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LATEST ARTICLES ( 319 )

• Alas, I Failed To Win The Big New York Comic Con Poster Contest

  

  I entered a poster design contest last fall. Alas, I didn’t win. Years ago, I would have labeled this a failure. Now I’m smarter: I call it a “learning... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• LEGOs, Beer, Bounty Hunters, And Other Lawsuit Lunacy

  

  Welcome to another edition of Loopy Lawsuits.As mentioned in previous posts, I do a cartoon illustration every month for Inside Counsel Magazine’s humor... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• From Cabbage Patch To Garbage Pail

  

  Ask me to describe my most memorable 2012 assignment, and I might choose this one: a client asked me to turn someone into a Garbage Pail Kid so they could put... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• I’m Giving You Just 8 Chances To Find The Right Word

  

  I have a friend who’s almost as crazy as I am– and that’s saying something. His name’s Dave Beffa-Negrini. He creates custom, hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles. Yo... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Snowball Vs. Hat: A Drama In 4 Panels

  

  OK, imagine you’re an illustrator. You’re working hard on an assignment, and you realize you’ve been neglecting your blog. Do you:A) Hope for a miracle B)... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• How Google Made Martin Van Buren A Famous U.S. President

  I read a post by fashion illustrator Edwina Owens Elliott in which she had high praise for a commercial created by advertising agency Venables Bell Partners t... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Create A Facebook Page And Display Your Portfolio As A Slideshow

  

  I’ve been doing what every illustrator does at the start of a new year: asking myself if there’s a better way to display my portfolio so art directors will... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 COMPUTING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• New Year’s Resolution: To Lose The Blinders And Walk Towards The Light

  

  I was scrounging around for a year-end post, and had one of those “happy accidents,” sometimes referred to as serendipity. I found an old illustration (circa... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Busker’s Christmas Carol: Miser Beware!

  

  As mentioned in this prior post, I used to do a weekly strip about a street musician named Busker. I thought you might enjoy this one from December, 1996,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Attention: The World Mayan Today

  

  Mayan. Might end. How often do you get to do an apocalyptic pun?Supposedly, the Mayan Long Count Calendar predicts the world will end today, December 21, 2012. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• No Partridge, No Pear Tree, But We Do Have Birds, Trees, And A Famous Saint

  

  I’ve been doing a Christmas cover illustration for editor Eric Meisfjord and the Inland Register for quite a few years now. I always look forward to it. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• How To Build An HTML Table And Decorate It Tastefully In 5 Easy Steps

  

  WordPress editor Cheri Lucas was kind enough to feature me in The Daily Post recently. One of the things I talked about was using HTML, specifically an HTML... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Paparazzi Stalk Zoot Suit Illustrator: The Most Shocking Blog Post Of 2012

  

  I’m working on a little project involving zoot suits. I missed that era (1940s), but always figured I’d look good in one. Thanks to Photoshop, I was able to... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Thanksgiving Story: How The Jive Turkey Hustled The Street Musician

  

  Back in the 90s, I did a weekly cartoon feature for a local arts & entertainment paper. It was about a little street musician named Busker. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Fish Story: How To Use Sales And Social Media Tools To Create A Feeding Frenzy

  

  I recently did an illustration for The Partner Channel Magazine, for an article on the importance of using sales and social media tools to attract customers.... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Courtroom Fun With Plywood, Chairs, Apples & Security Cameras Gone Wild!

  

  Are you a cynical person who likes to think the worst of your fellow man? Of course not. You’re a kind, caring, loving person– that’s why you’re reading this... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR, LEGAL

• Why Bruce Springsteen Got To Ride On Air Force One

  

  Tomorrow is Election Day in the United States. President Barack Obama is running for reelection. Mitt Romney is his Republican opponent.Rocker Bruce... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Hollywood Blood & Gore: America’s Founding Fathers Would Be… Proud?

  

  I thought it would be fun to do a Halloween post, so I scrounged around in the big trash barrel known as my Archives, and found this old editorial cartoon, circ... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• How To Hang Loose, Fly A Jeep & Why It’s A Good Idea To Number Your Rocks

  

  Here’s a recent caricature I did for a Jeep enthusiast who heads up a club for Jeep lovers.I just had this one photo to work from.Here’s a detail image. Say,... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR