Illustration posts

New spudart.org design. New features. December 1, 2003
As you can see, spudart.org has a new look. I’m still making fine tuning changes here and there, so if you see any bugs or have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. There will be many new features to…
Dunkin Donuts cup: which was designed first? October 20, 2003
With this illustration of a %%278-7859_IMG_400.jpg]dunkin donuts cup on a dunkin donuts cup, which was designed first… the cup or the logo? (inspired by maroon shirt wearin Dave)
The giant walking Sammy Sosa head October 13, 2003
The Cubs are going to clinch the pennant at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. I’m going to the ballpark during the game, and hang outside left field. (not inside the park, but outside.) I was thinking of anything wacky that I…
10 year high school reunion profile September 16, 2003
Here are some of the things I put into my profile for my 10-year high school reunion Occupation: Graphic Designer for Tribune Media Services Hobbies: Art, ceramics, extreme croquet, getting lost, graphic design, illustration, learning, Macintosh, Mr. T., photography, programming,…
illustration gone wrong July 23, 2003
One of my illustrations in the Red Eye newspaper turned out totally wrong. The skin color of the character is GREEN. Freakin green! It’s soooo off. I’m so pissed. It looks like the dude got sick from eating the TV.…
zap2it illustration nuggets July 22, 2003
Here are the other nuggets: 1st row 3rd tv: Lisa planting in her garden (didn’t turn out too good) 2nd row 2nd tv: Our copywriter, Dave, in his band. That’s the dude who’s getting quite famous with his band 2nd…
Zap2it illustration #4 July 21, 2003
Advertisements to increase hits to the TV and Movie Listing website, Zap2it.com. Wonderful concepts and copy by the incredible David Rothkopf. I am available to do illustrations for hire. Email me with your inquirires at: [email protected]
Zap2it illustration #3 July 21, 2003
Advertisements to increase hits to the TV and Movie Listing website, Zap2it.com. Wonderful concepts and copy by the incredible David Rothkopf. I am available to do illustrations for hire. Email me with your inquiries at: [email protected] This appears in the…
Zap2it illustration #2 July 21, 2003
Advertisements to increase hits to the TV and Movie Listing website, Zap2it.com. Wonderful concepts and copy by the incredible David Rothkopf. I am available to do illustrations for hire. Email me with your inquiries at: [email protected] This appears in the…
Zap2it illustration #1 July 21, 2003
Advertisements to increase hits to the TV and Movie Listing website, Zap2it.com. Wonderful concepts and copy by the incredible David Rothkopf. I am available to do illustrations for hire. Email me with your inquiries at: [email protected] This appears in the…
zap2it illustrations in chicago paper July 17, 2003
Chicagoans, grab a Red Eye newspaper next week to see some Zap2it.com advertisements I designed and illustrated. They are full-page color ads with lots of purple.Here’s the schedule of when they will appear. Monday, July 21 (Get Inside TV.)Tuesday, July…
zap2it illustrations July 1, 2003
I’m doing illustrations for Tribune Media Services Zap2it.com advertisements that will appear in the Chicago Red Eye, LA Weekly, Village Voice, OC Weekly (Orange County) newspapers. Although, they haven’t been published yet, i’m posting about the drawings of here, because…
King of Cork June 4, 2003
Here’s a quickie little illustration I did for baseball’s new “King of Cork.”https://www.spudart.org/chicagocubs/sammy I say good for Sammy. It makes baseball more interesting. Coaches stealing signs, pitchers doctoring up balls, players corkin bats. Say, we need a good spitball pitcher…
Vitner’s Vinnie May 28, 2003
On Vitner’s Pretzel Superthins appears a mascot called “Vinnie” playing a pretzel trumpet. Vinnie strikes an uncanny resemeblance to an illustration I did for General Electric’s phone accessories in 2000. What is it with generic cartoon red sunglasses, and gloves…
Comcast Customer Service illustration January 1, 2003
A freelance project where I provided this illustration and some words on a platter. They wanted a hispanic call center man, and an African-American women in a hard hat. They were to add their own words to the platter and…
Groundhog Day Card 2002 February 2, 2002
Groundhog’s Day Card 2002 On 02/02/2002 Groundhog’s day, these two groundhogs both came out of their homes to predict the spring or winter. However you cannot have two groundhogs predicting the season. Therefore, it made most logical sense for them…
United Way: That 70’s Campaign January 1, 2001
Every year Tribune Media Services has a campaign to raise money for United Way. In 2001, the theme is That Seventies Campaign.
GE phone accessories January 1, 2001
Illustration for GE cell phone accessories. Appears in direct mail.
Rubbermaid Tough Stuff January 1, 2001
Freelance illustration for Rubbermaid. They wanted a big fat heavy football player sitting on top of a rubbermaid container.
United Way Sweet Taste of Success January 1, 2000
Every year Tribune Media Services has a campaign to raise money for United Way. In 2000, the theme is Sweet Taste of Success. Close-up: Deskdrop: Poster: Tallyboard:
James Bond illustration January 1, 2000
An illustration I did for Kelly Kreten, high school biology teacher
ScumBugs logo July 1, 1999
In the screw-making industry, grease is used to carve out the threads on a screw. It’s labor intensive to remove the grease. Enter scumbugs. ScumBugs is 50-gallon buckets of water with microscopic ameobas that eat the grease off screws. A…
Kensington Products on Runway January 1, 1999
Kensington released a new line of office products to hold CDs, diskettes and other media. This line of products is so sleek and well-designed they are walking down a runway much to the pleasure of the CDs, floppy diskettes and…
Chicago illustrations January 1, 1999
The agency that I worked for, Sales Solutions, put together a planner jam-packed with local and national events and marketing √¨starter ideas√Æ to put our clients in a promotional state of mind. A series of tips included the “Chicago Hot…
Wanted GE Enrich lightbulb January 1, 1999
Twice a year General Electric participates in the Tru Value hardware show. Each year they hand out tshirts that are themed to the location of the show. This year they wanted to combine Texas and one of their products, the…
GE Trunk Lights January 1, 1999
Illustration for General Electric’s Icicle String Trunk Wrap Outdoor Set. This appeared on buttons, brochure, and a six foot tall sign.
GE Net Lights January 1, 1999
Illustration for General Electric’s Net-Style Outdoor Set. This appeared on buttons, brochure, and a six foot tall sign.
GE Snowman Icicle Lights January 1, 1999
Illustration for General Electric’s Icicle String Outdoor Set. This appeared on buttons, brochure, and a six foot tall sign.
GE Halogens January 1, 1999
These illustrations are for the Point of Sale piece to explain about General Electric’s Halogens
GE Georgia Peach January 1, 1999
Every year General Electric participates in the Tru Value hardware show. Each year they hand out tshirts that are themed to the location of the show. This year they wanted to combine Georgia and one of their products, the Compact…
GE Light up my day January 1, 1998
Twice a year General Electric participates in the Tru Value hardware show. Each year they hand out tshirts that are themed to the location of the show. This year the show is in Texas. Concept and illustration by me. Back…