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STUDIO ESPINOSA is a renewable resource for art, Leo Espinosa studied design in design and creative developColombia (the country, not the ment powered by Leo’s signature school) and began his career as a “neocomic” style. mild manner art director who Illustrations ranges from avante- moonlighted as a comic book guard to ultra funky to whimsical artist. In 1993, Leo moved to New and quirky, and give the York and started working as an studio unparalleled illustrator. His artwork diversity and agility. regularly appeared in The New York Times, Wired, In Style Magazine and many more. In 2003, Leo designed two watches for Swatch, one of which later became their international advertising campaign. Based on that success, Leo joined forces with his wife, Laura to
launch Studio Espinosa. Laura Jaffe Espinosa studied at English and Art at Tufts University and design at SVA. Since she could never could decide between pictures or words she went to work at Saatchi and Saatchi advertising. She rose to the position of creative director before leaving corporate life in 1997 to pursue a variety of freelance design and marketing opportunities.
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Two charming and cheekie little creatures whose humor and pluck guide them through imagination’s adventures. “Otis and Rae and the Grumbling Splunk” is the first in a series of children’s books written by Laura Espinosa and illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
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CD jacket illustrations for “Pombo Musical”. This album was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Album for Children in 2009
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She’s sweet and just a little saucy! Fresh from an enchanted forest comes this little fairy we call applesauce. She’s cute and and coy and 100% pixie. Applesauce adds a sweet and tangy twist to just about anything a girl could wish for, from accesories to more accesories! And Kros Kros has cross over appeal from a young girls to teens, you see, she’s sweet but not sugar coated.
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An action-packed animated series about four crime fighting pieces of sushi and a wad of wasabi that were jolted to life to fight for all that is right. Originally created by Studio Espinosa, the property was picked up by American Greeting Properties and developed into a series of 52, 11-minute episodes co-produced with DIC Entertainment
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WO A dual-licensed program custom developed for Coca-Cola Licensing, Harmony was inspired by the 1971 jingle, I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. She’s a modern day goddess designed to promote a sense of well being and peace. Her transcendental allure and blend of cultural symbolism are targeted primarily to the teen girl market. If you look closely you’ll see that she really does embody the spirit of Coke.
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