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Hello Kitty & Friends World

Sanrio / RECUR · 2022

I've been a Sanrio fan my whole life. When they trusted me and my team to build their first large-scale digital brand world, I treated it the way you treat something you love — carefully.

Client

Sanrio / RECUR

Role

Creative Director

Year

2022

Category

Brand

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Visual identity system
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90k unique digital assets with custom artwork
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experience
Fan recording of pack opening experience
About

The Brief

Launch Sanrio's first large-scale digital collectible experience, expanding Hello Kitty & Friends into an interactive, gamified brand world. Concept centered on travel and discovery — fans collect digital stamps and unlock character moments set in cities around the world.

My Role

Led a cross-functional team. Developed the full visual identity system, website, pack-opening animations, promotional campaign materials, and debut art released through OpenSea. Established the generative pipeline for 70,000+ unique algorithmically generated assets.

Producer Lauren Dickinson · Art Director Steve Cupp · Illustrator Nick Arciaga · Marketing Art Director Andy Navilli · Game Design Christopher Fidalgo

70k+

Unique NFTs

$950k

Initial Sale

$1.7M+

Secondary Volume

Sold out in under 1 minute — the most successful RECUR drop to date.

Next Project

Dr Pepper Roadshow