These characters were first Imagined by Mercer T. Suppiger, my fellow graphic design at the Indiana Daily Student. He came up with the idea of a cartoon newspaper and cell phone, representing two places to get your news from the IDS. After Mercer graduated, I took over the project and expanded the set to over 15 characters, with new characters being added as new themes arise. These designs have been used on stickers, in posters, in gifs, and in other print and digital forms, all as a fun way to promote the diversity of the IDS.