Two months ago, the US search giant has introduced a new feature called Artist Themes in iGoogle. This new gallery of iGoogle themes enables users to put the work of world-class artists and innovators onto their personalized homepage. Currently, it features hundreds of well-designed backgrounds all thanks to several notable personnel such as Oscar de la Renta, Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Jackie Chan, Lance Armstrong, Robert Mankoff and Camilla Engman. Today, I’m going to share with you “27 iGoogle Cartoon-like Themes that Bring you back to your Childhood Days”.
A renowned cartoonist, artist and fashion designer, his creations adorn clothing, accessories, and many other products. Julius the Monkey is one of Frank’s best-known characters, and has appeared in a wide variety of media.
The Wiggles are a children’s musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher. The group has franchised their concepts to other countries, developed Wiggles sections in amusement parks in Australia and the US, and won several recording industry awards. The Wiggles have been called “the world’s biggest preschool band” and “your child’s first rock band”. The group has achieved worldwide success with their children’s albums, videos, television series, and concert appearances.
Pocoyó is a Spanish pre-school animated cartoon series created by Guillermo GarcÃa Carsi of Spain. It is about a young boy dressed in blue and who is full of curiosity. Viewers are encouraged to recognise situations that Pocoyo is in, and things that are going on with or around him. Pocoyo’s world is set in a 3D space, with a plain white background and no backdrops.
Nik:
Born in Argentina in 1970, his comic strip Gaturro has made him one of the best-known cartoonists in Argentina and Latin America. Nik (Cristian Dzwonik) has earned the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) award on four occasions.
Mark Frauenfelder is a blogger, illustrator and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine and co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing. Along with Carla Sinclair, he founded the bOING bOING print zine in 1988, where he acted as editor until the print version folded in 1997. There his work was discovered by Billy Idol, who consulted Frauenfelder for his Cyberpunk album. While designing bOING bOING and co-editing it with his wife, Carla Sinclair, Frauenfelder became an editor at Wired from 1993-1998 and the “Living Online” columnist for Playboy magazine from 1998 to 2002.
Often referred to as Leunig, he is an Australian cartoonist. His best known works include The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama and the Curly Flats series. He was declared an Australian Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1999, and he currently lives in central Victoria, Australia.
Edward Monkton’s distinctive style, combining naïve, heavy linework with lyrical, playful wording has led to widespread acclaim and success in both the UK and the USA. His work is published in many printed media, including books, limited edition prints and greetings cards.
Lily Franky (リリー・フランã‚ー):
One of Japan’s best-selling writers, Lily Franky is the author of the novel Tokyo Tower:Mom, Me and Sometimes Dad and the illustrated book Oden-kun, the subject of an animated series. He is also an illustrator and actor.
Nagi Noda was a Japanese pop artist and director born in Tokyo. Among her works are the short film Mariko Takahashi’s Fitness Video for Being Appraised as an “Ex-fat Girl”, the half-poodle-half-something-else Hanpanda life-sized figures, and the video for Japanese singer Yuki’s song “Sentimental Journey”. Other works include direction of a television advertisement for Coca-Cola (with music by Jack White), collaboration with Medicom Toy to produce Nagi Noda Be@rbrick and the video for “Hearts On Fire” by Cut Copy, it was the last music video she made.
Via Google China official Blog and Wikipedia