Michiko Stehrenberger
Brand building through mischievous character design :)

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• Quick mini-portfolio of characters, logos, and licensed products - thanks!

Past design clients include MTV, Playstation, Sony Pictures, Britney Spears, Steve Madden Shoes, Hasbro, Lego, Simon & Schuster, Hyperion Books, Coca Cola and Tokyo's Yellow Boots clothing line.

Currently transitioning over into a new phase (and would love your help! :) of marketing my immense library of existing copyright-registered characters and trademarks onto new high-end and novelty-goth retail products and event promotions, with the goal of developing a Model-T assembly line style of bringing in new income streams for myself and my promotion team whether by placements as guest stars on product lines (cosmetics, entertainment, DIY solar, shoes, fashion, hair...[more]

Past design clients include MTV, Playstation, Sony Pictures, Britney Spears, Steve Madden Shoes, Hasbro, Lego, Simon & Schuster, Hyperion Books, Coca Cola and Tokyo's Yellow Boots clothing line.

Currently transitioning over into a new phase (and would love your help! :) of marketing my immense library of existing copyright-registered characters and trademarks onto new high-end and novelty-goth retail products and event promotions, with the goal of developing a Model-T assembly line style of bringing in new income streams for myself and my promotion team whether by placements as guest stars on product lines (cosmetics, entertainment, DIY solar, shoes, fashion, hair salons, t-shirts, lingerie, etc.), translation into third-party animation and 3-d figures for the collectors' market, published art books and gallery prints, large-scale event space fixtures.

I admit it: immediate cashflow (and setting up a system for regular passive monthly cashflow through royalties, license and usage fees, image rental etc.) is the goal. And here I'm supposed to be striving to be starving to be taken seriously. How naughty!

Okay, so I'm open to ideas and eager to share the revenue that results from our collaborative efforts so that I can research the trends and create a wad of content for us, and our team can get these into distribution deals where we derive a royalty income from renting out these images for specific, limited uses. Would love to brainstorm ideas to see how we can make this work for my promotion and publicity team too as I'd love to set up a system for us to work together and benefit together for the long haul.

Please feel free to email me directly with your ideas and wish list :) if I can help in exchange - (michiko (at) michiko.com)

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  From Paul Sweum

  Given on Wed Sep 30, 2009.

  Michiko and I first met through Richard Gabel's business strategy sessions, as we brought developed business models to the table...[more]

  Michiko and I first met through Richard Gabel's business strategy sessions, as we brought developed business models to the table for a little refining. Since that time, we've met in collaborative and supportive roles to help one another with focus and problem-solving in various endeavors.
  

  Michiko's work is exceptional. Her talent and style as an artist is unique and all her own...and carries great effect on the viewer, as all great art should. Her talented eye also helped me refine my logo and in other graphic arts projects such as posters and flyers.

  Beyond her artistic talents, much can be said about her abilities as a collaborator and her outside-the-box ideas to business models completely different from her own. It's all propelled with her enthusiastic and easy approach, and a desire to see others succeed...that's a unique and beautiful personality trait - you can't teach that.

  I highly recommend Michiko as an artist and collaborative partner. Simply put, you'll enter a win-win situation - as you only stand to gain either exceptional artwork for your business or an additional understanding and insight into your own business model through her creative thinking!   [less]