Character Design

Musicologie is a music school headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. They hired me to design a fun cartoon mascot inspired by the bird in their existing logo: I started with some VERY rough thumbnail doodles, messing around with a bunch of shapes and proportions. Some turned out better than others but that's how every creative process starts: The client asked me to...

Exodus 90 is a Catholic ministry for men. Their goal is to challenge men of all ages and backgrounds with a 90-day period of fasting and discipline, focusing on three areas: prayer, asceticism (self-denial), and fraternity (brotherhood). They asked me to help them design an appealing mascot that they could use in some of their materials. We talked about...

Arkray USA is a company using technology to make advancements in healthcare. They have a device for dentists that can analyze a patient's saliva and look for problems. The wanted a fun mascot character that would help them to sell the device to dentists, and hired me to help them out. We talked about various ideas including a detective, a...

I was hired by a company in Asia to design a mascot based on a gray snub-nosed monkey. Eventually the project went in a different direction and another artist was hired (you can't win 'em all) but I thought I'd share the rough exploratory concepts I submitted. If you like this, I've got two sketchbook collections available in my store. Buy Now ...