AppleBoy Graphic Art

Jonathan's Christmas Comic

2010-12-21T10:48:00.000-05:00

The other day Jonathan and I started wondering where the Misfit Toys actually came from. We concluded that they must have come from Santa's Workshop, as all toys do, and that only one being could be responsible for such horrible mistakes. He took it from there.

My favorite panel is bottom left.

I'll try to get him to ink and color it soon.

Robot!

2010-11-19T16:49:00.000-05:00

Vikings

2010-08-03T10:14:00.004-04:00

more avatar spots... a set of vikings is in the works.

Jonathan: Captain America Redesign

2010-07-30T10:18:00.001-04:00

I was hoping to get a chance to submit something to the Project: Rooftop Captain America redesign contest. Alas, too little time and too many computer issues. But my boy went after it with good old pencil, ball point pen and magic marker. Submitted it for him today... here it is.

Avatar Spots

2010-07-30T09:14:00.000-04:00

These are some little spots I'm working on to be part of of the Design Squad redesign.
The idea right now is to use them as possible avatars for users when they log in.
More on that as it develops. If nothing else, these are a fun exercise in drawing in Flash with limited time and a limited palette.

Character Sketches

2010-07-23T14:54:00.002-04:00

I was asked to create 3 character sketches for a potential project.
If you are interested, you can see the process here.

Fly Mad Scientist

2010-07-22T14:52:00.000-04:00

More sketchy pencil drawings. I'm in love with this crappy, cheap paper that someone left on my desk. Takes HB pencil really well. It's cut into 6x6 squares which makes it convenient to drag around to meetings etc. The only problem is I let it slip to the 7 year old that I have some of this stuff. Now I have to keep my stash hidden from her.

What's happening to me?

Could be worse... I could be the mad scientist from The Fly.

Amphibious Larry -- Meeting Sketch

2010-07-20T10:39:00.002-04:00

Captain America Redesign I

2010-07-20T08:02:00.004-04:00

1st pass at sketches for possible entry in the Project: Rooftop Captain America redesign contest.

Werewolf? There. There wolf.

2010-07-16T16:49:00.002-04:00

Messing around more with this werewolf.

Seahorse

2010-07-12T11:09:00.002-04:00

Meeting Sketch

2010-07-09T11:28:00.000-04:00

City Feed and Supply T-shirt Design

2010-07-08T22:42:00.000-04:00

Worked on this in the Spring. My friends Dave and Kristine celebrated the 10th Anniversary of City Feed and Supply in Jamaica Plain.

Birds

2010-07-08T22:23:00.001-04:00

Caveman and Spaceman

2010-06-28T18:33:00.006-04:00

Here's a couple of random guys I've been working on. Thinking about doing a series with the traditional skull and crossbones template applied to different characters.

Critters

2010-03-12T08:29:00.006-05:00

A few super-quick sketches for a proposal at WGBH.
With any luck, my man Dave lands this thing...

Scary Superman II

2010-02-21T21:11:00.005-05:00

An original piece I did around the theme of Scary Supermen.

Looking forward to the next Parallel Universe Pazzo which will feature readings about ubermensch and the like...

Scary Superman I

2010-02-21T19:18:00.004-05:00

Spot done to accompany a micro-fiction contest at Hilobrow.

A fun story and obviously fun to illustrate. The theme was scary supermen.

New Self Portrait Icon

2010-02-12T15:11:00.003-05:00

Variation on my old Crust character.
Balder. Wiser.

Happy Birthday Juniper!

2010-01-20T21:18:00.003-05:00

Cover for the CD giveaway at Juni's 4th birthday party.

If Abe Sapien was in the Stone Roses...

2010-01-20T21:09:00.004-05:00

...this is probably what he would look like. Actually this is just a quick character sketch for a proposal at work.

Bot-E Page

2010-01-20T21:01:00.005-05:00

An RSVP to the first Parallel Universe Pazzo live podcast reading. It was a really fun event put together by Hilobrow.com and Pazzo Books in West Roxbury. Listen to them here.

I'm trying Hulk. Lord knows I'm trying.

2010-01-20T20:53:00.002-05:00

Design Squad Exchange

2009-10-08T21:45:00.011-04:00

DESIGN SQUAD is high-energy, high-drama reality TV that lets kids show off their smarts as they design and build working solutions for real-world clients—people who are hungry for clever ideas from a new generation of innovators.

That's an official bit of language but it gives you an idea of what the show is about. I know it more via the PBS Kids Go! website that I see my colleagues work on everyday. The Design Squad site has been recently updated and now includes the DS Exchange where people can take challenges, make wishes or create sketches that reflect original thinking, planning and designing.

