tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310284832024-03-23T11:11:20.763-07:00Mark's JunkDesigns, illustrations, and thoughts from Mark Geyer.Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-34656458174790706032009-12-14T11:17:00.000-08:002009-12-14T11:18:10.261-08:00New web site!!!Hey all:<br />
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I created a new web site for myself, check it out: <b><a href="http://markgeyer.com/">The Portfolio of Mark D. Geyer</a></b><br />
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I'll be closing and transferring this blog soon.<br />
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Take care.Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-74597405907292306082009-04-28T22:05:00.000-07:002009-04-28T23:10:44.090-07:00Art Jumble revampThis is not new, but I haven't blogged about it so here it goes:
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The brief history in Art Jumble designs</span></span>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">(I couldn't find a screen shot of what AJ looked like when we first started it (from Week 1-7), but I'll keep searching for it though.)
</div><span style="font-size:130%;">(</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >First design</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> > 8-28-2006)</span>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span>The</span><span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">first design</span> of Art Jumble was a very dark green color, as in you were posting images and text on a dark background with white text. It was truly very boring, bland, and looked like any other Blogger.com blog. It was hard of the eyes too.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC6cUXs1ae1gQI5T-girUVsHCefnntF6q2kUIlL_JK6I7bPMxapLiUtC9jd0Acvpuj3ktGkLoUUNpdHFyjChDSbXFToH2ogcStQD_Maq_7_SXLKLTZfXqNUg4UHue4hQZkOAonQ/s1600-h/AJ_blog_02.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC6cUXs1ae1gQI5T-girUVsHCefnntF6q2kUIlL_JK6I7bPMxapLiUtC9jd0Acvpuj3ktGkLoUUNpdHFyjChDSbXFToH2ogcStQD_Maq_7_SXLKLTZfXqNUg4UHue4hQZkOAonQ/s320/AJ_blog_02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329975522622072834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">(</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Redesign #1</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> > date: 10-22-2006)</span>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redesign #1</span> was much needed and was created for Week 8 of Art Jumble. This design or lack there of really set the tone of AJ as it looks today. Posting on white was a cleaner look (and easier to read obviously) also to make it more fun looking, a doodle was created by Gary Ham and AT-Eagle font headers were created. We stayed with this design until mid-2007.
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzrI0MI5Ch-AqHvn2jQ4o6fJ2WJ0OlAFQe1efxjepHBk58J8TM5gVbFosdoFnMX2gWyY60-sQTjfPpb36THDJkYfYmUlNFMnjm7PtyPVcjytlIx-inTWylMFLr4x81lvZIqfIBg/s1600-h/AJ_blog_03.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzrI0MI5Ch-AqHvn2jQ4o6fJ2WJ0OlAFQe1efxjepHBk58J8TM5gVbFosdoFnMX2gWyY60-sQTjfPpb36THDJkYfYmUlNFMnjm7PtyPVcjytlIx-inTWylMFLr4x81lvZIqfIBg/s320/AJ_blog_03.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329975462971179746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">(</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Redesign #2</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> > created: 6-18-2007)</span>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redesign #2</span> made the blog wider to give it some breathing room. I even experimented having a 3 column layout for a couple of days (no one liked that though, ha). A Flash top banner was introduced with this design, showing a blue character Greg Ham created called Arthur (anyone who's been with AJ for a while knows who I'm talking about). The basics of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Redesign #1</span><span> followed through</span><span>, just with a little more dynamics.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>This design stuck for a while though only adjusting the side column information at most.
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzAWUKcWRNewen4vkCK8J5TyB5BBqMMqiD2n3eZuUZpc2EJhMjIMAK7W0xC_pO91AbW3ZsmpgiEJa26AtKzRkzdPFFbor0lUI8yprSvlwzOLgvJzhrHLQWTl2k48gxqlf2JsHtQ/s1600-h/AJ_blog_04.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzAWUKcWRNewen4vkCK8J5TyB5BBqMMqiD2n3eZuUZpc2EJhMjIMAK7W0xC_pO91AbW3ZsmpgiEJa26AtKzRkzdPFFbor0lUI8yprSvlwzOLgvJzhrHLQWTl2k48gxqlf2JsHtQ/s320/AJ_blog_04.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329978082722196242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">(</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Redesign #3</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> > date: 2-9-2009)</span>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redesign #3</span> was updated earlier this year. Again with the dynamics of Flash, I souped up the header to have three modules - Artist spotlight, Submit a Topic, and introduced comic jumble (a Flash comic reader). Hopefully it looks a little better and people like it.
