Meomi Design
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Michael C. Murphy
| Abbreviation | Meomi |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Founders | Vicki Wong Michael C. Murphy |
| Type | Creative duo and design studio |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Website | www |
Meomi Design Inc. (commonly known as Meomi) is a Vancouver-based Canadian creative duo and design studio founded in 2002 by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy.[1][2] Meomi is known for creating The Octonauts children's book series (later adapted for television) and for designing the official mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.[1][3]
Wong, from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Murphy, from Milford, Michigan, began collaborating after connecting online in 2000 and formed Meomi Design in 2002.[2] Wong and Murphy have produced work for clients including Google, Canon, Microsoft, Yo Gabba Gabba!, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.[1]
The Octonauts
Children's books
The Octonauts began in 2004 as monthly desktop wallpaper calendars on Meomi's website.[2] The series follows a crew of animal explorers who undertake missions under the sea.[4]
In 2005, Meomi was approached to develop a picture book based on the characters, and The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster was published in 2006.[2][5]
Six picture books were published in the series from 2006 to 2014:[4][6][7]
- The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster (2006)
- The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade (2007)
- The Octonauts and the Frown Fish (2008)
- The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef (2009)
- The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean (2012)
- The Octonauts and the Growing Goldfish (2014)
Meomi later published Octonauts activity books, including The Octonauts Color the Ocean! (2023) and The Octonauts ABC Under the Sea! (2024).[8]
Animated television series
In 2010, The Octonauts was adapted from Meomi's book series as a CGI-animated television series for the BBC's CBeebies channel, premiering on 4 October 2010.[9][10] The series has been broadcast in more than 100 countries worldwide.[11][12]
Wong and Murphy are credited as co-executive producers on the television series.[1][2] Meomi also contributed illustration, design, and motion-graphics animation, including Kwazii's fantasy sequences and on-screen computer graphics used in the series to present sea-creature information.[13][2] Murphy is credited as the voice of Tunip and the Vegimals in the original series.[14]
