Logo of common quails studio with black, brown, and white text

by Sean Oh

A hand-drawn illustration of three rats and a ball of yarn. One rat is sniffing the yarn, another is standing on the yarn, and the third is near the yarn with its tail extended.

Hello! I’m Sean Oh.

I’m the designer and illustrator behind Common Quails Studio—a creative practice focused on story-driven design and illustration.

I work across publishing, branding, and marketing design—writing and illustrating stories, shaping brand identities, producing campaign assets, and using storytelling-driven visuals to strengthen audience engagement. Alongside client work, I also create a comic series called Common Quails.

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design

Two cartoon birds facing each other with beaks touching over a yellow background.
Three colorful, stylized icons of different dishes above the text "Tomorrow's Menu" and "Sustainable Future Foods" on a black background.
  • A streetcar with a colorful exterior featuring orange, green, and yellow geometric patterns, advertising an exhibit titled 'Tomorrow's Menu' at the Wonder Lab Museum, running from January 10 to April 26, 2026, about sustainable future foods.
  • Outdoor poster display with three panels promoting future food events, featuring stylized colorful graphic designs, trees, bushes, and shadows on a concrete wall.
  • Flyer and brochure for a sustainable future foods exhibit, featuring colorful graphics of plates, cutlery, and an illustrated floor plan of Wonder Lab museum.
  • Multiple colorful coupons with the text "Tomorrow's Menu" and "Sustainable Future Foods" scattered on a gray surface.
  • A large informational display panel about growing beef in a lab, with text in English and Spanish, diagrams illustrating the process from muscle tissue to small fibers, and the concepts of cultured meat and animal-free meat.
Logo for The Sports Bar with a pink circular design, featuring a stylized sports jersey in the center, and text indicating it is a sports bar and restaurant.
  • Laptop on a table displaying a website about a sports campaign, with text overlay about franchise expansion and social media marketing, a coffee pot, and a cup in the background.
  • Promotional flyer for Girl's Night Out event at The Sports Bar, featuring a 15% discount, event details, and images of the restaurant's sports field layout.
  • Watch party template for 'For The Win: NWSL,' featuring a grassy field with a soccer ball next to a person's foot in athletic shoes.
A cartoon orange cat lying on its back, holding a green sign with white Korean characters.
  • A collage of images related to a brand named Petbaeyo. The images include a cartoon logo of a box with Korean characters, a profile of a dog, a content page with branding concepts, visual identity development details, business cards, and a billboard featuring the Petbaeyo mascot, which is a box with a face and paws, holding a dog.
  • A presentation slide about graphic designs for digital contents, showing a social media profile on a mobile phone screen with multiple posts, icons, and followers.
  • A collection of images showcasing an orange themed project, including stuffed orange toys, orange-themed snacks, and DIY craft ideas for creating orange plush toys with various Kong sizes and designs, along with Korean text and measurements.
  • A colorful graphic with pet photos and orange-themed design elements for a pet photo contest. Contains information about the contest period, prize categories, and winning pets with their social media handles.
  • Colorful cartoon illustration of two animals with teary eyes and hands over their faces, a box with Korean characters, and a dog lying on the grass, with a green hill and flowers in the background.
  • Three sets of plush toys shaped like vegetables and other objects, each with minimalistic faces, displayed with colorful backgrounds and small decorative elements.
  • Two sheets of Christmas stickers featuring festive characters and symbols such as snowmen, a decorated Christmas tree, Santa hats, gifts, stockings, a reindeer, and a Christmas kitty, with Korean text at the top and snowflake accents. The sheet is labeled as a 'Christmas Sticker Pack'.

