Last night I made several updates to my website, www.cedricstudio.com. My website is over five years old now (which equals about fifty internet years) and badly needs a face lift to optimize it for the web 2.0 world. Until I can tackle that mammoth project I'm continuing to turn the crank on this trusty-rusty version. The latest changes include: Added a new...
Last week I spent four days in Las Vegas at the International Licensing Expo attending classes, walking the show floor, and shaking hands in an effort to better understand that particular industry. I wanted to find out what real opportunities, if any, existed for me there.
Unfortunately the short answer (for me at least) is "not many".
One of the projects currently on my plate is a series of illustrations on the theme of retirement. The other day I did this sketch and I really liked how it turned out. Incidentally, this guy golfs better than I do....
A few months ago I was hired by Denali Marketing out of Minneapolis to develop some rough comp art to help them pitch a Best Buy ad campaign. Recently a brand new baseball stadium was built for the Minnesota Twins. Best Buy is a Minnesota-based company so the idea was to come up with a local print campaign to highlight Best...
A few months ago I was hired by the Trifecta BBQ sauce company to create an illustration for their new brand of BBQ sauce. It was a fun project which I blogged about showing the steps from intial concept to final artwork. I'm an illustrator, not a graphic designer, so I did not do the full label design. I just...
Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the torture, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. So why is it called "good?" Good question. Earlier in my career I illustrated this 8-page cartoon Gospel tract. I hope it will explain the answer. Happy Easter! ...
