A cast of bird characters with their own faces, colors, and personalities.
The AnyLingo characters extend the parrot brand into a larger cast. Clothing, posture, feathers, and props help each character feel different while the rounded shapes and large eyes keep them related.
The work includes small face portraits, full character art, and development drawings. The portraits support profile selection in the app. Larger images give more room for costume and story details.
Changing the color of one bird would not give the cast enough range. Each character needed a different outline, pose, or costume that could be recognized before reading a name.
The art also had to work at two sizes. Full illustrations could carry detail, but a small profile portrait needed a simpler face and a clear expression.
What we had to balance
Individual personalities within one drawing style
Detailed costumes and clear small portraits
Our approach
We used posture, head shape, clothing, and props to create differences across the cast. The shared eyes, beaks, and feather shapes make those differences feel like part of the same world.
Line drawings and colored versions sit side by side in the development sheets. This makes it easier to see what comes from the shape and what the palette adds.
DecisionCreate separate face art for the profile selector.
WhyA face drawn for a small tile reads more clearly than a crop taken from a full-body image.
DecisionGive costumes and objects a clear purpose in the design.
WhySid's flying goggles and scarf suggest a role before any biography is needed.
Shape and color
Tim combines blue feathers with a patterned brown wrap. Rubby has a rounder body, pink crest, and curled tail. Sid uses a raised wing, flying cap, and green scarf. Each choice changes the outline as well as the color.
Drawing style
Dark outer lines hold the shapes together. Softer shading adds volume, while smaller lines describe feathers and fabric. This keeps the face easy to find even when a costume has a pattern.
Tim's line drawing and colored version show the blue feathers and patterned wrap.
Rubby's rounded body, pink crest, and curled tail give the character a distinct outline.
Tim's costume details use warm brown, red, and yellow against blue feathers.
Sid's flying cap, scarf, and raised wing suggest an adventurous character.
The cast gives AnyLingo users a choice of profile characters and gives the product a broader illustrated world. The development sheets show how shape, costume, and color work together.
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