illustration

Two cartoon characters face each other with hair and facial expressions suggesting surprise or curiosity, set against a yellow background.
Book cover for 'The Crow and the Black Cat' by Sean Oh. The cover features a black crow perched on a power line and a black cat sitting on colorful rocks. The background depicts a purple and pink gradient sky with a crescent moon and stars.
  • Nighttime scene of a brick wall with decorative iron fencing, a streetlamp illuminating pink roses, a black bird on the ground, and stars in the sky.
  • A colorful, abstract illustration of cacti and a flying black bird in a surreal landscape.
  • Colorful illustration featuring a black cat with yellow eyes sitting on a chimney, a black bird perched on a power line, a full moon and stars in the night sky, and vibrant trees in the background.
  • A colorful digital illustration of a black cat with yellow eyes and a white nose, jumping through a vibrant neighborhood with stylized houses, trees, and a pink sky with stars and shooting stars.
  • Illustration of a night sky with a large pink moon, stars, and constellations. Two black cats sit on a rooftop, observing pink and yellow butterflies and blue bees flying around.
Book cover for 'The Wooden Doll' by Lucy Clifford featuring a stylized illustration of a wooden doll with a pink face and red hair, lying on a decorated dark green background with star-like bursts and the title in bold, angular letters.
  • An illustration of angry and crying children holding broken glass and puppets against an orange background.
  • Illustration of three women at a table, dressed vibrantly with accessories, with tea cups, flowers, and plants around them in a colorful, whimsical style.
  • An animated illustration of a person with a white face and red hair laying on a Christmas tree surrounded by colorful snowflakes and sparklers.
  • A colorful abstract illustration with streaks, swirls, and star shapes, featuring a wooden doll sitting on the floor in a corner, with a quote about the doll's noise and activity written in red text nearby.
Colorful cover illustration for "My Dream Pets" comic book featuring various imaginary animals and a girl with purple hair, set against a bright yellow background.
  • Open zine titled 'My Dream Pets,' with the subtitle 'What if we could have endangered animals as our pets?' and the author credit to Sean Oh. The open pages show colorful, patterned backgrounds with illustrations of pink mice with bows, other animals, and cartoonish designs.
  • Colorful illustration of two children looking at a purple dinosaur toy, with one child holding a bunch of grass or leaves. Bright yellow, pink, blue, and purple colors dominate the scene, with a grid-like pattern in the background.
  • Colorful abstract artwork with a pink butterfly-like creature at the center, surrounded by yellow, blue, pink, and purple zigzag and swirl patterns.
  • Close-up of a colorful abstract illustration featuring yellow, pink, green, and blue shapes with textured patterns and overlapping elements.
  • Colorful illustration of two cartoon characters with pink and purple hair, one smiling with braces and a bird on her head, the other with closed eyes and a content expression, against a light background with star accents.
  • Colorful illustrated zine pages featuring various cartoon animals and creatures with vibrant pink, yellow, blue, and purple colors.
A girl lying on her stomach on a bed, looking up thoughtfully at a floating, pixelated, circuit board-like snake in a night sky with stars and a crescent moon.
Colorful illustration of a mountain landscape with waterfalls, clouds, winding roads, and a small green car.
Illustration of a man with a beard and blue eyes lying face down on a table in an airport, with children holding travel documents and luggage around. The scene includes a laptop, travel brochures, and luggage with South Korea passport, colorful luggage, and a stanchion with a pink rope.

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fun facts about me

Two cartoon characters facing each other with surprised expressions, sharing a secret.
Close-up of a vanilla cupcake with white frosting and chocolate drizzle on top.
A pixelated close-up of a yellowish object with a black background.

I’ve watched all of the Peanuts movies multiple times.

I used to be an art teacher and still get along great with kids.

A close-up of a round, yellow object, possibly a cookie or biscuit, with a smooth surface.
A pixelated image of a large, yellow, round object resembling a lemon or lemon cookie.
A close-up of a light yellow, circular food item with a slightly textured surface.
A pixelated, round, yellow object on a black background
A white cloud icon with a dark brown outline.
A pixelated, large, round, yellow circle resembling a lemon or citrus fruit.
Cartoon depiction of a snow-covered hill with dark soil on top and a flat white base.

Nature and animals often shape the stories and visuals I create.

Silhouette of a mountain in black, with a white snow cap at the mountain's peak, on a dark background.

I enjoy inline skating around the city in my free time.

I lived on a farm for a year and had a bunch of quails as pets.

A simple line drawing of a sleeping cat curled up on a cushion with plants around it.

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Two cartoon chickens facing each other against a yellow background.

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