Pictoplasma has been around since 1999. It was established as an organization that deals with contemporary character design. They help to foster design and character development in all mediums and fields of art. Pictoplasma has a very particular style that is heavily influenced by reduced and simplified shapes and forms. The design and projects Pictoplasma deals with are wide reaching ranging from mixed media, design, animation, instillations and fine art works. Pictoplasma has also become its own publishing company providing books, small publications, DVDs, and even gadgets that reflect characters designed by their organization of artists. Beginning in 2004 Pictoplasma has held an annual festivals and conference across the world. Every year creators and producers of character design from all art mediums including illustrators, animators and graffiti artist come together for these conferences. The festival known as Pictopia has artist lectures, screenings of short films, and parties. This year’s Pictopia will be held in Berlin. In addition to Pictoplasmas annual conference they also have exhibitions that are like character instillations, which often include life size characters, plush dolls and cardboard cut outs creating an interactive environment for the viewer. Probably one of the biggest accomplishments of the Pictoplasma group is their large collection of character design in their archives. The Pictoplasma archive collection includes over 20,000 characters designed by some 5000 international artists. All of these designs are all available to be seen online through the Pictoplasma archive website. Providing the designs online allows for a larger audience and a more widespread appreciation of this somewhat new form of design.
you can find their archive at http://pictoplasma.com/
