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Known for his ecclectic sense of design,
Bob Staake's illustrations, graphics and images appear
in everything from magazines to books, animation to greeting
cards, advertising to newspapers, cereal boxes to CD-ROM games.
In a recent
online interview, Drawn.ca suggested that "to
say Bob Staake is just an illustrator is like saying 'The Beatles'
were just a bunch of musicians; the title doesn't do the artist
justice" and Publisher's Weekly commented that
"Bob Staake's modern, crisp illustrations ... practically
jump off the page"
 His clients have included The
New Yorker, TIME, McDonald's, American Express, Sony, United
Airlines, 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, USA Today, Children's Television Workshop, Blockbuster
Video, The Walt Disney Company, Anheuser-Busch, Doubleday, Klutz
Press, Hershey's, Target Stores, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times,
The New York Times, Fleishman-Hillard, DMBB, and countless
others.
 Staake's November 17,
2008 cover of The New Yorker entitled Reflection commemorating Barack
Obama's election as the nation's first African- American president
was named by TIME as #1 in their list of 10 Top Magazine Covers of 2008 dubbing the image
"beautifully rendered" and "simply spectacular".
 He has authored and/or
illustrated over 40 books, including Headlines (written
by Jay Leno, illustrated by Staake), The Complete Book Of
Caricature and The Complete Book Of Humorous Art (both
authored by Staake). The New York Times named Staake's
'The Red Lemon' one of the 10 best illustrated books
of 2006.
 Staake lives and works
in Chatham, Massachusetts in a 200-year-old house on the elbow
of Cape Cod.
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photo:
j. kendall reid
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