“The difficult part of designing characters is that sometimes they do not reflect the idea I would like them to expose. So I have to re-explore until I get it right.”...
Tech & Kindness — Seoul, South Korea
“If you draw a cat behaving like a typical cat, it is just a drawing of a cat, not a cat character. A character needs funny (or unexpected) expressions that go beyond the normal behaviour of cats. Think of a lazy cat lying down, eating chips and watching TV!”...
Jthree Concepts — Jared K Nickerson — Portland, USA
“I’ve always found I liked simple characters, with a single defining feature that helped make them identifiable or relatable.I think this is why anthropomorphized objects are always so popular, they give life and personality to everyday, familiar items.”...
MovingStones — Seoul, South Korea
“If the characters are familiar and friendly, it may look good at the beginning, but the character’s own personality could be poor. On the other hand, it can be fun if the personality is really strong, even if it is off-putting. Therefore, when proposing a design, variations should be provided step by step within the same concept to find an...
Chocotoy Studio — Mexico City, Mexico
“A good character design is achieved through a good work of proportions use of color and aesthetics of the character in addition to the soul that you can add through your unique style.”...
Tanja Hildebrandt — Hamburg, Germany
What makes a good pattern design? “You have to keep in mind the purpose or medium you are creating it for. Patterns for product packagings or accessories can be colourful, loud and expressive. They have to create attention and spread a vibrant feeling for the product. When creating a pattern you’re drawing symbols and putting them in a repetitive structure....
Superfiction — Seoul, South Korea
What makes a good character design? “Something that conveys the story the person who designs it (artist/designer or studio) wants to tell. For that, many elements can be considered important, but I think the crucial thing is to have a character that one can can empathize with (in tune with the times) as well as having original aesthetics.”...
Softulka — Iuliia Mazur — Kiev, Ukraine
“A good pattern design should have quality, uniqueness and relevance.”...
IdN v28n2: Character Design — Give your Characters some Character!
If you think you are unfamiliar with character design, you are surely wrong. We come across all sorts of characters on a daily basis — you see them on animations, movies, packaging, advertising, nearly any platform or medium you care to name....
PosterLad — Vratislav Pecka — Prague, Czech Republic
“People like to use the more hand-drawn kind of mosaics, kind of messy, but still simple. Something like Shantell Martin’s work. I like that style, but it is not something that I would do. I focus more on geometry, simple shapes and using only a couple of colours. There is no right or wrong.”...
Hup Studio — Romina Giarrizzo, Marco Salemi — Rome, Italy / Buenos Aires, Argentina
“The current trend in pattern design is to use 3D objects, where the repetitions are generated in isometric perspective. We like that, there are interesting situations where different objects are combined. We also like to use typographic patterns or simple and modern shapes. The important thing is to be smart and create memorable new styles.”...
Zekia Studio — Gowshika Ravi — Erode, India
“Despite their recent rise in popularity, patterns remain ageless. An excellent pattern, in my opinion, is one that catches your eye because of its layout and visually appealing colours. It is not necessary to have perfect seamlessness in order to create a good pattern design. Adding elements of varying sizes and colours and experimenting with their positions typically results in...