Hi. Feel like reading marketing copy about why people work with me? Yawn.
I’ll just let my clients tell you. Fun!
What people have said after working with me:
“I would love to refer the fun and fabulous graphic designer David Billings, otherwise known as Sparky Firepants. He creates really fun custom art for marketing materials and websites, and is a wonderful person to work with.” – Pam Slim, Escape From Cubicle Nation
“Not only is David’s work unique, interesting, finely rendered, and delivered on time, but also his good-natured patience with my endless tweaks and adjustments is the stuff of legend. I look forward to working with him again soon.” – Kelley Cunningham, Art Director at Highlights High Five Magazine
“If I’d babbled my idea about an email newsletter called “Salmagundi”—after the Italian mixed salad—to any other illustrator, I’m sure they would’ve run screaming into the night. But did David run screaming? Why yes, he did run! He ran like hell! With the idea, though. He ran with the idea.
And on the very first go he created the perfect thing. I smile every time I look at it. I like the art he made for me, and I really like what it means: David heard what I said AND what I didn’t say. He totally, totally got it.
And when I sent him a friend who needed art for her cupcake blog? He created awesomeness for her, too. How cool is that?” – Crystal Williams, Big Bright Bulb
“We contacted Mr. Pants because we already loved his work and thought that he’d be able to give us a little but meaningful special touch to the product we were working on. With literally no guidance from us, he came up with a sticker that captured the fun, relaxed, but detail-oriented spirit of our retreat. That’s what you’d expect a designer to do, right?
What you wouldn’t expect a designer to do is to find a printing solution that gets his product in your hands in a few days, but he did exactly that. It’s one thing to ship a great design via email in a few days and quite another to literally ship a product in a few days, but without his research and execution, there’s no way we would’ve been able to add the special touch he provided to the actual product we were giving our participants. He didn’t just design something for us - he took care of us, and that made all the difference in the world.
David is a talented, fun designer who consistently delivers awesome products to his clients. I’m glad we both finally found a way to work with him and I’d definitely hire him again.” – Charlie Gilkey, Productive Flourishing
“…working with someone so professional, talented, and who “got it” right away made my job that much easier!“ - Laura Reseigh, Creative Director at TargusInfo
“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
“I have worked with David Billings on numerous occasions, and would work with him again in an instant, not because he’s a talented, smart, friendly, and reliable artist, mind you–although he is all of those things–but rather because he smells nice. In fact, I pity anyone who only deals with David through his website and email. Sure, at the end of the day your project will look great, but you will have missed out on one of his greatest qualities.” – David Palmer, Supervising Animation Director at Nickelodeon
“Dave is truly a master at communication – from simple emails to those tremendous graphics he creates. When we worked together years back he always let us know when Ice Cream Day was approaching. Thanks to his timely and well-crafted reminders I never missed that annual frozen treat. Clearly he’s a guy you want on your side for any needs even half as important as Ice Cream Day.” – Megan Bonnell, KrollOnTrack/TrialGraphix
“They’re awesome, we love ‘em! Man, this is easy.”
