“Totoro now in Helvetica”
(via maiabee)

new Hello Kitty Nerd Mimobot design launched at San Diego Comic Con

“30+ Tasty & Unbelievable Cake Designs”
(via The Inspiration Blog)

I love Mister Mushroom’s quirky photography of toys in action. I’m having a tough time picking a favorite.

(credit for above: “Moomins… the more the merrier!” via Mister Mushroom)

redesignrelated:

Wonder Woman character redesign from DC Comics

At 69 years old, Wonder Woman undergoes another wardrobe and body makeover for issue no. 600 of the comic book.

“…The new costume was designed by the artist Jim Lee, who in February was named co-publisher of DC, alongside Dan DiDio. Given the assignment, “my first reaction was, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” Mr. Lee said in an interview. But he welcomed the challenge: “When these characters become so branded that you can’t change things, they become ossified.” The new look — with an understated “W” insignia, a midnight blue jacket and a flinty fusion of black tights and boots — is darker than the famed swimsuit-style outfit, and aims to be contemporary, functional and, as Tim Gunn of “Project Runway” might say, less costumey…” —via The New York Times

see also the NYT “Evolution of Wonder Woman” slideshow

“Toy Story 3 Easter Eggs” post gives explanations behind many of the character cameos in the new Disney/Pixar film, including Totoro and the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone. (via Slash Film)

“Big Apple will be Smurf turf, in 3-D” (via USA Today)

Is that the Flatiron neighborhood photoshopped to look like Times Square? Someone recently told me that it’s common practice for big Hollywood films to shoot at the intersection in front of the Flatiron building because it has similar angles and is easier.

“Hello Kitty Has Her Own iPhone Twitter Client”

“…Developed by Digital Garage, makers of the free Japanese Twitter client Tappit, Hello Kitty on Tappit [iTunes link] is a fully skinned Twitter client featuring everyone’s favorite mouthless cartoon cat. The images are all licensed by Sanrio and the app works in both English and Japanese. We’ll admit, we originally purchased this $3.99 app for the novelty factor…Here is where it gets interesting: As a Twitter client, Hello Kitty on Tappit is actually pretty awesome…” —review via Mashable

Thousands of tulips come together in Japan to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the 1955 debut of Dick Bruna’s beloved character, Miffy.  (via Telegraph)

a great collection of over 100 vintage lunchboxes
(via The Jailbreak)

movie characters recreated with Legos a.k.a CubeDude Movie Dudes
(discovered via This Blog Rules)

Curiouser & Curiouser exhibit at Gallery Nucleus
(above Alice in the Rain by Lorelay Bove)

Pixar announces another new character for Toy Story 3:
Buttercup the “cuddly unicorn”

(via the Disney Pixar facebook fan page)

“Hello Kitty The Show”

“The first theatrical performance to immortalize the Japanese icon, Hello Kitty The Show is a collaboration between Italian school of performing arts Mas and Hello Kitty creator Sanrio, currently on view at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan…”
—Paolo Ferrarini for Cool Hunting

(discovered via Cool Hunting, more info to follow on Hello Kitty The Show official site)

photos of Hank Ketcham’s Complete Dennis the Menace 1959-1962 Box Set
(via fantagraphics)