# Cartoon Cityscape Makeovers This Compilation of Sketches Shows How Much Fun City Life Could Be By Michael Baxter | Published 2014-01-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoon-city References: [fastcoexist](http://www.fastcoexist.com/3023669/disco-ball-traffic-lights-and-skyscraper-slides-50-brilliant-ideas-to-make-cities-more-fun) & [amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Imagination-George-Zisiadis/dp/0615919243/?tag=trenhunt0f-20) If you could think of a way to make a cartoon city to demonstrate how much fun it could be, what would you come up with? George Zisiadis takes this idea and illustrates it into some pretty inventive and funny concepts. He re-appropriates [various staples in modern cities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seoul-my-soul) and changes them completely in his cartoon city. Things like a [subway roller-coaster](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aan-architects) are a logistical nightmare but they would be awesome if it was actually possible. Who's to say it's not? George certainly has at least a small belief that these ideas could be plausible. My personal favorite idea has to be the pop music sirens. If people saw a police car coming down the road blasting Billie Jean then maybe cops wouldn't get such a bad reputation. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.4/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Cartoon Cityscape:** Opportunity for creating immersive and whimsical AR/VR experiences of urban environments. - **Inventive Concepts:** Opportunity for reimagining urban infrastructure and public spaces with a playful and imaginative approach. - **Pop Culture Influences:** Opportunity for incorporating popular culture references into urban design to create engaging and relatable experiences. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Entertainment:** Opportunity for creating animated films, video games, and interactive media based on cartoon cityscapes and inventive concepts. - **Urban Planning:** Opportunity for urban planners and architects to embrace a more creative and innovative approach to designing cities inspired by cartoon cityscapes. - **Tourism and Hospitality:** Opportunity for designing themed amusement parks and attractions based on cartoon cityscape concepts to attract visitors looking for unique and immersive experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canal-skybridge.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Happiness-Increasing Urban Space Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-space-concept.md) - [Vibrant City Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craig-karl2.md) - [Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-little-big-playmat.md) - [Urban Robot Traffic Safety](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polis.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md)