Something I think is interesting is the cuteness/creepiness overlap... uncanny valley ofc but also I think a huge part of it is the rise of anime in mainstream which is such a fascinating trend to me... also I think whatever this new wave of cuteness is has less to do with blobbiness and more to do with details and tchotchkiness... in a sort of hoard-y, spiderwebby way. I am going to send u some artist pages
Great points! I think wave one was the epitome of the blob in the Squishmallow trend, but I agree we are onto a more trinket/artist toys/desktop or shelf displayable cuteness (it's more grown up I guess?). I def should have mentioned anime, but I don't know enough about it to even open that can of worms
Something I think is interesting is the cuteness/creepiness overlap... uncanny valley ofc but also I think a huge part of it is the rise of anime in mainstream which is such a fascinating trend to me... also I think whatever this new wave of cuteness is has less to do with blobbiness and more to do with details and tchotchkiness... in a sort of hoard-y, spiderwebby way. I am going to send u some artist pages
Great points! I think wave one was the epitome of the blob in the Squishmallow trend, but I agree we are onto a more trinket/artist toys/desktop or shelf displayable cuteness (it's more grown up I guess?). I def should have mentioned anime, but I don't know enough about it to even open that can of worms