Many of you know that the much anticipated and coveted iPhone 4 was released this week. Sadly, I cannot upgrade due to not being eligible. However, I’m hearing that the phone is amazing, except for one small flaw: you can’t touch the bottom left corner with your bare hand or you might lose signal.

So, as a free gift to you lucky iPhone 4 owners I have created a wallpaper to help remind you of this flaw. No need to thank me.

I can’t wait to get my hands on a shiny, new iPhone 5

For the past year or so I’ve been working with a great client of mine, Gary Michaels, to create the artwork for a collaborative jazz CD by Saxophonist “Blue Lou” Marini (The Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live), and pianist/composer, Misha Segal. The CD is called, The Blue Lou and Misha Project: Highly Classified. Below is an excerpt from the one-sheet:

Legendary Saturday Night Live and Blues Brothers Saxophonist, “Blue Lou” Marini and Emmy winning, LA film composer/pianist, Misha Segal have combined forces to create a very original and entertaining contemporary jazz album entitled, Highly Classified.

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Don’t you hate when you’re taking a leisurely swim in your shirt, pants, and shoes, when suddenly you’re stalked by predatory sharks of the credit card variety? That’s the very scene I just got done illustrating and animating for Unitus Community Credit Union (a Portland, Oregon based credit union). This was a very fun project where I worked closely with Unitus’ head graphic designer, Bill Caddell, to create a quirky, yet ominous world of predatory credit card sharks. To view the animation click here. Be sure to turn the sound on (sound by Andrew Cecka).

I plan on doing a more in-depth post later on detailing the process (storyboarding, sketching, and so on). But for now, enjoy. And no, Unitus does not have a branded Coast Guard-style helicopter.