Why a one-eyed cat?

One-eyed cats are known for their mythical, all-seeing powers. They see beyond the ordinary limits placed in front of them.

From the Cyclops to Mad-eyed Moody in Harry Potter, one-eyed creatures and people can be found all throughout our myths and literature and all of them have some kind of mystical, seeing power.

When we create through our one, all-seeing eye, we can achieve success by seeing beyond our own limitations, beyond our own expectations and can be boundless in our creative joy.

Early process sketches for the One-Eyed Cat logo.

The one-eyed cat moniker came to me as I was in discovery of what my new business and new life were going to be. After I discarded two full pages of ideas for business names in frustration, I was sitting at a red light and the car across from me had a headlight out. My instant thought was "One-eyed cat" and in that moment my new business name was born.

Mythical & Legendary Cats

Bastet and Sekhmet

Egyptian goddesses and sisters who offer both protection and healing. Both have the head of a feline and the body of a woman.

Wampus Cat

A Cherokee protector spirit who was originally a woman that defeated the evil spirit of insanity to avenge her husband.

Maneki-neko

Japanese cat of good luck and fortune. Also known as the “beckoning or inviting cat.”

Celtic Cats

The Celts believed that cats were sacred guardians of the gates to the Otherworld and were a link between the human and spirit worlds.

A Chinese protector spirit that has one eye, 3 tails and wards of evil.

The Huan

Puss-n-Boots

Before Shrek there was the French story of a cat who wore boots and saved the day by being a cat. (Also known as Strapola in Italy and Lord Peter in Scandinavia.)

Mythical & Legendary Cars

KITT

The original AI car, KITT was a talking car in Knight Rider (1982-1984).

Ford Anglia

In Harry Potter, a bewitched car finds its freedom by sailing over the hills of Scotland into a “whomping willow” and escaping into a magical forest.