Meomi

“Designing a character is like trying to get to know someone,” says Vicki Wong, one half of Meomi. “You ask them where they come from, what they like to do, what they like to eat, who their friends are and so on. A character’s emerging personality and interests will often influence how we progress with the design.”

She makes it sound easy but then, as soon becomes apparent while talking to them, Meomi aren’t ones to blow their own trumpets. Consisting solely of Wong and creative partner Michael Murphy, the studio is probably best known for creating the Octonauts children’s book series, which follows the journeys of a hardy group of animals as they roam under the ocean looking for fun and adventure. With four books currently produced, the exploits of Captain Barnacles Bear, Kwazii Kitten, Peso Penguin and more have also become familiar to pre-schoolers worldwide via an animated TV series produced by Chorion and Brown Bag Films.

The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef is the fourth and latest book about Meomi’s now world-famous characters

The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef is the fourth and latest book about Meomi’s now world-famous characters

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