Hi @minnowbooster you have a nice contest, I can develop my talent in garfis design by following a contest like this. Actually, making a funny and interesting character is too hard to get an idea even though it looks easy.
The MinnowMoji I designed looks clean and light to match the emoji you've designed. The first character I designed is a surprised character and happy with a good market price for bitcoin.
For the second character I designed it a bit difficult because it looks common like a person who is old but still confident. And for a character that when looked modern with a bearded parent's suit but following the model he deserves to be a cool model.
contest info
designing with the provided template
Logo Progress
Hopefully the character I designed to be a reference material for you in adding MinnowMoji that much more. Success awaits you
best regards
@amirdesaingrafis