Optimist and Pessimist
By Hans Bølling
Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both the Optimist and the Pessimist after being
inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites.
It is safe to say that there is a bit of each in all of us. Both characters can also express much more than positivity
or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both
feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.