mascots Archive
Pop CULTure
The Internet is really having a ball with Senhor Testiculo, the euphoric testacular mascot for a Portuguese cancer patient assistance organization. Brazil’s Associação de Assistência às Pessoas unleashed Senhor Testiculo,
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vinyl
Things don’t get too sporty around here (unless you count these excellent curling toys), so it’s nice to see this cyclist toy done up in designer vinyl style.
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Design
My friends over at MAQET recently released their first licensed 3D-printed DIY figure: Emily the Strange! The project has been underway for many months, and head MAQETeer,
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character
The digital illustrators at Bigshot Toyworks were asked to re-imagine Hostess’ mascot, Twinkie the Kid, for a Fortune magazine coverstory. The feature is called “Hostess is Bankrupt … Again” and
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wood
Unfortunately, Chris Ryniak will not in attendance at Comic-Con this year, but his presence will be felt nonetheless. Ryniak, who loves nature, partnered with Ink It Labs to create a dimensional
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vinyl
Welcome to the latest installment of the recurring Instagram Roundup. Every friday, I bring you art, toys, cats and propaganda from the IG universe. I had to skip a week
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sculpture
Kiehl’s is a skin care company that, perhaps due to its East Village roots, has always been one of the artier apothecaries. Among their contemporary collaborations: Andy Warhol astringent
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vintage
Frank Kozik, creator of the Smorkin’ Labbit, knows a thing or two about cute vintage advertising. Yesterday’s controversy over cannibalism and cake left me with a bad taste
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industrial
There’s a natural crossover between technology and toys, and Chicago-based JC Rivera is carving out (literally) a new mascot for Instagram, one of my favorite social networks. Rivera created a
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sculpture
Yoskay Yamamoto’s Joke’s On Me opened this past weekend at LeBasse Projects. Last week, I wrote about the show and made this comment: I love iconic childhood characters as much
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