Monday, April 14, 2014

Artist post: Meomi web design

Meomi is Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy. They are illustrators based in Vancouver, and have created children's books and TV shows. Meomi was also in charge of designing the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics mascots.

Quatchi, Miga, Sumi, and Mukmuk. So adorable. (From Google Images)
Meomi's web designs also showcase their whimsical and cutesy style. I was surprised to find out that I had been using their designs before I actually knew who they were- they have designed the "Teahouse Fox" and several other templates that are available for our SMCM Gmail accounts. 

"Teahouse Fox" from Google Images. My favorite of their e-mail templates.
Meomi's website very clearly shows viewers their illustration style and the kind of work the team excels at producing. I think the website also balances out it's simple layout by adding a lot of illustrative detail and animation. There are plenty of point-and-click icons that viewers can entertain themselves with, including walking puppies, grazing turtles, and turnips that play tunes as they get watered. It's startlingly adorable, but their website design certainly shows the viewer what to expect from the Meomi team as soon as they visit it.

Meomi, in all their illustrated glory.



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