These stickers are among the few that I contributed to the exchange. You can award these to submissions that you think are worthy. Check it out.

Latin Music USA

2009-09-27T22:51:00.004-04:00

This site was built to support a fantastic 4-part program that will air on October 12th on PBS.

Latin Music USA covers the fantastic and influential history of Latin musical traditions in this country. I've been watching video from this production for a long time as I've worked on the site and I highly recommend the program.

The site is pretty deep and if you have some time, I suggest spending some time in the Explore section as it gives a good impression on the relationships between the various genres, instruments and ensembles that make Latin music so rich.

I enjoyed designing this site as a departure from my usual projects in interactive children's media. I was allowed some real creative freedom thanks to very open minded producers and team members.

Robin

2009-09-27T22:25:00.009-04:00

About time I got Robin up here. Just as prolific as her brother, she is constantly making things; paper boats, "wallets", hand-made paper with her mom and Aunt Jeannie, and of course many drawings. Sometimes she proudly shows them off, other times you just happen onto them in random little places around the house.

Here is that homemade paper and some dot-paint patterns.

Battling Knights

2009-09-27T21:58:00.011-04:00

Jonathan captures the horror of mediæval war with black, ballpoint pen.

Beeswax

2009-09-27T21:45:00.006-04:00

Beeswax is a new website that WGBH Interactive created to promote kids' awareness of the world around them via news photography. The images are sourced from AP and we update twice a week.

Designing this was fun due to the relatively small amount of people with a say on the project. I was able to push some very un-bee like colors and the developer, Kevin Lesniewicz followed through with some great sound design. The bees having nothing to do with news photography (as far as I know) but they are a fun thing to use as a theme.

BIGFOOT!

2009-09-27T21:18:00.003-04:00

This is what I entered into the Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute T-shirt design contest. The Institute is the front for 826 Boston, a fabulous, non-profit tutoring organization.

Doing this drawing was just what the doctor ordered on a quiet Friday evening a few weeks ago.

No word on the winner of the contest. Would love to see the other entries.

Fetch! game graphics

2009-07-17T22:43:00.002-04:00

The new Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman game launched. Water We Doing? is a fun arcade-style game using the various states of water. Here are some of the target graphics for the game.

Monster by Jonathan

2009-07-09T22:30:00.002-04:00

Nice ballpoint pen sketch by Jonathan. He's getting into some shading and crosshatching...building up some textures. I was nowhere near this at 9.

12 Monkeys

2009-06-29T22:34:00.002-04:00

triangles

2009-06-22T22:37:00.002-04:00

warmup sketches to generate ideas about triangles. some of these were used in a prototype for math website. I kind of like the crab in the upper right...reminds me of Ed Emberly stuff.

charcoal briquette

2009-06-22T22:35:00.002-04:00

weird thing to draw...but something was needed for Nancy's work BBQ invite. So there you go...

Sticker Guys

2009-06-19T05:54:00.013-04:00

These guys were made for a Design Squad prototype that's being built this summer. More on that when it launches. They were started directly in Flash...no pencil or paper involved whatsoever. I still find that weird.

Germinator

2009-06-15T23:17:00.000-04:00

These little guys were created for the Germinator game on the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman site. This is the kind of thing I would always have done in Illustrator, but I started feeling more comfortable in Flash when I made these.

Cro-Zone

2009-06-15T23:15:00.000-04:00

Always loved this one from the boy. Probably about 8 when he did it.

More Bees!

2009-06-15T23:09:00.000-04:00

Messing around in Flash...trying to create some bees for a photo-based news sites for tweens. More to come on that later. See previous post for some other candidates. I think we're going with the one on the left.

Coffee Guy

2009-06-15T22:41:00.000-04:00

This is the Coffee Guy on his Vespa. He is the somewhat mysterious member of the FFFBI -- The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation. He can be seen (when he wants to be seen...) hosting the Academy games among other things at this interactive adventure site created at WGBH.

Boxers

2009-06-15T06:33:00.000-04:00

Another old one. Freelance...for whom I can't remember. This is the Illustrator style I did for many years. Still like it but have moved away from this look...too many of bezier curves.

Aliens from Jonathan

2009-06-14T23:51:00.000-04:00

Here are a few aliens with descriptions from Jonathan. The sparkly pen is not coming through on this scan, but trust me, they're sparkly.

Lil' Elephant

2009-06-14T23:16:00.002-04:00

I drew this quite a while ago (6yrs?) but I still like it. It's in the girls' room now. Don't get much of a chance to do pen and ink these days...

Bees!

2009-06-14T23:13:00.001-04:00