According to my illustration guide,
"...for instance, 'cuteness' taps into the natural human response of caring for the young. As small children have proportionally large eyes and small noses, and a 'goofy' expression, applying these principles to an object or character will render it 'cute'"

Oh, really?

From the Make a Cute Image challenge. See all 452 entries (closed)

(The Unknown Anorak, Fri 19 Jul 2002, 16:25, archived)

Oooh....
she's dreamy. And just at the same time as I post a picture of Michael "something of the night" Howard further down the board. Strange forces are afoot. Arrrr.
( Monkeyboy, Fri 19 Jul 2002, 16:28, archived)

scary biscuits!

( Taz_etc, Fri 19 Jul 2002, 16:34, archived)