Cupid, draw back your bow

This was the second ever designed Valentine's Day Squaredy Cat from last year. It was based on our "not squared of kisses" Squaredy Cat. Notice the heart-shaped nose?

The very first Valentine Squaredy Cat

This was the very first Valentine's Day Squaredy Cat we ever designed. Their simple shape lends itself to looking like a hug or outstretched arms every time, so we extended the arms slightly to show this cat was reaching out as far as she could. I love you *this much* … all the way around the world :)

Love you

When we started designing Valentine Squaredy Cats this year we realized it is important for everyone to remember that whether you have a Valentine or not it's important to always love yourself! Be a strong person, and always believe in you.
This is the first cat to use thumbs.

Can you "LOVE" a sweet?

When we first came up with the concept of Squaredy Cats it was still pretty vague. Thanks to our agents, we learned to focus the idea, and put together what is called a Style Guide to present to potential manufacturers and stores. For the Style Guide we put together last year we included four cats for Valentine's Day along with several others seasons and holidays . This was one of the first we put any dimension to. Before this cat all the art was extremely flat. We still like the flat look, but sometimes it makes sense to have the depth to make a box of chocolate look as delicious as possible!

XOXO

We really wanted to make a Squaredy Cat *pop* off a bright pink heart, so we associated it with the phrase, "not squared to XOXO." The phrase is pretty open-ended. It means hug and kiss, but it can be a romantic smooch or a friendly peck; a warm, loving embrace or a passionate cuddle.
Maybe XO also looks like an *ouchie* emoticon. We hope it doesn't hurt you to love :)

Dog ears aren't just for bookmarking anymore

We couldn't wait to post this Squaredy cat on our Facebook page a couple of weeks ago because a few fans were suggesting a "squaredy dog" or "squaredy puppy." We might try something else to incorporate dogs into Squaredy Cats at some point, but for now this one will have to do ;)

Smoochy, smoochy <3

Kisses from Squaredy Cats ;*

This is the last of our Christmas cats for 2009. Have a wonderful Christmas time! We hope to see you all in 2010 :)

not squared of kisses

What follows hugs? Kisses! Another one to reinforce warm affection. Show the ones you love that you care. Don't be squared to give them a big ol' kiss.

not squared of hugs

The thought process on this was pretty simple. We wanted some straight-forward cats that would express something positive. Some people may have an aversion to showing affection. This is for everyone who isn't afraid to let their friends and family know you care about them. Everyone needs a hug once in a while, and when you give one you're an angel.