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Known for his spontaneous, high-energy drawing style, Bob Staake's humorous illustrations and cartoons appear in everything from magazines to books, animation to greeting cards, toys to fabrics, advertising to newspapers, cereal boxes to CD-ROM games.

His clients have included Time Inc, McDonald's, American Express, Sony, United Airlines, MTV/ Nickelodeon, Sports Illustrated For Kids, Ralston Purina, Hallmark Cards, Kenner Toys, The Washington Post, AT&T, Sega, TWA, Dr.Pepper, The Chicago Tribune, Good Humor, Warner Books, Kellogg's, Cartoon Network, Turner Broadcasting, The Wall Street Journal, Netscape, Forbes, Simon and Schuster, The Ren and Stimpy Show, MAD, Children's Television Workshop, Blockbuster Video, Disney, Anheuser-Busch, Doubleday, Klutz Press, Hershey's, Target Stores, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Fleishman-Hillard, DMBB, and countless others.

He has authored and/or illustrated over 32 books, including Headlines (written by Jay Leno, illustrated by Staake), Hello Robots, The Complete Book Of Caricature and The Complete Book Of Humorous Art (both authored by Staake).The recipient of numerous awards, Staake recently won the National Cartoonist Society's coveted 'Reuben Division Award' as Best Cartoonist in the category of Newspaper Illustration.

Staake has appeared on Good Morning America, Sally Jessy Raphael, Entertainment Tonight, The Family Channel, National Public Radio, CNN, and has been interviewed by TIME, People, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and other national publications.

He resides and works in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Depicted above: Various products utilizing Bob Staake-licensed artwork

The Media Is Talking...

" Bob Staake (is) one of the most dynamic, original, colorful and humorous cartoonists working today." - The Washington Post

"Bob Staake's modern, crisp illustrations...practically jump off the page." - Publishers Weekly

"Staake's (work is) notable for the sophistication of its graphic design ... colorful, computer-enhanced images ... visually interesting enough to please preschoolers and parents as well." - American Library Association

"Staake's illustrations (are) a stylistic collision of Russian constructivism and pop art (and) explode with energy playing off of basic geometric shapes and angles and swimming in saturated colors." - Publishers Weekly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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