http://www.fastcharacters.com Mascot design and character illustration services. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_705" align="alignnone" width="688" caption="Cartoon mascot design ... Alive and well for all the right reasons. "][/caption] Getting a cartoon mascot is an additional expense for any organization.  So why even bother with it ... I mean, is it worth the time and money getting your own cartoon mascot?  Well it'll ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cartoon-mascot-why-even-bother/ Could you name fifty famous cartoon characters off the top of your head? I didn't think I could ... until I got started. I'd wager if you are over 30 years old, you would recognize and know every single one of these characters. For real, every single one.  ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/50-most-famous-cartoon-characters-mascots/ According to a recent press release, one of the world's most recognizable female cartoon characters is about to set a first, so some  will have us believe.  Marge Simpson, wife and mother of America's favorite dysfunctional family is going to pose for the November issue of Playboy magazine. Marge is being ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/marge-simpson-to-pose-for-playboy-cover/ Graham Mulvein at Cochlear UK got in touch with us wanting a new character to help communicate what can be somewhat dry information about their technology. For those of you who are unaware, Cochlear makes incredible ear implants that, well ... here's what wikipedia as to say about the ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cochlear-bionic-ear-cartoon-character/ We were contacted by Mathew Ogston at FollowThing.com in order to create a cartoon character to use as a mascot for their upcoming project. This character was an interesting challenge due to the inherent traits which Mathew wanted embodied in his ... Thing! [caption id="attachment_443" align="alignleft" width="355" caption="Cartoon Lemming Character"][/caption] Part ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cartoon-lemming-character-follow-thing/ Foxes can run the whole spectrum of emotions; from aggressive to adorable.  This cartoon fox is one we created to be friendly and approachable.  We think the end result is an very cool character that looks like he would be fun to hang with ... and maybe even learn something ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cartoon-cat/ Well we are happy to announce that our new site here at Fast Characters is live to the world and ready to serve with world class character design and illustration.   We ask that if you spot any broken links and other wierd stuff to please contact us so we ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/new-fastcharacters-com-design-site-launched/ Cartoon monkeys are a favorite around here. Actually we're pretty fond of any kind of cartoon animal character. This cartoon money character is one we created for a video game website. The customer wanted a simpler look for this monkey so we ended up toning down the ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cartoon-monkey-character/ Got a thing for cartoon robots? Me too! Some of my favorites are the Japanese made, world famous Astroboy and the Iron Giant. This robot cartoon character is one that needed an aggresive and confident look without being too threatening or dark. The result is an assertive ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/robot-cartoon-character/ Cartoon dog characters are a favorite subject for a couple of artists on our team. And when you're a dog owner you can appreciate a well designed dog character. This dog cartoon needed a gentle and approachable look and feel yet still have a strong enough presence to ... http://www.fastcharacters.com/cartoon-dog-character/