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I created Menmi a while ago as a brand mascot for a ramen bar, and it quickly became a client favorite. Eventually, I archived the project from my public showcase.
Recently, while scrolling through Pinterest, I stumbled upon a logo design with a remarkably similar character concept the same spiky hair silhouette, face shape, and ramen element! Seeing that was an instant sign that this concept still resonates and holds great creative value.
I’m unarchiving Menmi to give this character a second life in my portfolio. Never let your solid work hide in the dark just because time has passed!
How do you handle your older, hidden designs when you see similar trends popping up?
Love the way a girl eats noodles!!!
Beautiful work 😍
Thank You😊
Wild that the same silhouette and ramen element showed up independently on Pinterest, that's usually a sign the shape itself just works. Glad you're unarchiving Menmi instead of letting it sit buried. Did seeing that lookalike change how you'll pitch the character going forward,...
I think I won't change the mascot, as it's a favorite among many of the people I work with
Makes sense, that kind of attachment from the people you work with is hard to manufacture on purpose. Has the lookalike showing up changed how you talk about Menmi with new clients, or does it just not come up?
No, I just saw a lookalike on Pinterest. It’s still on my other page, where you can see I posted it a long time ago, so there’s no problem
I love this style!! 🙌
Thank You!
unarchiving was the right call
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Beautiful work, Marharyta!
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This is SO COOL! I would totally buy from them! 🙌
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ありがとう！(Thanks)
I really appreciate this, thanks to my passions with cooking noodles.
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