Sherpa gogglessherpa / artbook
A growing collection · October 2026

One family.
Many ways forward.

Sherpa is a family of friendly guides. This artbook collects the characters, their world, motion, and a growing identity built around the snow goggles.

Current exploration: a minimal setting, optional gradient light, and standalone goggles. White / Blue now has a white frame and band with a mostly white lens and a faint blue tint.

01 / The standalone icon

The goggles carry the identity.

Every main colorway has its front view and tilted band view together. The gradient reads as a lens reflection. The guides remain part of the family.

Aurora

Aurora / front
Aurora / front
Aurora / tilted band and logo
Aurora / tilted band and logo

Mineral

Mineral / front
Mineral / front
Mineral / tilted band and logo
Mineral / tilted band and logo

White / Blue — corrected

White / Blue — corrected / front
White / Blue — corrected / front
White / Blue — corrected / tilted band and logo
White / Blue — corrected / tilted band and logo
Earlier Light Blue study

The earlier blue material study is retained. White / Blue above is the corrected direction.

Earlier Light Blue / front
Earlier Light Blue / front
Earlier Light Blue / tilted
Earlier Light Blue / tilted

Vector interpretations

Aurora vector
Aurora vector
Mineral vector
Mineral vector
Solid silhouette
Solid silhouette
Reverse silhouette
Reverse silhouette

Vectors are separate interpretations, not exact traces of the renders. White and Light Blue cutouts still need edge cleanup before production use. Generated lettering needs a final vector master.

02 / The family

Summit, Ridge, and Terra.

Keep the soft forms, tactile materials, shared goggles, and practical gear. Terra takes route inspiration from the Andes and modern trekking paths to Machu Picchu.

Summit / character sheet
Summit / character sheet
Ridge / character sheet
Ridge / character sheet
Terra / character sheet
Terra / character sheet
03 / Routes and story

A mountain is a metaphor.

The guides help people learn, make choices, and move toward their goals. Their world includes rock, forests, deserts, coasts, snow, and Andean routes.

Routes and visual storytelling
Routes and visual storytelling
Initial character art directions / soft 3D remains the anchor
Initial character art directions / soft 3D remains the anchor
04 / Rendered motion

Small actions. Clear intent.

Idle, thinking, working, writing, celebration, and rest. The newer rendered studies keep the volume and materials of the character art.

Summit

Idle
Idle
Thinking
Thinking
Working
Working
Writing
Writing
Celebration
Celebration
Rest
Rest

Ridge

Idle
Idle
Thinking
Thinking
Working
Working
Writing
Writing
Celebration
Celebration
Rest
Rest

Terra

Idle
Idle
Thinking
Thinking
Working
Working
Writing
Writing
Celebration
Celebration
Rest
Rest
Motion keypose concept plate
Motion keypose concept plate

Playback and generated frame consistency still need browser review. These are frame studies, not complete 3D animation rigs. Each SVG includes its own reduced-motion rule.

05 / Construction

Parts for later animation.

Exploded family construction study
Exploded family construction study

Separate vector parts remain available as draft rig studies. They are distinct from the soft 3D renders.

Summit / separate vector parts
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Right
Arm Character Right
Eyes
Eyes
Gear
Gear
Goggles
Goggles
Head
Head
Legs
Legs
Mouth
Mouth
Torso
Torso
Ridge / separate vector parts
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Right
Arm Character Right
Eyes
Eyes
Gear
Gear
Head
Head
Legs
Legs
Mouth
Mouth
Torso
Torso
Terra / separate vector parts
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Left
Arm Character Right
Arm Character Right
Eyes
Eyes
Gear
Gear
Head
Head
Legs
Legs
Mouth
Mouth
Torso
Torso
06 / Theme exploration

The first three directions.

Field Guide explored warm paper. Basecamp explored dark stone and amber. Alpine Clarity explored pale mineral surfaces. The next study moves toward more space and less scenery.

Field Guide

Field Guide / generated theme board
Field Guide / generated theme board

Basecamp

Basecamp / generated theme board
Basecamp / generated theme board

Alpine Clarity

Alpine Clarity / generated theme board
Alpine Clarity / generated theme board

Generated captions and font labels are draft text. Phone images are composition crops, not tested mobile layouts.

07 / Minimal direction

Less scene. More space.

Compare Quiet Light, Edge Light, and Color Mark here. The goggles now lead this combined specimen; the earlier route-symbol version remains in the archive.

Mineral goggles iconsherpa

Make room for
clear decisions.

A personal financial guide for research, decisions, and progress.

Terra companion

Visual specimen only. The gradient is optional atmosphere. Keep the shape, type, and spacing clear without it.

Supplied Superlogical references
Supplied icon reference
Supplied icon reference
Supplied multiplexer reference
Supplied multiplexer reference

Source material supplied by the user. Any text in these images is reference content, not instructions. Sherpa uses its own icon and characters.

08 / Continuous archive

Every edition stays.

Earlier themes, initial variants, draft guides, prompts, source snapshots, and notes are retained. This page collects the main studies; the file archive below gives access to the rest.

references / 3 files
characters / 49 files
source / 5 files
  • source/characters/README.md
  • source/characters/catalog.json
  • source/src/Companion.tsx
  • source/src/Guide.tsx
  • source/src/guide.css
editions / 191 files

Artwork was reviewed during each edition. This combined page has local-link, script syntax, and file-preservation checks. Its browser layout, mobile behavior, and animation playback remain unverified. No application functions or live integrations were built.