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11 Dec

Posted at 17:03h in Character Design, Illustration
Earlier this year I was hired by a chain of swimming schools in Wisconsin to design a mascot for their company, Goldfish Swim Schools. You can see a few of the initial sketches here. They named the mascot “Bubbles”, and they liked him/her/it so much that they asked me to create themed variations for use on calendars, removable tattoos, etc....

09 Oct

Posted at 20:18h in Character Design
VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has just released a new DVD called Clive and Ian’s Wonderblimp of Knowledge. The series features two popular puppet brothers from Phil’s ongoing series What’s In The Bible?. The purple monkey puppet in the background was designed by yours truly. Here’s the final design (you can see my concept sketches in an earlier post): Clive and...

04 Oct

Posted at 16:32h in Comp Art & FPO
CPC Intersect is a local agency that specialize in event marketing (or experience marketing as it’s called in some circles). They work with a lot of big brands, helping them to design fun interactive events to help promote their products. Sometimes they’ll hire me to whip up a quick sketch or two to help pitch an idea. In the past...

10 Jul

Posted at 19:47h in Art & Business, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)
Every once in a while I sit down and doodle up a few sketch cards. I buy the blank cards at my local art supply store, then get out some colored pencils and markers and have fun. No pressure. I just draw whatever I feel like. Some turn out, some don’t. The ones that do I send to past clients...

12 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Art & Business, Character Design, Illustration, Just for Fun
A few tidbits from around the webisphere: • VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer is coming to a pair of headphones near you with The Phil Vischer Podcast. He discusses pop culture, theology, and Christian living with equal parts insight and silliness. I listened to Episode 2 today at the gym. It took a couple of minutes to get going but there...

09 Jun

Posted at 09:50h in Toy Design
One of my regular clients is a toy company called DecoPac. They design many of the fancy birthday cakes you see in grocery store bakeries. They also create various toys and novelties to put on top of the cakes, often tying in with licensed characters and brands. Last year they commissioned me to design a set of cake-top toys to...