# Badass Cartoon Prints Mark Gmehling Character Designs Fascinate Kids and Grownups Alike By Meghan Young | Published 2009-10-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mark-gmehling-character-designs References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/Gallery/High-End-Prints/327334) & [markgmehling.weebly](http://markgmehling.weebly.com/) I wouldn’t be at all surprised if I one day stumbled upon a [cartoon or animated film](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/veefriends-cartoons) featuring these Mark Gmehling character designs. Absolutely creative, colorful and fun, they are appealing to both children and adults. It’s easy to imagine a unique storyline stemming from these personable designs. Part of his Drinsch Exhibition, the Mark Gmehling character designs right now live only as high-end prints. These posters can actually be purchased via a link on his blog. Enjoy the gallery and visit [Behance](http://www.behance.net/Gallery/High-End-Prints/327334) for more images. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: 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 ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Creative Character Designs:** The Mark Gmehling character designs demonstrate the potential for disruptive innovation in creating unique and captivating characters for various industries, such as animation and gaming. - **Cross-generational Appeal:** The appeal of Mark Gmehling's character designs to both children and adults highlights a trend towards creating content and products that can cater to a wide age range, potentially disrupting industries like entertainment and consumer goods. - **Artistic Prints as Collectibles:** The availability of Mark Gmehling's character designs as high-end prints presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the collectibles industry, allowing fans and collectors to acquire unique and limited-edition art pieces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Animation:** Mark Gmehling's character designs offer a disruptive innovation opportunity for the animation industry by introducing visually stunning and original characters that can stand out in a crowded market. - **Gaming:** The unique and engaging Mark Gmehling character designs present a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gaming industry to create immersive and memorable gaming experiences with distinct characters. - **Entertainment Merchandise:** The popularity of Mark Gmehling's character designs among both children and adults can spur disruptive innovation in the entertainment merchandise industry, encouraging the production of diverse and appealing products for a broader target audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playful Cat Illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-meow.md) - [Playful Character Graphic Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monsters-collection.md) - [Character Crossover Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skullpanda-x-sanrio.md) - [Young-Artist Graphic Rug Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lineslineslines.md) - [Customizable Kids Wall Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doodleface.md) - [Hand-Drawn Cartoon NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/madsteez.md) - [Character Art-Infused Leather Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moynat-x-kasing.md) - [Kid-Designed Sculptural Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galerie-philia.md) - [Adorable Monster-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-monsters.md)