August 22, 2005
Meet Hana, Toph and TophToph
From the it's-great-to-have- a-Japanese-subsidiary department, comes Toph and TophToph, TypePad's new mascot originating from Japan. Last year Six Apart KK (the Japanese subsidiary) held a public competition to come up with our very own character/mascot. After voting, Toph, designed by TypePad blogger, "Kotori", was the winner.
But it gets better: Toph has a backstory in which I give him to a little 10 year-old girl named Hana and they share a summer vacation together. Hana and Toph's vacation is documented on her very own weblog.
Kotori, the creator, notes that:
- "Toph and TophToph are best friends."
- "Toph and TophToph don't understand complicated things."
- "Toph and TophToph's bodies are basically one big cheek."
Update: I accidentally left out the name of the co-creator of Toph and TophToph, Kotori's wife, Maki. As a husband and wife team ourselves, it's great to see this collaboration.
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