I'm sure more than a few of my blog readers have browsed or even participated in DrawingBoard.org. The link in the previous sentence may not work because the site is down, which is why I'm writing this post. DrawingBoard.org is in trouble. For those who don't know, for years DrawingBoard.org has been a fun hangout spot for hundreds (maybe thousands) of animation...
Here's another round of interesting links that you might find interesting if they are things you are interested in: Google's New "Profile" Feature — John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing, blogs about a new Google feature that allows a short profile of you to show up on Page 1 when other people google your name. A great, free way to...
As I mentioned in a recent post I sometimes design novelty toys for DecoPac, a national leader in the cake industry. Often the toys involve licensed characters but sometimes they are more generic. For this project the client wanted to update the design of their "Sports Fan" cake. I'm not a sports fan myself but I would imagine this particular...
Too busy for a real blog post, but here's a quick link in honor of one of my favorite holidays: Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes of All Time. Enjoy!...
Two days ago I posed a curious question: Are the offspring of artistic men more likely to be boys or girls? Most of the artists I know who are parents (myself included) have all girls or mostly girls, and that seemed a little odd to me. So far thirty of you have taken my informal survey. The results are below. Assuming...
Earlier this week my wife and I hosted a couple for dinner, illustrator Toby Dugan and his wife Vonnie. Toby is a retired artist, evangelist, and magician and one of my wife's long-time family friends. He was kind enough to bring his portfolio to my studio which was a real treat! For much of his career Toby was a commercial artist...
