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Nice to meet you.
Hey. My name is David. Or Mr. Pants, if you prefer.
I create rockin' illustration for your unique situation.
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Funk up your world
"Do you need a fun illustration? Yes, yes you do. And you need to hire Sparky Firepants to do it because he's just that good."
– Kelly Parkinson, Copylicious
What if you could ask a designer anything?
Can I use Microsoft Word to create my ebook? How? How do you get those bookmarky things to work in your PDFs? Should I buy Photoshop to make my blog header? What do I need to draw my napkin doodles in the computer? Why are designers so snarky about PowerPoint? I use PowerPoint, does that mean there’s something wrong ...
botpreneur #6
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The Pool and the Leap
I can't count how many times I've stood at the edge of an unheated pool, hesitating. Arms crossed, I'll watch the mirrored surface of the water, imagining myself leaping out, breaking the stillness, then diving down to touch the drain at the deep end. As inviting as the water looks, I know it's going to be ...
The ugly face of obstacles in your business
Red. No, not red. Really red. Purple red. Puffy. Bumpy. Scaly. Obvious. It's November 2009 and I'm in Phoenix, Arizona. I'm standing in front of my sister-in-law's bathroom mirror, trying to convince myself that I look normal. I had to psych myself up about this because in a couple of hours I would be leading my first in-person ...
botpreneur #5
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Acing Tough Talks
"Dude, you have the biggest zit on your forehead." "What?" "Right. THERE. Huge. That is one seriously monstrous blackhead, man. So anyway, I'm pulling into the gas station and this girl in a convertible, she..." I've had friends throughout ...
botpreneur #5
This week's comic is a more codified version of botpreneur #4, of which over 500 people have viewed through this site (plus the feeds I track) since July 1st. In fact, I got the biggest email response ...
You hate what your designer created. Now what?
So you hire a designer. You pay a deposit and tell her what you want. Then you wait. You busy yourself with other work, but secretly you're checking your email every ten minutes for a week, hoping to see something come through. Anticipay-yay-tion, it's making me wait. Finally! An email from your designer with an attachment. ...
botpreneur #4
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Avoid the biggest design pitfall: cramming
I love open spaces. I'm a big fan. I have all their albums: Beach Sky Desert Empty Parking Lot Whenever I find myself mashed up against other people in a confined space, I go a little berserk. The funny thing is, I don't mind concerts, airports, parties, or malls – as long as I can clearly map my escape route. ...
Projects in the hopper:
Eat Your Career
Product Illustrations
Copylicious
Illustrations
Self-Activator
Illustrations
Tony Pasquale Productions
Animated demo
Bev Martin Inner Active
Logo & Smoothie site
TargusInfo
Website icons
Event intro
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