# Funky Stereotypical Characters Daniel Brokstad Illustrates Popular Pigeonholed People By Chalaine Mantha | Published 2011-02-06 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daniel-brokstad References: [danielbrokstad](http://www.danielbrokstad.com/2011/01/stereotype/) Daniel Brokstad has created three illustations featuring some common stereotypes. The collection of characters looks at the hipster, punk and gangsta. All the the [cartoon images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zofriends) are boys who have creepy white dots as their eyeballs. The Daniel Brokstad illustrations are cute and funny at the same time. The little hipster guy looks like a child Austin Powers. The gangsta boy has gold grills in his teeth and a big puffy afro, while the punk looks like Frankenstein. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Cartoon Stereotypes:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating diverse and inclusive cartoon characters that go beyond stereotypes. - **Character Illustrations:** Disruptive innovation potential in offering customized character illustrations for personal branding and storytelling purposes. - **Humorous Visual Depictions:** Opportunity to disrupt the comedic illustration industry by creating funny and relatable visual depictions of stereotypes with a twist. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Animation and Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation potential in developing animation techniques and storytelling approaches that challenge stereotype representation in cartoons. - **Digital Marketing and Advertising:** Opportunity to disrupt the advertising industry by offering unique character illustrations that break away from traditional stereotypes, enabling more inclusive and engaging campaigns. - **Art and Design:** Disruptive innovation potential in reimagining the depiction of stereotypes through art and design, challenging societal perceptions and promoting diversity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Illustrated Streetwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei.md) - [Lifestyle Commentary Stool Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstool-series.md) - [Limited Humorous Art Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-shrigley-1.md) - [Cheekily Creative Bookmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-bookmarks.md) - [Cartoonish NFT Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-like-you-youre-weird.md) - [Subculture-Themed Generational Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildest-ones-yet.md) - [Character Crossover Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skullpanda-x-sanrio.md) - [Warped Dynamic New-Gen Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vern-morph-and-form.md) - [Inflated-Style Structural Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chunky-spiky.md)