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> people have come to associate the circle head with masculinity, and because of this association, we felt that it was important to explore alternate head shapes. […] As a result of these iterations, we ended with a more gender-balanced figure. We chose grays because they feel temporary, generic, and universal.

This approach reminds me of the Greendale mascot, the "Human Being”.[1] The egg was better imo, it treated identity in a more light, not-so-serious manner; no need to think of genders, and you could even see it as a symbol of possibilities waiting to happen.

[1] http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Greendale_Human_Being