amusement parks, beautiful vistas, and pre-dawn surfing in the crystal blue Pacific Ocean during endless sun-soaked days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Take A Closer Look<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawn in the classic Wapuu style, SurferPuu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Holds a WordPress aquarium with her pet fish, a tribute to the Birch Aquarium, the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, which towers high above the coastline;<\/li><li>Rides a magical dolphin, an ode to the sixties network television series &#8220;Flipper&#8221;;<\/li><li>Rocks &#8220;Marge Simpson&#8221; cobalt blue hair, partial cornrows, and a large silver ring in her ear lobe; and<\/li><li>Wears vibrant throwback patterned board shorts and a surf leash ready to drop in on a &#8216;rad barrel&#8217;!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/07\/surferpuu-wapuu-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Details of SurferPuu, WCUS Wappu (cliockwise for upper left): WordPress aquarium; a magical dolphin; her cobalt blue hair; and her vibrantly colored board shorts. \" class=\"wp-image-6342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/07\/surferpuu-wapuu-detail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/07\/surferpuu-wapuu-detail-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/07\/surferpuu-wapuu-detail-471x300.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Origin Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2009, in a response to Matt Mullenweg&#8217;s call for ideas to promote WordPress in Japan, the community decided to create a mascot. Two years later at WordCamp Fukuoka, Wapuu debuted and the rest is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wapu.us\/wapuu-history-origin\/\" target=\"_blank\">history<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talented illustrator <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mutsuking\" target=\"_blank\">Kazuko Kaneuchi<\/a> designed the mascot as a free gift to the WordPress Community. These cartoon creatures often accentuate each local WordCamp marking that year&#8217;s theme or location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Surf(erPuu)&#8217;s Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SurferPuu has been spotted just offshore around Mission and Ocean Beaches, sometimes as far north as the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla during the Blue Hour, just before sunrise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover SurferPuu at WordCamp US, September 9th through 11th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When our artist (a resident of Southern California) heard the news that WordCamp US would return to an in-person event and be held for the first time on the West Coast, a lightbulb turned on. Point Breaking News Drawing inspiration from &#8220;America&#8217;s Finest City,&#8221; San Diego, California, we introduce SurferPuu, our WordCamp US 2022 Wapuu. 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