I've always been a fan of Superman, as a kid I was obsessed with him. So this movie looks fascinating. In Hollywoodland Ben Affleck stars as George Reeves, the real-life actor who played Superman on TV in the fifties. At the height of his fame Reeves shocked the world by committing suicide. Newspaper headlines everywhere declared "Superman...
I recently illustrated this diagram for an article about how to study/interpret the Bible (ancient Biblical city on the left, the modern era on the right, bridge in between). Sometimes it's fun to stretch myself and try something different, so I thought I'd go for a "cartoon retro" look. It turned out ok, but I don't think I...
Two humorous ads for Solo Mobile. (Thanks to Ernie Schenck's blog for the link.)...
Granted, generic foods are known for their unoriginal names. But when my wife and I saw this in the grocery store it was just too funny. I had to buy a box.I can see the commercials now: "Crispy Hexagons: For the Geometry Major in All of Us. Free Protractor Inside!" So how would you promote this product? Granted,...
I've been super busy lately, but I wanted to take a minute to plug a terrific art blog: "The Temple of the Seven Golden Camels". I have no idea what that title means, but it's a great blog for any artist interested in filmmaking. Animator and storyboard artist Mark Kennedy consistently writes thoughtful and informative nuggets about animation and...
I just spent the last three days at Flashbelt, one of the midwest's largest conferences for animators, designers, and developers who work in Flash. In the last couple of years I've animated a few client projects in Flash and since the conference was here in Minneapolis it was a no-brainer to attend.There were some great presentations, including a couple...
