A couple of weeks ago I announced my new finger-puppet business cards. I designed them to serve several functions: To demonstrate my abilities as a character desginer; To stand out and be a good conversation starter at networking events; To display not just my contact info but list past clients and quotes/endorsements from satisfied art directors. So far the cards have been a big...
Today's the day we gather 'round the barbeque with family and friends to celebrate America's birthday, toss the frisbee, eat corn on the cob, and honor the thousands who've given their lives to keep America united and free. If you can't wait until tonight for the fireworks, I've found a fun little website that lets you shoot off your own. Happy...
As a character designer I'm fascinated with product mascots. A good mascot, when combined with a strong ad campaign, can be an enormous benefit when promoting a product or service. My favorite freelance projects are when clients hire me to design a mascot or character, either for advertising or animation. To help illustrate the power of a mascot I thought...
Did you know there are Easter eggs in your DVD collection that you may not even be aware of? "Easter eggs" are hidden special features that filmmakers intentionally hide on a DVD for you to try and find. Not every DVD has them, but many do. Here's a rather extensive collection of DVD Easter Eggs for you to try and...
Between meeting deadlines and getting my taxes ready for my accountant (ugh!) I'm pretty busy at the moment. Too busy to write a full post. However, there's some great art blogs linked over to the left. I highly recommend giving them a looksee. Also, I thought I'd pass on a joke someone sent me the other day that really made me...
For a few years now I've had the privilege of being a member of DrawerGeeks, a fun website for artists. Each week a different character or topic is assigned and we each take a shot at illustrating it any way we'd like. This week's topic was "The Monster Under My Bed". Ninety percent of the time I'm too busy to take...
