A mascot can be powerful. If you run a small business, work at an ad agency, or design product packaging, I would encourage you to think about the benefits of having a mascot to represent the product or service you are selling. A while back I wrote a post summarizing some of the benefits a mascot brings. That post has recently...
As I mentioned in my last post, this weekend I had the privilege of meeting animator and author Tom Sito. I just wanted to take a moment to plug his book, Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson. You are probably thinking it would be hard to come up with a more...
My wife and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Hollywood where we visited a couple of clients, did some vacationing, and attended the 2009 National Catoonists Society Reuben Awards Weekend. I love Los Angeles and this was one of the most enjoyable trips I've taken in quite a while. I've got a bunch of photos posted over on my Facebook...
Tomorrow morning my wife and I are flying west to spend a few days in the Los Angeles area. Thursday I'll be meeting with clients throughout the day, then capping off the evening by dropping in at Priscilla's Coffee in Burbank for the weekly Sketch Night. I'm really looking forward to that! Friday through Sunday I'll be among the hordes of cartoonists...
Peter Green is a talented artist who runs a design and marketing firm in Los Angeles. He has a long history of doing work for pretty much every major Hollywood studio in one form or another. I've had the privilege of working with Peter on a couple of projects. He and his staff are terrific. Very professional, experienced, and top-drawer. In...
A blog post by animator J. Randy Hayes. I can totally relate to this....
