Here are the Foxkeh wallpapers for May! Foxkeh is trying Basketball this month.
Please keep providing your comments as to which sport you would like Foxkeh to try next month.
Here are the Foxkeh wallpapers for April! In Japan, the new school year starts in April. Foxkeh starts his new year by participating in a baseball team called "Firefox". This month's wallpaper captured the moment that Foxkeh hit a home run!
Please keep providing your comments as to which sport you would like Foxkeh to try next month.
Foxkeh's March wallpapers are ready! We would like to thank you again for the many great ideas about which sports Foxkeh should try this month. Several people requested football. This month, Foxkeh plays football, but not the traditional game enjoyed around the world. He plays the Japanese traditional football game called Kemari that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period, from the 8th to 12th century.
The object of Kemari is to keep one ball in the air, with all players cooperating to do so. Therefore, a good player makes it easy for the receiver to control the ball, and serves it with a soft touch to make it easy to keep the ball in the air. As if playing Kemari, Foxkeh wants to work with you to make the web more open and easy to use for everyone.
We welcome your comments on which sport you would like Foxkeh to try in April.
Foxkeh's February wallpapers are ready!! Thank you very much for many great ideas which sport Foxkeh should try. In February, Foxkeh decided to try curling. Is he going to get points with this throw? We also started providing Monday Starting Calendars following your request. We continuously appreciate your idea which sport you want him to try in March!
Year of 2008 is going to start. Thanks to your support, we can continuously provide monthly Foxkeh calendar. 2008 is an Olympic year! Foxkeh will try a season sport every month. This month, he tried skiing. Please give us your idea by leaving a comment here which sport you want him to try in February.
It’s finally here! The Foxkeh theme for Firefox!
With this theme, you can enjoy a little Foxkeh running while pages load. Try it and have fun with him!
Here are the instructions for how to set up the Foxkeh theme:
Foxkeh Theme is only for Firefox 2. If you use a previous version, please update to Firefox 2 before installing this theme.
Foxkeh's December wallpapers are finally available!! Wearing the knit beanie, scarf and mittens which he got as gifts, Foxkeh is enjoying the first snow of the season. Stay with Foxkeh, and you will never feel cold thanks to his fire tail!
Today iCommons, a UK-based not-for-profit associated with the Creative Commons project, is launching an auction to raise funds for the iCommons NPO.
iCommons is an organization with a broad vision to develop a united global commons front by collaborating with open education, access to knowledge, free software, open access publishing and free culture communities around the world.As you can see, Foxkeh is proud to being auctioned to benefit this important organization. Please tell all your friends about this iCommons auction!iCommons.org: The iCommons Auction
Today is Halloween! You cannot update the wallpaper for October yet, but here is the November wallpaper for your desktop. Foxkeh admires the changing colors of autumn leaves. This is the best season to visit Japan for Momijigari!
Foxkeh's new wallpapers for October are ready to dress up your desktop! The theme of this month is Halloween. Foxkeh is getting into a jack-o'-lantern made with a big pumpkin. His eerie eternal flame lights in the darkness... (Are you scared? No way! ;)
Hello, Foxkeh fans! Here are Foxkeh's new wallpapers for September. Foxkeh is staying relaxed in Japanese silver grass under an autumn sky. It's a good season to enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities in Japan. As you may know, we will hold Mozilla 24, a 24-hour Worldwide Community Event on the 15th and 16th of this month. For details, programs and registration, visit mozilla24.com. We hope you'll be joining us!
Foxkeh is more and more popular. He's even now available as a Spread Firefox! affiliate banner.
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Please visit the affiliates homepage at Spread Firefox! to download various Firefox, Thunderbird and now Foxkeh banners for your website, homepage or blog.
They’re finally here! The Foxkeh plush toys!
The adorable plush toy is already a hit in the office.
But, we only have a few prototypes on hand, so we regret to say that the toys can’t be delivered to each one of our Foxkeh fans… Could this go into mass production if there’s enough public demand?!
As this entry is about the plush toy introduction, we would like to show you how the Foxkeh doll was born.
These rough sketches were drawn to visualize the plush toy. The poses and specifications were discussed using these sketches. The pose we decided on has Foxkeh looking up at us as he sits on a desk.
Orthographic projections of the head and body viewed from the front, side, and above were sketched. Different body parts were drawn from various angles to detail the parts that were not visible in the original rough sketches.
Colored illustrations based on original rough sketches were used to discuss the colors and fabric for the toy. It is difficult to express color gradation in plush toys, so two different illustrations were made, one with the original gradient tail and another with the two colored tail, with the latter to be used for the plush toy design.
The manufacturer picked some sample fabrics and colors to match the colored illustrations. A short fur fabric was used for Foxkeh’s body to make him lean, and a long fur fabric was used to emphasize his flaming tail.
Here is the domestic prototype created by a craftsman.
Bell-shaped head! Neck’s too thick! Scary looking mouth! Snout is too short! Requests to correct these points were relayed via retouched and red-penned photos so that Foxkeh can look more like our intended design.
After all the corrections were made, an order was placed to the Chinese factory, and here is the final design of the Foxkeh toy!
The snout is longer and the mouth smaller, which makes him look sharper. It is different from the original illustration, but he is one handsome fox. What do you think?
If you see him at events, have some fun with him!
Another month, more wallpapers! Here are new Foxkeh's wallpapers for August, now with eagerly-awaited widescreen versions especially for MacBooks.
Foxkeh is playing with sparklers on a hot summer night. Don't get burned, Foxkeh. By the way, his tail is... Don't worry, his flame is something special!
p.s. The "kayari buta" pig is a famous mosquito-repellent holder in Japan.
Hi everyone. Sorry for not writing in a while. We were busy hosting the Firefox Developers Conference in Tokyo. It was a great event thanks to the over 150 Mozilla community members who joined us.
We have posted new Foxkeh's wallpapers for July. This month's theme is Tanabata and Foxkeh's wish. Tanabata is rooted in Chinese history and is also one of the traditional festivals in Japan. We write some wishes on small paper strips to celebrate the festival on July 7.
Let's make a wish on a star with Foxkeh. His wish is to be an outstanding browser... Keep it up, Foxkeh!
Hello everyone. We are happy to provide the June version of the Foxkeh wallpapers. In Japan, June is the rainy season, so Foxkeh is using a leaf called "rawanbuki", a giant butterbur, as the umbrella. He seems to enjoy the rainy season, too.
Hello everyone! Have you heard of Foxkeh? Foxkeh was born to boost the promotion of Firefox in Japan and has become quite popular on the Web.
Last September Foxkeh was born and we collected ideas for his name from over 7,000 community members. He was named Foxkeh after FIREFOX and SUKE, the suffix of common boy's name in Japan (e.g. Daisuke Matsuzaka.) Since then, he has appeared in the VOX Banner Contest, a time chart document, an nonfiction novel on the history of Firefox, monthly wallpapers, a series of promotional videos, and much more.
In response to public demand, we have decided to localize this Japanese content into English. The time chart of Firefox history and Foxkeh's Wallpapers are available today. English-dubbed version of our video series will be broadcast here. Be sure to check it out!
Mozilla Firefox how-to video, part 1
Mozilla Firefox how-to video, part 2: installation
More videos and Firefox affiliate banners featuring Foxkeh are coming soon. Subscribe our web feed in your favorite feed reader to keep up with the latest information. Thanks for visiting Foxkeh's Blog and thank you for promoting Firefox.
- The Mozilla Japan Team