"Are the comics art? Sure, why not? Is it good art? That's the question." - Kay Larson

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Environmental Graphic Design combines all aspects of design into an experience. During my five year stint at Studio Productions I helped originate and direct the design and fabrication of many environments. These are some samples from that period and I will continue to share more as I create them through BluePencil ultd.

ERIC (Education/ Recycling Information Center)

If you happen to see these characters driving down the road in Tempe Arizona then you are seeing my latest design and illustration project. The city of Tempe along with Nicomia Design and Fabrication partnered with me to create ERIC (The Education/ Recycling Information Center. My task was large but simple, create 2 characters that will promote the initiative. And then, design the interactive stations and information panels that will engage children and adults while they learn about the virtues of reducing, reusing and recycling.

Eric the desert tortoise and Wishbone the pack rat take the kids through an interactive journey thanks to the wizardry of the folks at Nicomia who brought this environment to LIFE!. This traveling museum-style information center will be a centerpiece to Tempe's long celebrated efforts of becoming Arizona's top "Green" city. Look for it at local events in downtown Tempe and be sure to take the kids, they will learn alot and have a blast too!

Click here or on the image above to view the interactive displays (hint: zoom in if you have Safari).

Avondale Toyota (created while at Studio Productions) - click on select images for a larger view

Develop a company mark that will assemble into retail product offerings. Create a wayfinding monument piece at the entrance, design the financial department signage and reclaim the service department as new experience.

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Mark Miller Toyota (created while at Studio Productions) - click on select images for a larger view

Along with the Engineering Director the goal was to create an original race car themed play environment for kids. A two-story place space was developed. I developed an original brand mark for the space and designed and fabricated the peripheral signage.

Photographs by Jake Johnson Pictures

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Bean Town at Natick Signage (created while at Studio Productions) - click on select images for a larger view

At the Natick Collection Mall in Boston an entire children's area was developed by ArchitectureKids. My role was to supplement the space with a half scale relief graphic statue of President George Washington similar to the one at the Freedom Trail. In addition, I designed and fabricated the sposorship signage and the signs for all the play spaces and children's theater.

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Superstition Springs Christmas Environment (created while at Studio Productions) - click on select images for a larger view

The goal was to create an original Christmas Environment that resembled a storybook winter playland. I illustrated the entire environment and it was fabricated and installed. It included sculpted three-dimensional elves also taken from my illustrations. Additional wafinding systems were made to direct the patrons through the mall to the space.

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Portfolios

This is a glimpse of some of my professional and experimental work.

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Curriculum Vitae

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Blogs

2005 - 2007

My VW Pages

Alot of people ask me about my car.
It's just plain fun. Read about it here.

My VW Blog

Downloads

Here are some take home MAC icon sets, enjoy.

Influences

These are people in my life who have
had a major influence upon me and my
work. I owe them much.

Bob McLaughlin