Saturday, November 19, 2005

herr Krakekugeln..


our studio mascot is mr-takoyaki*
in japanese takoyaki is a snack food -made of octopus and shaped into balls..
but we thought mr-octopus balls didn't scan too well..
or
Monsieur boules de poulpe
señor bolas del pulpo
sig.sfere del polipo
esferas do polvo
meneer inktvis
氏タコの球
미스터 낙지 공
ο κύριος σφαίρες χταποδιών
господин шарики восьминога
and my favourite..
herr Krakekugeln..
we were looking to create a little fella that was both a character and a typographic symbol
we created so far 200 little flash files of him in different guises..
we are licensing them through our rep in the US
200 more to come..

mr-d*

10 Comments:

Blogger 2depaus said...

Awesome work on the mascots, I can't pick out a favorite out of all of them.
And you're right, stuff in japonese seem to sound cooler, at least to us, europeans...

9:42 AM  
Blogger mr-dunn* said...

phew -quick work ven!
you win the first to post a comment prize!
not sure what it is yet..
thanks for the post-

gary*

10:13 AM  
Blogger Patrick Morgan said...

Really cool icons. I love em all.

p

9:40 PM  
Blogger mr-dunn* said...

thanks patrick-
did i see your whale boy translated to 3d somewhere?-sure i saw a turnaround someplace..
i am studying maya building at the moment so i have got my 3d head-goggles on..the possibilities!!
i will post on!-
cheerio
gary

2:10 AM  
Blogger Boris Hiestand said...

'meneer inktvis' in Dutch.

7:08 AM  
Blogger alberto mielgo said...

This is probably my favorite stuff from you now , Gary.
I would like to have this as a massive poster.
Great colors, and is also so modern and fashionable.
I smell the sucess.

12:34 PM  
Blogger mr-dunn* said...

it's the octopus balls..

mr-d*

1:45 PM  
Blogger Patrick Morgan said...

Gary,

I did a turnaround for a Whaleboy vinyl toy that we will be manufacturing. check my blog for updates, and keep up the fantastic work.

cheers

11:20 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

THis is soooo funny!! Love it

11:42 PM  
Blogger limbolo said...

infinitely funny.....It might even be profound.

4:49 PM  

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