Pod Squad
illustration design game
A series of level backgrounds and a world map created for a fun-loving children’s educational app.
Problem
The team at Khemistry had been busy making a really fun app to educate and encourage kids to practice healthy activities and behaviours. They approached me to create a series of level backgrounds that matched and expanded upon existing art for their epipod characters.
Solution
I worked closely with the content writers, designers and animators to create lots of fun and chaotic backgrounds for each different topics and areas in the app. Full to the brim with whacky characters, easter eggs and gags – these locations serve as a fun base for the kids to launch into videos and games related to that level’s topic.
Once these levels were illustrated, I set about creating a world map view. This acted as a home screen with cloud cover showing the player’s progression and providing little previews into what adventures lie ahead.
Role
Character Design & Illustration
Credits
Client: Health and Wellbeing Queensland Agency: Khemistry Illustration: Cameron Pyke
Part of this project also had me creating the background art for an ‘I-spy’ style game set in the ‘Double Heart Reef’, where kids would be tasked with finding healthy foods placed on top of the chaotic image.