Tag Archives: Infotoon

Fastest Pen in the Midwest

I was asked to donate some teaching time to a local community college, so I put together a quick teaser video. In hindsight, it reflects how much coffee the typical cartoonist consumes. Enjoy!

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Woodrow Wilson

Our 28th president, elected in 1912 and again in 1916. The only president of the United States to hold a Ph.D., Wilson was also instrumental in the women’s suffrage movement.

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7 Wonders of the Ancient World map

All seven wonders of the ancient world are located on or near Mediterranean Sea, largely because those who wrote about them had traveled in these areas. Marvels like the Great Wall of China or the Taj Mahal in India (modern-day … Continue reading

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Who’s your pterodactyl?

A pair o’ winged dinos from In The Days of Dinosaurs by Howard Temperley.

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Making Faces

This was an illustration for Kids Discover Muscles, explaining how different muscles are used to make different facial expressions. It also serves as a guide for when I’m drawing other characters. The only drawback was that I couldn’t use kids … Continue reading

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Your basic cooling tower

As warm wind pushes through a mesh of damp material it cools and falls, providing cool air and circulation. (Reader’s Digest Books for Children).

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Wind Power

An infotoon about the upside of wind power, in that it can still function when the sun goes down.

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Kids Discover Presidents

An infotoon about checks and balances, and how the president needs to be accountable to many different people.

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Wind and Solar Power

This image (from Reader’s Digest Books for Children) represents the newer, cleaner energies “knocking on the door” of big oil. To get that grunge look on the door, I pulled out an old baking sheet (yes, we still use it) … Continue reading

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The name

When my brother and I were little we played a game that had no rules, no physical boundaries, no set time limit, and absolutely no purpose—just a lot of running. My mom just called it dogfoose because it sounded like … Continue reading

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