I’m growing the OctoBraino learning platform and want to bring its big-eyed octopus mascots to life with the same playful spirit that makes apps like Duolingo so engaging. Using Rive as the animation tool of choice, I need a set of fully rigged characters that can blink and speak, shift into idle loops, react to user actions, and visibly show happiness, surprise, and sadness on cue. Brief description on what is needed: - Create cute, Duolingo-style animated characters (mainly octopus mascots) for the OctoBraino learning platform. - Design smooth, expressive character animations in Rive (preferred) — including blinking, speaking, reacting, idle motions, and emotional expressions. - Build fully rigged, reusable character animation files compatible with web apps. - Develop animations that feel lively, playful, and engaging — similar to Duolingo’s owl or modern mobile-app mascots. - Ensure animations are lightweight, web-optimized, and ready for production use. - Preferably able to integrate Rive animations into a website (React / Webflow / standard web embedding). - Ability to adapt the visual style to match the existing OctoBraino brand (cute, friendly, big-eyed octopuses). - Deliver layered, editable source files for future animation updates. - Provide guidance on best practices for scalable character animation on the web. If you've crafted Duolingo-styled animated characters or animations on RIVE, I'd like to see them.