Matthew Inman of the web comic The Oatmeal suggested that Tumblr should have a downtime mascot like Twitter’s Fail Whale, so he created the Tumbeast for them to use. Tumblr took him up on his suggestion and is now using the Tumbeast on their downtime error page.
Tumblr Downtime Error Page Featuring Tumbeasts by The Oatmeal
Scott Beale
Scott Beale is the founder of Laughing Squid and is based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.