Meerkats on the rear bumper of the Los Angeles ZooMobile, by Leveille Illustration.
Komodo dragan, flamingo, California condor, tiger, sifaka, bongo, elephant, red kangaroo, gorilla, chimp, and orangutan images on the sides of the Los Angeles ZooMobile, by Leveille Illustration.
Images of a biologist with binoculars, a Western fence lizard, a mountain mahogany, a soaring California condor, a big-eared kangaroo rat, and a roadrunner, by Leveille Illustration.
Gray fox detail of condor country poster by Leveille Illustration.
Gray seal, golden-cheeked gibbon, and African wild dog identifiation signs at the Los Angeles Zoo, by Leveille Illustration.
Violet plantain-eater bird identification sign by Leveille Illustration.
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This poster educates schoolchildren about California condor habitat conservation. The picture features about 40 animal species and 30 types of plants, all labeled, set in the Pinnacles National Park area of California.
A detail of the poster image:
60 different wall stickers were made to go with the poster, for more interactive fun. Here are samples:
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Leveille Illustration specializes in educational graphics. Please do not reproduce these copyrighted graphics in any form. Scroll down to see more signage.
Signs, posters, murals, and banners
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Animal identification illustrations
Dozens of animal identification signs such as these were illustrated by Leveille Illustration for the Los Angeles Zoo. Older signs were made with ceramic paints on tiles. More recently sign graphics were painted with acrylics. Most current signs are designed entirely on a computer.
A snow leopard sign in front of its exhibit:
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Aviary field guide signs
Leveille Illustration researched, illustrated, and designed dozens of bird identification signs, which are on display in the Aviaries of the Los Angeles Zoo.
Structures such as this carved wood pylon hold the Sintra signs on view for guests:
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California condor poster
Vehicle graphics wraps
Rascal Raccoon is the recycling mascot of the Los Angeles Zoo. Leveille Illustration wrapped his natural-gas powered vehicle with eye-catching graphics so he could travel to schools in style. Note the reflective text and recycling wheel covers!
Leveille Illustration was granted most creative control of this ZooMobile, and the result was a fun and wild ride. The komodo dragon was designed to wrap the roof. The flamingo and the condor decorate the hood. Three great apes sit in the rear window, with a pile of fruit.
Photos of more vehicle graphics wraps are shown below.
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Rascal's Recycle Mobile, by Leveille Illustration.
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Spider City backdrop banner
Spider City was a fun, but temporary, exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo. Real arachnids were housed in a miniature comic-book style city. This trompe L'oeil backdrop gave guests the illusion that they were walking down a boulevard overlooking the metropolis.
Click on the image below to enlarge.
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Trompe l'oeil mural
This mural was painted freehand on a bumpy outside wall. Due to the proximity of the facing wall, it was difficult to photograph, which accounts for the stitched-together appearance here. Animals are depicted leaving Noah's Ark and moving through their proper habitats. Over 400 plants and animals are identified on an accompanying plaque.
Click on the image below to enlarge.
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Window graphics wrap
These large banners covered the windows of the new Discovery Room at the Los Angeles Zoo. They were designed entirely in Adobe Illustrator, under a tight deadline. The lighthearted graphics inspire children to follow the path of the meandering text around the building.
A photo of one of the building's entrances, wrapped in graphics:
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