Hi! I'm glad you're here!
I’m Tamás Mayer, a guy who spends way too much time doodling strange creatures and figuring out how to make them move.
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Officially, I’m a graphic designer and animation artist… but unofficially, I’m just someone who can’t stop creating. Over the years I’ve been an animator at a software company, a character and background designer at a film studio, and the one who takes ideas that only exist in someone’s head – and turns them into something real.
Since 2017, I’ve been working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. I’ve illustrated children’s books for Hungarian and international publishers, and some of my drawings have even ended up on card games (yes, it’s as fun as it sounds). I’ve also designed logos for startups and bands, brochures for a cattle company (long story), cover art for music labels, visuals for a coaching school, branding for a psychology center, and animations for an architecture studio. Basically – if it’s creative, I’m in.
My motto:
I don’t know everything – but if I want something badly enough, I’ll find a way to figure it out.
What I do most:
Illustration, background and character design, animation, game design, and graphic design.
What I can also do without breaking a sweat:
Video editing, preparing print materials.
Since October 2024, I’ve been living in Iceland, spending most of my free time outdoors – hiking, filming, and running through the incredible landscapes. On cold winter evenings, you’ll usually find me watching films, reading a good book, and sipping tea under a wool blanket while listening to Ólafur Arnalds.
Books
Card Games
István Hetesi & Tamás Mayer
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2024 – The Giggliz - Changing the World, One Giggle at a Time
/ Amazon Books
Anna Bojti
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2021 – The Secret of the Blue Door
(A kék ajtó titka – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Eszter Czernák
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2019 – Sári and Berci at Home
(Sári és Berci otthon – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
András Fekete
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2019 – Tüsi and Lobonc Save Bam Bandi
(Tüsi és Lobonc megmenti Bam Bandit – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Gemma Elwin Harris
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2021 – The Universe, the Cows and Everything – Big Questions, Simple Answers
(Az univerzum, a tehenek meg minden - fontos kérdések, egyszerű válaszok – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Kristóf Kemény
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2016 – Puskás Öcsi – The Incredible Adventures of a Mischievous Boy 1 – Let’s Sneak Out to Play Football!
(Puskás Öcsi - A külvárosi vagány hihetetlen kalandjai 1. - Szökjünk ki focizni! – original title in Hungarian) / Alexandra Publishing -
2016 – Puskás Öcsi – The Incredible Adventures of a Mischievous Boy 2 – I’ll Be a Footballer Too!
(Puskás Öcsi - A külvárosi vagány hihetetlen kalandjai 2. - Focista leszek én is! – original title in Hungarian) / Alexandra Publishing -
2017 – Puskás Öcsi – The Incredible Adventures of a Mischievous Boy 3 – Towards the Adult Team!
(Puskás Öcsi - A külvárosi vagány hihetetlen kalandjai 3. - Irány a felnÅ‘tt csapat!! – original title in Hungarian) / Alexandra Publishing
Gergely Péterfy & Ervin Nagy
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2022 – Robot Tale
(Robotmese – original title in Hungarian) / Lampion Books
Rebecca Colby
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2022 – Woolly Bully
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2023 – Bigfoots at the Beach
/ Maverick Publishing
János Tomoga
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2022 – The Seven Little Robots and the Robontó – Tales for Robot Children
(A hét kisrobot és a robontó - mesék robotgyerekeknek – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Adrienn Vadadi
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2018 – Sticker Laci, the Famous Robber
(Matricás Laci, a híres rabló – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2018 – Sticker Laci and the Museum Heist
(Matricás Laci és a múzeumi rablás – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2019 – Sticker Laci and the Chocolate Cake
(Matricás Laci és a csokitorta – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2019 – Sticker Laci and the Great Hubbub
(Matricás Laci és a nagy zenebona – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2020 – Sticker Laci Steals a Fence
(Matricás Laci kerítést lop – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2020 – Sticker Laci in London
(Matricás Laci Londonban – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Ildi Vibók
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2020 – I Would Like a Goldfish
(Szeretnék egy aranyhalat – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2020 – The Super Team – What’s the Use of Vaccination?
(A szupercsapat - Mire jó az oltás? – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2021 – The Super Ladder – What’s the Use of DNA?
(A szuperlétra - Mire jó a DNS? – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2022 – The Super Nut – What’s the Use of the Brain?
(A szuperdió - Mire jó az agy? – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2023 – Where Did the Krill Go?
(Hová tűntek a krillek? – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2023 – The Bear Mission
(A maci-akció – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Zsolt Batki
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2022 – Cafeteria Battle
(Menzacsata – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Zoltán GyÅ‘ri
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2022 – Oopsie
(Hupszi – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Gergely Kruppa
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2021 – Sticker Laci – Catch Me!
(Matricás Laci - Kapj el! – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Máté Lencse
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2023 – Magic Lab
(Varázslabor – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing -
2023 – Kiwi
(Kiwi – original title in Hungarian) / Pagony Publishing
Achievements
2023 – HUBBY AWARD
The Super Nut – What’s the Use of the Brain?
(A szuperdió - Mire jó az agy? – original title in Hungarian)
Winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award / The Educational Book of the Year in the Student Jury category
Author: Ildi Vibók | Illustrator: Tamás Mayer
2022 – HUBBY AWARD
I want a goldfish!
(Szeretnék egy aranyhalat– original title in Hungarian)
Winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award / The Educational Book of the Year in the Student Jury category
Author: Ildi Vibók | Illustrator: Tamás Mayer
Selected Clients
Pagony Publishing
Lampion Publishing
Alexandra Publishing
Maverick Publishing
Orchard Literary Agency
Magpie Illustration Agency
MZK Publishing
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Breed Invest
Slow Budapest
Rendbe Jössz Psychological Center
Watson Coaching
Hygge Shop