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Different cartoons were seen in merch at the time, not fully matching the designs of those seen in the first two theme song animations of the show.

Starting from [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]], a new artist, Bort. Q. Rockefeller <small>(artistic name)</small> was brought in into the team, which re-designed the 2D versions of the cast; these new version weren't just seen on merch, but were also seen reproduced in 3D in the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]], since the launch of [[Hi-5 (Season 4)|Season 4]].

Starting from [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]], a new artist, ''Bort. Q. Rockefeller'' <small>(artistic name)</small> was brought in into the team, which re-designed the 2D versions of the cast; these new version weren't just seen on merch, but were also seen reproduced in 3D in the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]], since the launch of [[Hi-5 (Season 4)|Season 4]].

Bort was also responsible for the characters designs in both seasons of the [[Hi-5 USA|American adaptation of the show]].

''Bort'' was also responsible for the characters designs in both seasons of the [[Hi-5 USA|American adaptation of the show]].

With [[Sun Pezzimenti|Sun]]'s arrival to the cast in 2006 as a replacement of [[Kathleen de Leon Jones|Kathleen]], a new design to reflect her appearance was supposed to debut alongside the rest of the cast in [[Hi-5 (Season 9)|Season 9]], however, marketing executives at the time advised to keep [[Kathleen de Leon Jones|Kathleen]]'s original design in favor of a more accurate one.

In Season 10, Bort, now under the Australian design studio Studio Bauhaus redesigned the cast once again, giving the strokes a lighter feel and making the designs feel more fluid and expressive; this was the last season in which Bort worked on.

In Season 10, ''Bort'', now under the Australian design studio ''Studio Bauhaus'' redesigned the cast once again, giving the strokes a lighter feel and making the designs feel more fluid and expressive; this was the last season in which ''Bort'' worked on.

After the branding reset that came with the replacement of most of the cast in 2009, the new cartoon designs for [[Hi-5 (Season 11)|Season 11]] were instead commissioned to [[Southern Star|Southern Star Singapore]], where the original design philosophy was reworked into a more soft and preschool appealing look. These new designs were virtually only seen in 3D, and although 2D versions were seen in some events and merch, these are only traced from the 3D models and are not original 2D art per se. Another key difference with previous designs is that only one version of them was produced, with no outfit specific versions for certain [[Song of the week|Songs of the week]] or events made.

Now under the [[Hi-5 House]] brand, new 3D designs were made for the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]] by Infinite Frameworks and [[Tremendous|Tremendousness]], and while somewhat resembling those made in 2009, these received a more human feel and proportions. For [[Hi-5 House (Season 2)|Season 2]] of the [[Hi-5 House|House]] series, [[Lauren Brant|Lauren]]'s design was narrowly adjusted to fit [[Tanika Anderson|Tanika]]'s design better.

During the last years of Hi-5 House, new 2D designs began to be observed at live events of the cast, these new designs were the base for those seen in [[Hi-5 (Season 17)|Season 17]]'s [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]] and merchandising, which turned it into the first season since [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]] to not feature 3D models of the cast in any shape or form on any applications; it was also the first [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song animation]] to feature the 2D designs of the cast after [[Hi-5 USA (Season 2)|Season 2]] of [[Hi-5 USA]].

= Gallery =

== [[Hi-5 Australia]] ==

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 Different cartoons were seen in merch at the time, not fully matching the designs of those seen in the first two theme song animations of the show.
-Starting from [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]], a new artist, Bort. Q. Rockefeller <small>(artistic name)</small> was brought in into the team, which re-designed the 2D versions of the cast; these new version weren't just seen on merch, but were also seen reproduced in 3D in the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]], since the launch of [[Hi-5 (Season 4)|Season 4]].
+Starting from [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]], a new artist, ''Bort. Q. Rockefeller'' <small>(artistic name)</small> was brought in into the team, which re-designed the 2D versions of the cast; these new version weren't just seen on merch, but were also seen reproduced in 3D in the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]], since the launch of [[Hi-5 (Season 4)|Season 4]].
-Bort was also responsible for the characters designs in both seasons of the [[Hi-5 USA|American adaptation of the show]].
+''Bort'' was also responsible for the characters designs in both seasons of the [[Hi-5 USA|American adaptation of the show]].
 With [[Sun Pezzimenti|Sun]]'s arrival to the cast in 2006 as a replacement of [[Kathleen de Leon Jones|Kathleen]], a new design to reflect her appearance was supposed to debut alongside the rest of the cast in [[Hi-5 (Season 9)|Season 9]], however, marketing executives at the time advised to keep [[Kathleen de Leon Jones|Kathleen]]'s original design in favor of a more accurate one.
-In Season 10, Bort, now under the Australian design studio Studio Bauhaus redesigned the cast once again, giving the strokes a lighter feel and making the designs feel more fluid and expressive; this was the last season in which Bort worked on.
+In Season 10, ''Bort'', now under the Australian design studio ''Studio Bauhaus'' redesigned the cast once again, giving the strokes a lighter feel and making the designs feel more fluid and expressive; this was the last season in which ''Bort'' worked on.
+After the branding reset that came with the replacement of most of the cast in 2009, the new cartoon designs for [[Hi-5 (Season 11)|Season 11]] were instead commissioned to [[Southern Star|Southern Star Singapore]], where the original design philosophy was reworked into a more soft and preschool appealing look. These new designs were virtually only seen in 3D, and although 2D versions were seen in some events and merch, these are only traced from the 3D models and are not original 2D art per se. Another key difference with previous designs is that only one version of them was produced, with no outfit specific versions for certain [[Song of the week|Songs of the week]] or events made.
+Now under the [[Hi-5 House]] brand, new 3D designs were made for the [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]] by Infinite Frameworks and [[Tremendous|Tremendousness]], and while somewhat resembling those made in 2009, these received a more human feel and proportions. For [[Hi-5 House (Season 2)|Season 2]] of the [[Hi-5 House|House]] series, [[Lauren Brant|Lauren]]'s design was narrowly adjusted to fit [[Tanika Anderson|Tanika]]'s design better.
+During the last years of Hi-5 House, new 2D designs began to be observed at live events of the cast, these new designs were the base for those seen in [[Hi-5 (Season 17)|Season 17]]'s [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song]] and merchandising, which turned it into the first season since [[Hi-5 (Season 3)|Season 3]] to not feature 3D models of the cast in any shape or form on any applications; it was also the first [[Hi-5 Theme|theme song animation]] to feature the 2D designs of the cast after [[Hi-5 USA (Season 2)|Season 2]] of [[Hi-5 USA]].
 = Gallery =
 == [[Hi-5 Australia]] ==