FruitaBü - Fruit to the People!

I just arrived back in the US and already am hypnotized by the TV commercials. I LOVE the FruitaBü ads! Not sure how long they've been around but it's new to me. They are so colorful and visually appealing that I can see how a kid would want to nag their parents to death to get a hold of those fruit candies. I probably never will actually eat one of them but the whole visual design - and catchy jingle - got me hooked from the first time I saw it. I had to freeze-frame my Tivo to be able to enjoy every second of it, as it's so much information at once that can get anyone dizzy!

Check out FruitaBü's website for the awesome videos and pretend outtakes.

Girl! Girl! Girl! by Yuko Odawara

Great kawaii illustration site "Girl! Girl! Girl!", that is - you guessed it - about girls! I love the whole minimalist Asian aesthetic in illustration artist Yuko Odawara's drawing style. Very fashionable, stylish design. Yuko's work is quite characteristic, due to the vivid colouring and elegant lines, combined with fashion textures, prints and cloth samples. Too bad that the site is written in Japanese so I cannot tell you too much more about the artist besides that her work is geared mainly at advertising, editorials and web contents. Kudos anyway!

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Mary Winkler's Acrylicana @ Booboolix

Detroit based freelance illustrator Mary Winkler's really cool site, Acrylicana, done in the format of a Filofax-binder web page, is surely is worth the visit. I found her art work online by chance, as I mostly do, by browsing links on the All Things Kawaii site one day. I really like her computer pixel art & digital illustrations, but her talent can also be seen on her traditional-media work as well. I am just crazy about the "foodies" series she designed, very yummy! And the Happy Poos are priceless!! She is a member of several popular Oekaki communities, has her own Etsy product line and still finds time for art school in Michigan. I must mention that her cool site is of her own creative design and execution. I am still amazed of how many young & talented people are out there. Congrats!

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