“We like a character with a friendly vibe and something about them that’s slightly unexpected that would make you smile. Or smirk.”...
Caner Soylu — Dżaner Sojlu — Krakow, Poland
“I’m Turkish by birth; I have been living in Poland for 5 years. Corel Painter is my favourite software.”...
Nika Perminova — Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Nika works on projects including the development of unique brand characters, illustrations for board games, for packaging and for children’s books....
Lay Chen — Shanghai, China
“For good character design it is more important to design an image that is closely related to the brand, one that connects the emotional relationship between the brand and users.”...
Bloody Hell Big Head (BHBH) — Thanawat Sakdavisarak — Bangkok, Thailand
“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.”...