From: Daffy Duck: The Anarchic Heart of Looney Tunes
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If you were to redesign Daffy Duck for a modern audience, what would you keep and what would you change about his character?

Daffy has survived eighty-five years because his core traits — ambition, ego, chaos — are timeless. But each era reinterprets him differently. A modern redesign might explore what happens when a character like Daffy exists in an age of social media, where the need for the spotlight is both amplified and commodified. The exercise helps understand how characters evolve with their cultural moment.

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Sketch or write a short pitch for a modern Daffy Duck short that addresses a contemporary theme — perhaps his rivalry with Bugs Bunny in the age of influencer culture.

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