As we continue to explore character design, we’ve come up with a few rules of thumb.

1. Animation Trumps All - with simple characters, animation becomes extremely important in order to communicate unique personalities and attitude.

2. People Love to Customize - even if they make the most repulsive design ever, they will be proud of it.

3. Keep Things Simple - don’t stray too far from the the base silhouette.  Otherwise you could end up with ”clown vomit” on the screen.

So, with this in mind, check out the pic below to see three simple variations that could be designed using our basic “cat” model.  Expect more variations in future posts.

Cat variations 1