Robot of the Week: Strandbot

by admin on March 16, 2010

This weeks robot is the STRANDBOT! If you’ve ever been to New York City you will know the Strand Bookstore is a truly unique shop where you can find nearly any book you could ever think of and then some. They are holding a Tote Bag Design contest, and Strandbot of course wanted to jump at the chance to promote his favorite bookstore. Be sure to look at all the cool entries!

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Robot of the Week: OughtBot

by admin on March 11, 2010

The Oughtbot is feeling a bit down since he’s all empty inside. Don’t worry Oughtbot, things will get better!

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The Process of My Illustration Work: Wall Street Journal Illustration Sketches

March 9, 2010

As a vector illustrator, its a common misconception that I simply go to the computer and whip up some art. Actually I get my best ideas from sketching and doodling which is faster than trying to draw on the computer. Also for my editorial illustration clients I provide 3 or 4 hand drawn sketches in [...]

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Robot Of The Week: PANTSBOT

March 5, 2010

The amazing Pantsbot wears his favorite green plaid pants in this image. Don’t let him fool you, he’s been known to wear slacks, jeans and even khakis, but the pantsbot refuses to wear cargo pants because they make him look fat.

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Illustrator for Hire, How to be Found by Creatives

March 5, 2010

HOW DO CREATIVES FIND ILLUSTRATORS?

As freelance illustrators we spend a lot of time marketing our work, and trying to find the best way to reach the people who hire us: creatives and art directors.
I decided to cut to the chase and ask my contacts on LinkedIN what methods they use when they are looking to [...]

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My Favorite Tupperware sales lady, Aunt Barbara!

March 2, 2010

Aunt Barbara is the top seller of Tupperware in the country and if you’ve seen her videos you can tell why. She also throws some wild tupperware parties that I know I’d love to attend. Take a look her latest appearance on LXTV.

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March Illustration, Leprechaun Iditarod

March 1, 2010
Leprechaun Iditarod

We have so much snow going into March that even leprechauns need to use creative ways to find their gold! This illustration was originally created for Disney Adventures magazine as the header for their calendar feature.

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Robot Of The Week: Neo-Future Bot Illustration

February 24, 2010
Neo Future Bot

The robot of the week is the Neo-Future Bot. He possesses an amazing ability to see into the future and report back on what he saw. This is the kind of Robot we could all use!

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To Spec or Not To Spec, an opinion.

February 23, 2010

**UPDATE- MARCH 2, 2010**
So I just visited the site again of the company who was holding this spec design contest and was charging a $15 entry fee. Well it looks like they dropped the entrance fee, and I’d like to think maybe I had something to do with this. Still a logo for $200 is [...]

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Robot of the week: Even Robots Get Frustrated Sometimes.

February 19, 2010

I had a frustrating week trying to work with word press to build my incredibly delayed brand new website.  It seems that these things should be so simple and easy to do, but I find myself just fighting to understand how to use the technology to accomplish what I want. So the Robot of the [...]

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