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His clients include Time Inc, McDonald's, The New York Times, American Express, Sony Music, United Airlines, Nickelodeon, Sports Illustrated For Kids, Viking Books, Ralston Purina, Hallmark Cards, Kenner, Cartoon Network, Forbes, Netscape, The Washington Post, AT&T, The Wall Street Journal, Sega, Compuserve, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, Good Humor, Warner Books, Holiday Inn, Turner Broadcasting, Simon & Schuster, Los Angeles Times, The Ren and Stimpy Show, MAD, Children's Television Workshop, The Mayo Clinic, Blockbuster Video, Disney, and countless others.
The author
and/or illustrator of over 30 books, Staake's Complete
Book of Humorous Art and Complete Book of Caricature (North Light)
are noted for their honest and Staake's children's
books for Random House, Simon
He resides in Saint Louis and Chatham, Massachusetts where he collects streamline moderne Heywood - Wakefield furnishings, vintage pottery, and original illustration art. Staake is 45. |
I like to motivate people and electrify them with a creative spark that compels them to rush back to their studio, drawing board or computer mouse." - Bob Staake
"Bob Staake (is) one of the most dynamic, original, colorful and humorous cartoonists working today." - The Washington Post
Lecture venues have included: + The Graphic Artists Guild + National Cartoonists Society + Massachusetts College of Art + University of Southern California + Amer. Assn. of Editorial Cartoonists + Washington University + Journalism Education Assn. + The Saint Louis Art Museum + The Omega Institute
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Known for his engaging,
colorful, high-energy illustration style, Bob Staake's
art appears on everything from magazines to books, animation
to greeting cards, advertising to newspapers, cereal boxes to
web sites.
Staake is the recipient
of numerous Print Regional Design Annual Awards, and has
also received the prestigious National Cartoonists Society 'Reuben'
for Newspaper Illustration in 1997.
enlightened look into
the world of commercial illustration. His books also include
interviews with such graphics professionals as Al Hirschfeld,
David Levine, Edward Sorel, Milton Glaser, Steven Heller, Ralph
Steadman, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast and others.
& Schuster and Viking,
are often cited for their appeal to adults as well as kids. The
American Library Association says "Staake's (children's
books) are notable for the sophistication of their graphic design",
while Publisher's Weekly notes that his "modern,
crisp illustrations ... practically jump off the page."
One of the first illustrators
to exploit the visual potential of the Internet, Snap.com
suggested that "
"Whenever I speak
before a group, my goal is the same: To share my experiences
and honest views on commercial art in a visually provocative
manner designed to encourage enthusiastic audience participation.|
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