Artida badge design, originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

Here they are!

artida - cute and sporty , originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

When is a good day to go biking? Everyday!

Here is a new version of Artida Slovenia logo which will be printed on T-shirts, badges and coffee cups VERY SOON! Stay in touch and in the meantime…

…grab a bike and enjoy your ride!

artida slovenia logo!, originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

Here is my new logo for Artida, the cutest character from Slovenia! It’s a typical slovenian shepherd/mountain-hiker look-alike character and reminds us to Kekec, a very well known slovenian icon. Kekec is brave, fearless and kind, he is a young shepherd who likes to discover new things and loves the nature - just like Artida.

Artida Slovenia represents all that our little country Slovenia is: small, cute, very close to nature and traditional.

Should I make a postcard with this character?

What do you think?

My first artida T-shirt!, originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

Here it is, a simple but comfortable artida T-shirt

artida - the cutest T-shirts!, originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

Here it is - the cutest artida T-shirt design for all you lovers of cute characters with cute names (especially the one from the cutest european country Slovenia)!

This first artida T-shirt design concept is more simple and transparent so you get to know artida a little better. But soon, more T-shirt and postcard designs will be presented to you on this website, so stay in touch!

Cutelicious!***

artida postcards - sLOVEnia series, originally uploaded by Ajda Gregorčič.

Here are artida’s first postcard designs for sLOVEnia series!

Since I’ve been getting some e-mails to share my ‘i feel slovenia t-shirt design‘ I decided to make some Slovenian promotional items and make them available to people who would like to purchase them. The theme is about artida, the cutest slovenian character!, and is the first slovenian icon that uses japanese kawaii style in form if illustrations on different promotional items. The first step are postcards and T-shirts and other items will be available soon! Website is currently under construction and will be online in the next two months. You will be abble to purchase and order promotional items with artida character! Don’t worry, you’ll be informed in time

And what do you think about artida character for branding our small country Slovenia? Do you like it? Should I use more ’slovenian’ colours like green? Is there a future in branding cute characters in Europe?

I’d be glad to get some opinions on this on this topic. Just leave your response in the comments box below the article.

Artida was watching FIFA World cup finals yesterday and is very happy that Spain became the best football team of 2010 on the world! It was a tough game and both competitors, Spain and Netherlands, were actually so good preventing the other team win that the first goal happened almost 15 minutes AFTER the regular game time!

However it is a great acchievement that Artida’s country Slovenia with 2 milion population even made it to the World cup! It happened when Slovenia beat Russia, a country with 142 milion people. Artida is proud to be slovenian and decided to play football every once in a while, just to remember how great it is to be proud of your country!

I was recently invited to draw illustrations for a coloring book. Slovenian company Amis is celebrating their 15th anniversary and hired an advertising agency to make a corporate identity of several events and projects with world championship boxer Dejan Zavec from Slovenia. The agency contacted me to make illustrations for this coloring book which will be sent to children as a gift if they made a drawing about the internet.

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