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The Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Pictoplasma are hosting this year's PICTOPIA in Berlin. I think it is very interesting how charater design has become such a phenomenon with adults! As children we are accustomed to hearing stories, watching movies, and tv shows with our favorite characters from the fantasy world. Comics have been a graphic form of characters for adults for a very long time now and the phenomenon has spread like wildfire. These characters can range from looking just as cute and cuddly as a children's character to a more sophisticated look, but both represent a more serious persona and perhaps represent different ideals.