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

photos from the Hello Kitty Three Apples exhibition at Royal/T
(via Food Librarian)

more Hello Kitty birthday wishes

a few images from Three Apples: A Hello Kitty Group Show in Los Angeles, including contemporary artists Gary Baseman, Buff Monster…

(via Art MoCo, above painting by Ron English)

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

Hello Kitty x Mimobot via www.mimoco.com

craziest thing I’ve seen all week!
hello kitty house (discovered via free people via patent-cn)

In 2003 I heard the original designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Shimizu speak at the TOKION Creativity Now conference. I was shocked that she didn’t make a penny in royalties, as she created the character while an employee of Sanrio.

hello-kitty:

Kitty Fever

Yuko Yamaguchi, who has designed Hello Kitty for 29 of the character’s 35 years, says Kitty did not gain in popularity until the mid-1980s.

Hello Kitty + Atmos Exhibition