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Download these super-cute Little Finder Guy 5K wallpapers

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Apple’s MacBook Neo marketing has spawned a small design meme: the “Little Finder Guy” mascot from its TikTok ads was turned into five 5K wallpapers by developer James Thompson. The piece is primarily a light design and Apple-culture note, but it does reveal Apple’s channel strategy—using TikTok to reach Gen Alpha and first-time Mac buyers, especially in education.

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Apple created an adorable Little Finder Guy to promote the MacBook Neo on TikTok, and PCalc developer James Thompson turned them into some equally delightful 5K wallpapers.

Three of them are in the classic blue and white color scheme, while two others are rather more colorful …

Apple is very much pitching the MacBook Neo at those who’ve never before owned a Mac, and it’s been reported that the company is specifically targeting Gen Alpha in the education market. That’s a demographic you can reach on TikTok, explaining Apple running a series of rather quirky ads on the platform.

Apple created the cutest representation of its Finder icon for some of these ads, and the internet is here for it. Basic Apple Guy kicked things off earlier in the month, and now James Thompson has picked up the baton.

Stephen Hackett shared his wallpapers on 512 Pixels, and I have to agree with him that they would have looked amazing on an iMac G3. On his site, you can just click each one to open up the full 5K image ready for download.

Image: James Thompson

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