What is gophers?

This repository is a collection of artwork featuring the Go gopher, which is the mascot of the Go programming language. The gopher character was originally designed by Renee French, and the images in this repo are created by Egon Elbre. All artwork is released under the CC0 license, which places it in the public domain, meaning you can use, modify, and distribute any of it freely without attribution. The collection is split into two main categories. The first is vector images, which are SVG files that can be scaled to any size without losing quality and can be edited in tools like Inkscape or Illustrator. These include gophers in various themed poses: adventure scenes, fairy tale characters, superhero costumes, science settings, and gophers associated with specific developer tools like Docker, Vim, and Emacs. The second category is sketches, which are hand-drawn images that have not yet been converted to vector format. The README invites people to request specific sketches be turned into editable vector files. There are also animated images in the collection, including a dancing gopher and a sprite sheet suitable for simple game-style animations. The intended audience is Go developers who want gopher illustrations for presentations, blog posts, stickers, T-shirts, or any other creative use. Because the license is CC0, there are no legal hurdles. The creator encourages people who use the artwork to share what they made on social media, though this is purely optional. This is an art asset repository rather than a software project. It contains no code to run. If you need a gopher illustration for something you are building or presenting, this is a straightforward place to look.