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Scribbles, doodles, crayon marks and stickers — evoking Lisa Frank and anime cartoons — have begun appearing on prominent Gen Z contemporary fiction covers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Lately, Kuijstermans has spotted more Brussels griffons, Chinese cresteds and “interesting mixes”—a revenge-of-the-nerds backlash to the flocks of fluffy doodles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

And there are artists, who are upcharging bags adorned with mini doodles.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

You’d have to imagine that the thoughts and doodles Lynch put down on napkins there ran counter to his aw-shucks public persona.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Words from commercials, conversations, and books run between my doodles and across the backs of my drawings.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord