Tiki Characters

Character designs of 4 Tikis based on areas around the Pacific.

Muck Children’s Clothing

I worked on a collaboration with a children’s clothing company called Muck Clothing from The Netherlands. We produced a new range of clothing for boys and girls using characters from my Chocolate Log theme.

Water Buddies

I’ve been designing some cute characters with design studio Mount Deluxe on a new range  of healthy flavoured water drinks for children called Water Buddies. It was for a client MMC Tradelink based in Auckland who export NZ products throughout the world. I had previously worked with them on packaging for infant formula.

Sky’s New Home

A children’s book illustrated for Macmillan Education telling the story about Sky’s new home and all the fancy new high tech devices inside. Will Grandpa be impressed?

I Think I Have The Flu

In this very short film of 10 seconds Chicken, Pig and Dave are best friends and they work together in the same office building, misadventures normally follow.

Screenings:
- The TAIS (Toronto Animated Image Society) Showcase 2009 at the NFB Cinema in Toronto
- Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2009

Watch on: Youtube Vimeo

Apple and Pear

An apple and pear character designs for new packaging for a fruit based children’s snack product.

Client: Enza

Agency: BRR Limited

Wedding Magazine Cover

Magazine cover for Ponsonby News for a special issue featuring articles about weddings and civil unions.

Client Testimonial:

“I’ve used Onno for several covers and have been impressed with his response to my briefs, his attention to detail and our readers just love seeing illustration being used on our covers.”

Martin Leach – Ponsonby News

Star Sign Characters

Concepts for stationery proposal. Brief called for modern crisp and colourful characters based on Greek star sign (Zodiacs) in a Japanese Kawaii style.

Birds in a Tree

Concepts for stationery design proposal. Brief called for modern crisp and colourful characters based on native New Zealand birds.

Dinosaur Day

The story is about three friends Dan, Greg and Lin as they go on a school trip to the dinosaur museum. At the museum they go on a treasure hunt to find a dinosaur egg. By using all the provided clues they find the dinosaur egg and win the prize. The prize was a giant life size dinosaur model!

This children’s book was produced by Clean Slate Press and published by Scholastic

Out in Space

The story follows three siblings Dax, Kora and Geo as they travel through space and to other planets to find their missing pet; a robotic dog. This children’s book was produced by Clean Slate Press and published by Scholastic.

Robot Race

The story follows the adventure two robots who work in the widget factory. Despite their differences they find a way to work together and become friends. A children’s book published by Clean Slate Press and Learning Media LTD.

The Lost Apostrophe

The story follows the adventure of Abe the Apostrophe as he gets lost in the printing factory. Part of a series of educational books published by Benchmark Education teaching children grammar and language.

Metal Man Project

Collaboration with other artist to illustrate our own version of Metal Man. All the final illustrations were collected and printed in a book.

Cookies & Bunny

A very cute bunny a short film called “Cookies & Bunny”. The very short film (approx 10 seconds) was originally part of the TAIS Bunny Jam screening 2011.

Watch on: Youtube Vimeo

At the Comma Store

A couple of weeks ago I just finished illustrating another Word Plays children’s book for Benchmark Education. The main characters family go to their local comma store and they learn all about commas. There’s also the awesome band the Comma-Dores playing.

Cute Princess Character

Cute princess themed characters for a range of partyware

Dancing Pineapple

Character design for an children’s counting book with different fruit characters. This is one dancing pineapple.

Consonant Digraphs Join Parade

Illustrations for a children’s book in the Word Plays series for Benchmark Education. All about balloons and some consonants joining the parade