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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]
Key Information
History
[edit]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
[edit]Children's books
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots
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Meomi designed Miga and Quatchi (the Olympic mascots) and Sumi (the Paralympic mascot) for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, along with Mukmuk, their designated sidekick.[3][15][16] The International Olympic Committee notes that VANOC issued a tender to illustration agencies and professionals, receiving 177 responses before selecting Meomi.[3]
The mascots were inspired by British Columbia wildlife and First Nations stories.[15][16] Mukmuk was based on the Vancouver Island marmot, an endangered species.[17]
Meomi also authored the bilingual picture book Miga, Quatchi and/et Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots (Whitecap Books, 2008).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "About Meomi". Meomi. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "Meomi". Creative Bloq. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Olympic Winter Games Mascots from Grenoble 1968 to Beijing 2022 (PDF) (Report). International Olympic Committee (Olympic Studies Centre). Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Products: The Octonauts book series". Immedium. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Products: The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster". Immedium. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean". HarperCollins. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "The Octonauts and the Growing Goldfish". HarperCollins. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Store". Meomi. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Octonauts". Brown Bag Films. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Brown Bag Films' latest series 'The Octonauts' splashes onto the BBC". Screen Ireland. October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Octonauts re-embark at BBC". C21Media. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Silvergate, Netflix in New Octonauts Deal". World Screen (TVKIDS). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Portfolio". Meomi. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "The Octonauts – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Mascot Launched". International Paralympic Committee. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Stuffed Toy, Mascot set (Sumi, Quatchi, Miga, Mukmuk), Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games". Museum of Vancouver Online Collection. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Meet Sumi: The Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Mascot". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Murphy, Michael; Wong, Vicki (2008). Miga, Quatchi and/et Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots. Whitecap Books. ISBN 9781552859582.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official Octonauts website
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6541504/ Vicki Wong at IMDb
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4033680/ Michael C. Murphy at IMDb