It is interesting that it went with something like: "pelican = ocean bird = nautical theme = this means I should put a captain's hat on the cartoon Pelican" I

It is interesting that it went with something like: "pelican = ocean bird = nautical theme = this means I should put a captain's hat on the cartoon Pelican" I think in some sense it understood the absurdity of a pelican riding a bicycle as intentionally nonsensical, so it went with a cartoon theme for the design and the shading. Worked out really well.