Mickey Mouse turned 80, marking a huge anniversary in the history of cartoons. Innovation played a tremendous role getting illustration and design to evolve from the first days of Walt Disney's most famous character to the innovative animated graphic cartoons of today.
As our tribute to Mickey Mouse, and to offer you insight into the innovations in modern cartoons, we've collected a visual example of some of the most fascinating new advances in the world of illustration as well as the influence Mickey Mouse continues to have on the world of design.
50 Illustration Innovations To Celebrate The 80th Birthday of Mickey Mouse
50 Illustration Innovations To Celebrate The 80th Birthday Of Mickey Mouse:
Bianca — Nov 19, 2008 — Pop Culture
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Kid Drawings Made Realistic
The Monster Engine
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Disney Fairytale (Part III)
Year of a Million Dreams With Gisele, JLo, Jessica Biel
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Untooning (Part V)
Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid
47
Disney Fairytale (Part 2)
Photoshoot with Rachel Weisz, Julie Andrews and Roger Federer
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Humanized Cartoons II
Jessica Rabbit Untooned
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From Cartoon to Reality
"Enchanted" by Disney
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iRiver Mickey Mouse Shaped Disney MP3 Player
43
Untooning Video Game Characters
Bowser Gets Real
42
Disney Dreams Portraits 4
Julianne Moore is Little Mermaid
41
Superimposed Politicians
Viral Sarah Palin Cartoons
40
Real Life Cartoon Pets
$925 Million Living Pokemon Pikachu
39
Skeletons of Cartoon Characters
'Animatus' Pop Palaeontology by Hyungkoo Lee
38
Turn Photos into Cartoons
Befunky Cartoonizer
37
Interactive Illustrations
M.C. Escher Meets Photoshop
36
Humanizing Famous Portraits
Untooneds by Mataleone
35
Untooning (Part IV)
How Sonic Would Look Alive
34
Animated Anatomy Art
Cartoon Skeleton Sketches
33
Is Disney Racist?
4 Intolerant Characters (Super Video Gallery)
32
Steampunk Star Wars
Illustrations From Bjorn Hurri
31
Cartoon Oil Paintings
The Simpson Portraits by Limpfish
30
Adult Comedy Untooning
South Park, Beavis & Butthead Come Alive
29
Retro Gaming Meets Scenic Photography
Cartoon Characters in Real Life
28
Childhood Drawing Revivals
Stick Figure Cartoons
27
Film Noir Parodies
Disney Princesses as Sin City Characters
26
Animated Retooning
Turning People Into Humanized Cartoons
25
1930s Cartoon Fashion
Minnie Mouse in Vogue
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Iconic Cartoon Comebacks
New Pink Panther & Pals on Cartoon Network
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Child Drawings Turned Real Toys
Stuffed Lego Robot
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Anime Potty Training
Instructional Japanese Cartoon
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Geisha Mice
Mickey Mouse Headdresses by Piers Atkinson
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Cute USB for Kids
Adata Mickey Mouse Flash Drive
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Old People as Animation Heroes
Pixar Teases with UP at Comic-Con 2008
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Self-Defense Lessons via Illustration
Silly Reference Cards for Dark Alleys
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Bling Bling Mickey Mouse Ears
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Little Director
Children's Drawings Made into Movies
15
Street Art Cartoon Makeovers
BLOC28 by Disney
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Blinged Cartoon Gadgetry- The Swarovski iRiver Mickey Mouse Mplayer
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Character Animation Evolved
GTA4's Euphoria Engine
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Illustrations on Bar Windows
by Laura Osorno
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Disney's Futuristic Dreams
What Disney Predicted 50 Years Ago
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Cartoon Movie Promos
Animated Vin Diesel for Babylon A.D.
9
Morbid Cartoons in Music Videos
She and Him: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
8
Cartoon Mobiles
The Mouse Phone
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Personalized Pet Illustrations
Whimsical Animal Portraits by J Penry
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Pop Cultural Differences
Plotting Mickey Mouse's Death
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Print Ad Reincarnation
55DSL Ad Photos Traced for Manga Illustrations
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Batmobama and Robiden
Partisan Political Cartoon Prints
3
Making a Movie Franchise
Disney Says Cars Has Legs
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Disney Electronics
Mickey Mouse Themed HDTV
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Modern Animated Fairytales
Pixar Makes Disney Hip
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