“Hello Kitty: A cool cat turns 35” today
(article via latimes.com, and link to the animated design history promo)

new Kidrobot Ralph Wiggum 6-Inch
(and other Simpsons characters)

“Mimoco and Munky King Designer Toy Store Team Up For Month Long Los Angeles MIMOBOT Pop-Up Shop”

TOY STORY 3 Character Posters
(discovered via We Are Movie Geeks via Ain’t It Cool)

Marge Simpson poses for Playboy
(via Times Online)

Where The Wild Things Are iPhone App

Hello Kitty 35th anniversary animated video promo, showing evolution of the Hello Kitty character design through the years. (via design:related)

likeable:

Domo Invades 7-Eleven Stores
(via Notcot via Eat Me Daily)

Boxed and Labeled: New Approaches to Packaging Design

looks like another fun book from Gestalten
(via Lovely Package)

Pez wall collection display
(via Apartment Therapy via One Good Bumblebee Blog)

(via www.nationalpost.com)

another piece for the the Terrible Yellow Eyes project (via Alberto+Cerriteño)

Matt Groening’s Futurama blind box mini series from Kidrobot will look nice next to the Simpsons series on my bookshelf
(discovered via Vinyl Abuse)

From A to Z by Silvia Portella
(discovered via ^w^ *o* `-´ u_u on flickr)

xynthetic:

jamfactory:

Well stoked to be able to show you this - It’s the special gatefold cover to the forthcoming Computer Arts Projects magazine cover Issue #126, due out 16th July

It’s a Character Design special and features no less than 24 illustrators collaborating on one special cover! The total list of creative folk is:

Peskimo, Mark Verhaagen, Tado, Niark 1, Mijn Schatje, Jon Burgerman, 123 Klan, Triclops studio, Jeremyville, Lunartik, Alexis West, Loworks, Sourbones, Skaffs, Aaron Miller, Eboy, Superdeux, Misu2020, Motomochi, Meomi, 64 Colors, Supakitch, Kozyndan and myself!

Im so honoured to share illustration space with these guys, as alot of them are my idols and inspiration so definitely over the moon!

This issue is always the same one that will feature the world premiere unveiling of my designs & colourways for Series 2 of my vinyl toy Droplets

You can pick the mag up from all good magazine retailers (Borders, WH Smiths etc) from Thursday 16th July!

Click the image to see it full-size and see who you can spot!

Our JamFactory collab’d with a whole bunch of hyper-talented artists on the forthcoming cover on Computer Arts Proects mag, out 16th July!