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Pixar's Casts of Characters Surround its Classic Logo



Mexico-based Fabricio84 created this sweet collection of free wallpapers that feature Pixar's delightful cast of characters. Starting from Pixar's breakout film, Toy Story, to my favorite, Up, he's taken some of the characters we all know and love and wonderfully integrated them into Pixar's…

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Added by alice on February 26, 2013 at 9:30am — No Comments

Find the Hidden Storybook Characters

Snow White and Sherlock Holmes



With a tagline "Come with a story and leave with another," Colsubsidio worked with Lowe/SSP3, an ad agency in Bogota, Columbia to come up with these clever advertisements that will make you do a double-take. They are meant to illustrate a service Colsubsidio's libraries provide, namely a book exchange. By taking classic storybook…

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Added by alice on April 11, 2012 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Paper Sculptures by Sher Christopher



Beautiful characters made entirely out of paper by Sher Christopher.

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Added by Yasmine Zalek on June 10, 2010 at 2:50am — No Comments

La Pieta Goes Nintendo



Kordian Lewandowski made his own version of Michelangelo’s “La Pietà”. He used the Nintendo characters Mario and Princess Peach.…



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on March 28, 2010 at 2:22am — No Comments

LOST: The Animated Series





Freelance illustrator Michael Myers celebrates the ABC hit show in his LOST: The Animated Series.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on March 25, 2010 at 1:29am — 2 Comments

Untooned Characters



Collection of “untooned” images that show us how our favourite cartoon and video game characters would look like in real life. Ive posted some of these before but thought i should include again with the rest.



Some creepy, some weird, some not quite accurate, but still cool!



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on February 28, 2010 at 11:40pm — No Comments

Chiquita Banana Gets Rebranded

Chiquita Banana recently rebranded themselves by introducing sticker characters. Staying true to themselves with that familiar blue and yellow color scheme, it was imperative that they build upon their brand equity rather than start from scratch. Head on over to Design Related to read the thought… Continue

Added by alice on February 8, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Aminals - Organic Toys Made From Children's Drawings



Each Aminals organic doll is inspired by the brilliant, unfettered imagination that only comes through in children's drawings.



These organic kids toys embody the exaggerated proportions, squiggly lines, and bright colors that come with creative expression at its most honest and fun. From these children's drawings, the designers at Dreaming Lion LLC have created a series of huggable-soft… Continue

Added by Yasmine Zalek on February 5, 2010 at 2:17am — 1 Comment

Brooklyn's Colorful Characters - Alex Brown (12 pics)

It's amazing how artists and photographers seem to find our site after we post on them. Alex Brown came into the Met after seeing one of his pictures featured on The Everyday Life of Darth Vader post.



In his latest… Continue

Added by alice on November 19, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

The Baby Batman Characters

Inspired by CosPlay, these Batman CosBaby mini-figures are the coolest little guys around! The set includes eight characters: Batman (Classic), Batman (Modern), Joker, Robin, Bat Girl, Cat Woman, Two Face and Mystery Figure.… Continue

Added by alice on August 31, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Alternative Character Art



I like to collect alternative artwork. Video game characters, cartoon characters, real life, or otherwise; I always thought it was interesting to look at.



Here are some of my favorites…













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Added by David on March 28, 2009 at 5:07pm — 1 Comment

To Chris Scarborough We're All Anime (9 Pics)

Chris Scarborough is a master at taking images of people and manipulating them to look like twisted Japanese anime characters. Just look at those huge eyes. His intent is to challenge us to think about the cultural concepts of cuteness, beauty and perfection. Scarborough enjoys creating images that… Continue

Added by alice on February 13, 2009 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Cos-What? Cosplay. If You Know About the Harajuku Girls, You Know About Cosplay.

Oh man, why didn't I find this before Halloween? Cosplay is short for costume play. Basically a movement that started in Japan where people dress up as their favorite comic book/anime/fantasty movie character. Started in the mid 1980s, it's turned into an underground subculture movement where people are expected to meticulously imitate one's character. Recently, with the rise of science fiction/fantasy movies, non-Japanese characters from movies like… Continue

Added by alice on November 2, 2008 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

I Love This!: Halloween Avatars of Your Favorite Spooky Characters

Download some cool Halloween avatars courtesy of deleket on deviantart! Or just enjoy this poster. Can you name these spooky characters?



Here are some of my favorites: Casper..Chucky..Dracula....Frankenstein...…

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Added by alice on October 28, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

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