As an editorial cartoonist for my high school and college newspapers, I learned the value and importance of telling a visual story that was clear, insightful, and poignant. Later, as Art Director for Telephony magazine, I created several cover illustrations on emerging Telecom topics of the week. Many other long-time clients have been in the nightclub business so ads tend to be over-the-top for them.
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Eleven line drawings were created as chapter opening art for ABA Book Publishing for a book called "The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success." The author requested simple almost crude line cartoons with a whimsical approach to lighten up the serious advice being offered.
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ANIMATION for NETWORK PROMO
Below is a :30 animated spot for a CurrentTV promo of their Bonnaroo Festival coverage. The scenes were drawn and animated by Jim Colao, and were sync'd to the voice over track, which also had a few music cues to follow.