Olobob Top

Olobob Top is a preschool series co-created by Steve Smith and I for Cbeebies in 2017. Designed by me and directed by Steve. It’s ethos has always been is to encourage creative play and to be inspired by colours/pattern/shape. There are 72 x 5 minute episodes spanning across 2 series. The show is screened around the world in lots of territories and enjoyed by millions of children. In the show we follow their adventures of Tib, Lalloo and Bobble who live in the Olobob Forest. We see them being creative, inquisitive and kind and having lots of fun along the way. When they have a problem to solve (big or small) - they go to the Olobob Top where they create things out of shapes to help make things better.

Hey Olobob Top here we come! Whatever we make it will be fun, Lots of shapes all colours and sizes, Olobob Top- you’re full of surprises!

If you would like to see more of Olobob Top- have a look at our colourful Olobob Top website or watch it on Iplayer

Character Design

Part of the fun of designing for Olobob Top was that every episode featured a new character. After 78 episodes that is A LOT of characters! I never got bored of designing and naming them, in fact it was one of the best bits of the job. They are an utterly eccentric bunch but we love them all! If I could invite them all to a party I would,