Character Design:
For this 2022 project, I had to come up with a mascot design for a start-up company called Canopay. We wanted a fun and friendly character who would be centered in many of the marketing materials, and who could also be used as the face of an AI integration. Meet Captain: a sweet capybara who could serve as a guide through the app experience.
I started by tracing reference images of capybaras which I then simplified into core features and shapes. I tried a few different poses and facial expressions, as well as color schemes. While I originally envisioned a purple scheme to be a fun version of the capybara's natural brown color, we decided instead on a green coloring that stood out and went well with the other colors utilized throughout the company’s website.
Examples of icons utilizing the mascot.