Sep 02 2007
Almost There
This is Jamie (the illustrator) trying out the posting setup we’ve got running here.
This book has been Bob’s baby for as long as I can remember, and to see finalized page spreads and actually flick through printed mock-ups is terrific. I originally agreed to draw the illustrations a few years back, and fed bunches of drawings to Bob whenever I could sit down and churn a few out. With Bob constantly dealing with consulting clients and me in school, the process was drawn out longer than I had anticipated, but now that the book is about to be published I can confidently look back on it all and say it was worth the wait. There is a lot of twistedly brilliant humor in this book accompanied by some pretty fun drawings. As artist this is definitely one of the more unique projects I’ve worked on. Attempting to bring all of Bob’s warped ideas together and draw up somewhat plausible products was an adventure in itself, and getting to run with a few extra illustrations and help craft new ideas for the catalogue was really rewarding. I can’t wait for everyone to dig into it all once this sucker hits shelves.
Now if you’ll excuse me I have springbok penises to redraw.
