1. According to Tencent:

1. At first, the icon of QQ (then called OICQ) was a pager, but in Beta3, I decided to redesign the icon.

2. The designer designed the images of various animals at that time, including pigeons and penguins.

3. Later, I decided to use Penguin, which really had something to do with Linux.

4. But I can't get rid of the pager icon, so I vote online;

The final result, of course, is that the penguin won.

1. According to an insider, when there was no artist at the beginning of the business, the programmer drew it with a program. It is said that he wanted to draw a bird, but it turned out to be too ugly and more like a penguin (thin at first, but really more like Linux). Then he left it alone, and then he made a little enamel around it. Then he found that he was too thin to stand on, so he gained a little weight (not as fat as he is now), and the users cheered. So after 2K, when a designer redesigns, he is completely fat.

Second, clever combination! Around 2000, South African crocodile MIH company intended to invest in Tencent QQ company. According to insiders, penguins are one of their interests, because in this world, there are penguins not only in polar regions, but also in Africa and South Africa, and South Africans like penguins just as China people like pandas and dragons. Of course, Penguin Tencent was acquired by South African MIH company! For South Africa's MIH investment in Tencent, it can be said that it is the most successful step of their company, and it is really ingenious.

Third, Tencent's ten-year description is as follows: When OICQ was first launched, the icon was still like a popular pager at that time. When upgrading to Beta3, everyone had a brainwave and designed a more interesting logo for it. At that time, an artist of the company designed the images of pigeons, penguins and other small animals. As a result, several icons are ok in size, but it is difficult to convey them when applied to 16* 16 and 32*32 pixels. Ma Hua Teng recalled that after discussion, he decided to use penguins as a symbol. The penguin made for the first time is a bit like Linux, black and white. At that time, online voting was also conducted. Because the pager icon can't be kept, I put these two icons on the Internet to vote for users. At first, users were not optimistic about penguins. After adding some interesting dynamic pictures of penguins, penguins gained users' love. In this way, the logo was confirmed. Zhang Zhidong recalled that in June of 1999 and 10, someone made a batch of ceramic QQ penguins. The earliest QQ penguins were black and white, with small eyes and slender figure. But in order to make a piggy bank, the production company made it a little round and added a scarf. As a result, this model was very popular and sold out. Later, the company found a professional design company to redesign on this basis. QQ was completely fattened by the designer, and the black scarf was replaced by a bright red scarf. One eye is round and the other is blinking. Sister Q will also be officially launched soon. ...