Check out these cool Mickeys!
It’s Disneyland's 57th birthday today, and to celebrate we bring you two cool Mickey Mouse designs by illustrator Jerrod Maruyama.
It was 57 years ago today that Disney opened its first theme park, in Anaheim, California. The characters that drew kids and families across the world back then are still popular today - and illustrators just can’t help putting their own spin on them!
This cheeky design by freelance illustrator
, who counts the House of Mouse as one of his clients, parodies the celebrated
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. Another of Maruyuma's designs, ‘Simple Mickey’ - a T-shirt design that gives the character a cool, contemporary feel without sacrificing any of its well-loved qualities - is pictured below.
There are plenty more Mickeys to see on
. And if you fancy meeting the artist in person, he’ll be making an appearance and signing his work at the WonderGround Gallery in Disneyland, California on August 4th and 5th from 1pm-4pm.
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