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Meet KAYA, the self-appointed manager of a coffee that never hired him.
Kaya is a cat shaped like a jar of kaya (that is how I got the inspiration😉of the character), the coconut jam we love in Malaysia.
Round, orange, and permanently unimpressed, he guards the sacred ritual of the slow breakfast, coffee, half-boiled eggs, and toast done properly or not at all.
He judges anyone who orders takeaway, naps on the till during rush hour, and has never once moved for a customer.
In Malay, "kaya" means coconut jam, and also rich. He is both.
One cat, one wordmark, one rule: orange belongs only to him.
Built entirely in Recraft, character sheet, expression sheet, name-logo, jar label, poster, stickers, menu, merch, and his own cartoon show.
Same cat. Same judgment. Different assets.
Slow mornings only. ☕
Recraft Project URL: https://www.recraft.ai/project/d3778493-0e89-41d6-9971-4e9eed96b160
That's Amazing! 🔥
BRAYD: The Braided Focus Flame 🔥
BRAYD is an original mascot created for BURN THE TASK, a fictional productivity ritual brand built around focus, completion, and quiet discipline.
Rather than designing a cute candle character, I built a full mascot system around one clear visual behavior: focused time burns into completion. BRAYD is a braided wick core inside a faceted wax body. As a task progresses, the wick burns down, the wax form changes through clear stages, and the final braided strand becomes a checkmark.
The mascot was designed to stay recognizable across every touchpoint, from the custom wordmark and hero poster to the sticker system, focus ritual packaging, burn sequence, and consistency board. Every asset uses the same visual DNA: the same braided wick, the same faceted wax body, the same angular flame, and the same final checkmark.
This project explores how a single mascot can become the face of a fictional productivity world by turning an abstract idea, focus, into a visual ritual.
Character Brief
Name: BRAYD
Role: The Braided Focus Flame
Personality: quiet, intense, disciplined, stubborn, focused, and encouraging without being soft.
BRAYD does not rush you and does not distract you. He simply burns with you until the task is done. His braided wick represents focused effort, his faceted wax body represents pressure and progress, and his final checkmark represents completion earned through attention.
Recraft Project
Explore the full project here:
Applications Included
The BRAYD system includes a custom name logo, hero poster, sticker pack, focus ritual packaging, burn to checkmark sequence, and a final consistency board showing the mascot across multiple moments and touchpoints.
Proof of Consistency
Same wick. Same facets. Same flame. Same final checkmark.
#RecraftAI #CharacterDesign #MascotDesign #BrandIdentity #CreativeAI #Illustration #DesignChallenge #BrandDesign #ConceptArt #MotionDesign #GraphicDesign #MascotSystem #ProductivityDesign #DigitalArt
Meet Pip, the little mouse behind Pip’s Pantry. Surrounded by whimsical gardens and cozy corners, Pip celebrates the simple beauty of cottagecore living. Pip’s mission is to inspire people to slow down and embrace the little everyday moments. Legend has it you can only find Pip in homes where people have entered their cozy living era.
See the full project here https://www.recraft.ai/project/de9d685c-5106-4446-95cb-83e91dd183a1
Pip came to life through dozens of iterations in Recraft, blending vintage hand-painted illustration style with a stylized 3D interpretation of how the mythical character might appear in the real world. The idea began when I grew tired of plain pantry labels in our kitchen and wanted to bring a little more whimsy to everyday moments like cooking.
Videos and images: Recraft.ai
Music: Pixabay (CC0)
Pip Close ups in hand-painted style
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