hellomeomi (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} hellomeomi) wrote,@ 2007-12-05 20:57:00 |
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Belated Cloud houses
After 5 years, we've finally moved out of our pixel factory and into a little cloud shanty - come pet our friendly narwhal!
A little belated news, but the big secret project we've been working on for the past year has launched! Meet Miga, Quatchi & Sumi - the new mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games! Inspired by British Columbian aboriginal legends, these ambassadors will be travelling and sharing their stories with children across Canada. Learn more, play games, get wallpapers: Vancouver 2010 website
Miga is a sea-bear. Sea-bears are orca whales that turn into bears on land - but Miga is special and turns into a Kermode bear. Because Miga is young, she got stuck half-way during her transformation, now parts of her are orca and parts of her are Kermode!
Quatchi is an elusive shy Sasquatch whose passion for hockey and photography has him traveling all over Canada to find friends to play with. If you see him in your neck of the woods, give him a big hug!
Sumi is an animal guardian spirit, from head to toe he represents the the sea-to-skies of British Columbia. He loves taking care of his animal friends and has a sweet tooth for hot cups of cocoa in the Whistler lodges.
As part of the mascot launch, we also wrote and illustrated the mascot story book which is currently available through HBC stores and the Vancouver 2010 online store, not to mention the super soft and huggable plushes!
Thank you to all the people who have sent us such positive comments/emails. We've had such a great time with this project , we loved researching and reading the many inspiring local legends and stories of the creatures, critters and spirits that live in the land all around us. For those asking about the design process, we'll be working with Zinc Roe, the team behind the website on some behind-the-scenes videos, to share the thought process and neat project tidbits. For example: one fun thing I learnt from this project was how to measure fabric pile for Quatchi's fur! ; )
Here are some fun extra images you might not have seen elsewhere. For the spreads, click to view larger.
(photo snagged from Vancouver Sun)
After 5 years, we've finally moved out of our pixel factory and into a little cloud shanty - come pet our friendly narwhal!
A little belated news, but the big secret project we've been working on for the past year has launched! Meet Miga, Quatchi & Sumi - the new mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games! Inspired by British Columbian aboriginal legends, these ambassadors will be travelling and sharing their stories with children across Canada. Learn more, play games, get wallpapers: Vancouver 2010 website
Miga is a sea-bear. Sea-bears are orca whales that turn into bears on land - but Miga is special and turns into a Kermode bear. Because Miga is young, she got stuck half-way during her transformation, now parts of her are orca and parts of her are Kermode!
Quatchi is an elusive shy Sasquatch whose passion for hockey and photography has him traveling all over Canada to find friends to play with. If you see him in your neck of the woods, give him a big hug!
Sumi is an animal guardian spirit, from head to toe he represents the the sea-to-skies of British Columbia. He loves taking care of his animal friends and has a sweet tooth for hot cups of cocoa in the Whistler lodges.
As part of the mascot launch, we also wrote and illustrated the mascot story book which is currently available through HBC stores and the Vancouver 2010 online store, not to mention the super soft and huggable plushes!
Thank you to all the people who have sent us such positive comments/emails. We've had such a great time with this project , we loved researching and reading the many inspiring local legends and stories of the creatures, critters and spirits that live in the land all around us. For those asking about the design process, we'll be working with Zinc Roe, the team behind the website on some behind-the-scenes videos, to share the thought process and neat project tidbits. For example: one fun thing I learnt from this project was how to measure fabric pile for Quatchi's fur! ; )
Here are some fun extra images you might not have seen elsewhere. For the spreads, click to view larger.
(photo snagged from Vancouver Sun)
