Yuko Shimizu

Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, Shimizu Yūko, born 1 November 1946) is the Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty.

This article is about the creator of Hello Kitty. For the contemporary New York illustrator, see Yuko Shimizu (illustrator). For the Japanese actress, see Yuko Shimizu (actress).
Yuko Shimizu
Yuko Shimizu at Japan Expo 2010
Born (1946-11-01) November 1, 1946
Kyoto, Japan

She was born in Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University, she created Hello Kitty at Sanrio in 1974. She left Sanrio in 1976 to get married and has been working as a freelance designer ever since. She did not make a lot of money from Hello Kitty.[1]

The other characters she has created include Angel Cat Sugar and Rebecca Bonbon.[2] She has also published some picture books.

In 2020, she illustrated the picture book The Cat Man of Aleppo written by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham. The book won a 2021 Caldecott Honor.[3]

References
  1. Dennis, Alicia Diaz (December 11, 2008). "Fashion Influential #95: Yuko Shimizu". Zimbio. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Yannetta, Tiffany (July 26, 2011). "Hello Kitty Creator's Latest Character Is a French Bulldog in NYC". Racked.
  3. Collins Sullivan, Meghan (25 January 2021). "'When You Trap A Tiger' And 'We Are Water Protectors' Win Top Children's Book Honors". CapRadio. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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