Monthly Archives: August 2009

It Came from the Sketchbook!

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Joe_Williams

I was thinking of formalizing the posts to Willceau Illo News by making regular features. I want to make Monday It Came From The Sketchbook day and post some doodles Tina or I made in a sketchbook and forgot about. … Continue reading →

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Driving the Big White Bus

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Joe_Williams

For some reason this is one of my most popular images on my Flickr! account. If I knew puke cartoons were going to be so popular, I would have done little else. I drew this in a sketchbook using Koh-i-nor … Continue reading →

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Tattoos are so 20th Century!

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Joe_Williams

More human hybrid fun in Photoshop!

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Doesn’t She Deserve Diamonds?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Joe_Williams

It was Tina’s turn yesterday so today it’s mine. This is my tenth anniversary card to my unbelievably patient wife. The card says it all. It folded in half, and on the reverse side it looked like a Tiffany’s box. … Continue reading →

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Every Jar Has Its Lid

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Joe_Williams

My tenth anniversary card to Joe. The theme of our wedding was Every jar has its lid so I picked up on that for the tenth anniversary card. We never did determine who was the jar and who was the … Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphors: Panel 1

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This is the first panel of the visual metaphor showing our executive’s humble beginnings as conductor of a chamber orchestra. The three panels are placed on a letter sized layout and presented to the client as a reference of where … Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphors: Panel 2

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post. Today I’m publishing the second panel of this particular visual metaphor. This is similar to a lot of visual metaphors I do. This guy compares his executive/work experience to that of being an … Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphors

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Joe_Williams

I do work for a company that coaches executives. The company uses a number of techniques to make these executives more effective leaders. One of these techniques is the visual metaphor, and that’s where I enter the picture. The client … Continue reading →

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Shut Up and Drive!

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Digital collage. Inspired by a few incidents of nearly getting mowed down by oblivious drivers who just have to have that cell phone conversation. -Tina Garceau

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