Caution!! Reports from around the country are flooding in of Back-to-School sales being spotted. Children throughout the United States are urged to remain calm. Now’s not the time to panic. If you feel you must show resistance, we urge you to practice peaceful resistance, much like this gentleman is showing above. I found this sketch I did a year ago around back-to-school time. I never finished it up, so I thought I’d at least give it a post for this week’s Illustration Friday topic, “Caution”. I’m not sure who the “caution” is for, students or parents (Mom can’t be having fun right now).

I can’t remember the last time a client said to me “Here’s a bunch of money. Finish my project when you’re inspired”. If you’re in the creative industry it doesn’t matter whether or not you are “inspired”—You HAVE to create. Your income depends on it. So, how do you get inspired when you find yourself in the creative doldrums (aka, slump, rut, writer’s block, etc…)? And, how do you prepare for the inevitable slump? Being one who finds himself in a slump once every four hours or so I feel I’m qualified to offer up advice. Here are some techniques I use. Let’s dive right in. Read More »

My wife and I took a day trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon yesterday and stumbled upon these old photo cards. We thought they were very interesting so we picked up a few (at $2 a piece it wasn’t a bad deal). “What are you going to do with these?” the lady at the counter asked. “Don’t know,” we replied. I really like the vintage typography on the back. Perhaps I’ll use them as inspiration for a promo card someday. Who knows. If anyone has any background on what these cards are for, let me know.