At last, the big day arrived! Written on January 6, 2012, by Zack.

[click for larger image] Two days ago, the final assignments for my MA were submitted to my professors. After a year and a half of dedicated study and work, I’m left torn between being super excited about finishing, and feeling a little lost. I have been wanting to get an MA in illustration ever since [...]

What I Did On My Summer Vacation Written on July 22, 2010, by Zack.

After a lot of self-help reading and medication, a couple of weeks ago I crawled into a plane and flew to Massachusetts for a friend’s wedding. I had never been to the East Coast before, and was looking forward to poking around to see what New England had to offer (besides clam chowder). In general, [...]

From the makers of Phish Phlakes and Grateful Bread Written on July 13, 2010, by Zack.

“Hey there, friends! I’m Bernard Nickels, but most people just call me “Beardo.” I’ve been cooking up delicious organicfood in my van since 1968, when it was just me and a couple vats of wheatgrass. Over the years, the operation has grown to twenty vans, but my desire to produce healthy and eclectic meals stays [...]

%$@&*!!! Written on July 2, 2010, by Zack.

My wife and I have recently become obsessed with the British television comedy The Thick of It, after having seen the movie adaptation of the series, In The Loop. It’s superbly written, and all the actors in the series and the film do an amazing job as ineffectual, self-important bureaucrats vying for power in a fictional department in [...]

What’s in store Written on June 29, 2010, by Zack.

And we’re back! Excuse the hiatus – one of the difficulties of being a professional video game artist is that by the end of the work day my creative energies get a bit zapped. This is especially true when what I’m doing at work is especially creatively challenging and/or fulfilling. Though I’ve recently finished a [...]