Vancouver, British Columbia –
2010 will be a special year for Western Canada. The Olympics will be rolling into town and along with it the most adorable set of mascots ever.
Meet Miga, the strangely small orca that pulled a little mermaid and traded tail for legs
Quatchi, the giant shy sasquatch and Sumi, the guardian spirit with the adorable sidekick. And if the illustration style seems a bit familiar, it is because illustration duo Meomi is behind them, who was also behind childrens book The Octonauts.
*source: Notcot
Here is article we posted about the Fuwa. China’s Olympic mascots.
FIVE OLYMPIC MASCOTS – BAD LUCK OR JUST BAD PRESS?
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Video – IRAN – Vector animation
Digital Design students have done it again: a team-made motion design infographic about blogging culture in Iran has just been written up on Motionographer! Iran: A Nation of Bloggers explores how the digital world allows many Iranians access to ideas and freedom of expression they havent had for close to thirty years.
Congratulations to the talented designers who created the piece:Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama,Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, as well as to writer Kate Tremills.
It’s very interesting to see another side to a culture that is portrayed in the media as one dimensional. This is a great presentation. Check out this incredible piece below:
Source: boingboing