Overall, Art Jumble started with less than 10 folks that all worked at the same place of employment, since then AJ has grown to have over 350+ members from people all over the world. AJ hosts some great posts, artists, illustrators, and designers. For all those involved in posting show some amazing skills.
I'm thrilled to have been involved with AJ from the very beginning - I hope people share the same love I have for community blogs.
Thanks for reading - now visit and be amazed: <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://artjumble.blogspot.com/">http://artjumble.blogspot.com</a></div></div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-56147899627288712072009-04-27T10:42:00.001-07:002009-04-27T11:05:45.928-07:00Booty sauce!Molly (my daughter - 2.5) out of the blue said <span style="font-weight: bold;">booty sauce</span> and she thought it was hilarious - it was so funny!
I know she knows what a <span style="font-weight: bold;">booty</span> is and what a <span style="font-weight: bold;">sauce </span>is - but the fact that she put the words together and knew that it sounded funny is awesome.
Apparently, it's her way of saying bullshit, ha.
<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvj4HmMKTYf_KTLHmeRQ2GH6e6a_RDMB8AavB2I9RNt4IHo6EbYcWNsgBSAknF3S8WXQ9OD0LWwBbFACVONRW6Xy6dFBJNV00XJxk-zwWyM2VlN-7UViztM5GK-G2Mdky78dJEA/s1600-h/booty_sauce.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvj4HmMKTYf_KTLHmeRQ2GH6e6a_RDMB8AavB2I9RNt4IHo6EbYcWNsgBSAknF3S8WXQ9OD0LWwBbFACVONRW6Xy6dFBJNV00XJxk-zwWyM2VlN-7UViztM5GK-G2Mdky78dJEA/s400/booty_sauce.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329429247942336226" border="0" /></a>(Source: Urban dictionary)
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Also, I've used this blog primarily in the past as an illustration blog - but now I'm going to be using it as a news / design / family / photo / illustration / thought blog (an everything blog or in short, just a normal blog, ha). Plus I promise to post to it more, when I have time and all.
K, stay tuned...Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-47620829329746130212009-02-09T21:18:00.000-08:002009-04-27T11:20:55.881-07:00comic jumble™<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BwqTwS1hJ5I/SX1zg6Ccc0I/AAAAAAAAAS4/kvhSrbZnLzQ/s320/CJ_logo.png" alt="comic jumble" border="0" />
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comic jumble™</span> is a base for everyone to view Art Jumble anthologies, self-published comics, and web comics for FREE!<span style="font-weight: bold;">
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can join in on the fun too!</span> If you have a comic or graphic novel created, what better way to get the word out, than to display it here!
<div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://artjumble.blogspot.com/2009/01/comic-jumble.html">http://artjumble.blogspot.com/2009/01/comic-jumble.html</a>
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXceN03TmiqxQYI20bCGvHizPnQDDhPvjmNGvFoyGTrQVqxe9PyJu8q18mHJXnskuhlA976VqmztKyzTzQfAB7WUMTNyH1GIOU0H0wjcpP7mpjr5W1wP6QZ8snQMK0BQBAYA4k0A/s1600-h/CJ_thoughts.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXceN03TmiqxQYI20bCGvHizPnQDDhPvjmNGvFoyGTrQVqxe9PyJu8q18mHJXnskuhlA976VqmztKyzTzQfAB7WUMTNyH1GIOU0H0wjcpP7mpjr5W1wP6QZ8snQMK0BQBAYA4k0A/s320/CJ_thoughts.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301034239255269170" border="0" /></a>This is what I worked from to create CJ. Just figuring out the flow of things from screen to screen, checking things off as I went. I have other checklists and thumbnail drawings but this is where it all started.
Enjoy!Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-57089482897060617562008-10-31T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:34:21.174-07:00Look what my wife can do! Plush dolls, yay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGQsZAQ2eB04cQz4n9Ox8oYf3-D940j2YtgGXPoludLlDl9gGiLk3sMEwJldQK2IQbyHTzYH2-YHp8PWPbEVtteuHw-UerA4tXr2P-5PnCGz9eLfKjvg4GZlW8nalTlPki27Tow/s1600-h/Elena_dolls_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGQsZAQ2eB04cQz4n9Ox8oYf3-D940j2YtgGXPoludLlDl9gGiLk3sMEwJldQK2IQbyHTzYH2-YHp8PWPbEVtteuHw-UerA4tXr2P-5PnCGz9eLfKjvg4GZlW8nalTlPki27Tow/s200/Elena_dolls_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263357576929362290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTii_nnLHyevWATVGr_uXhAtNC7RkDS5-fngg4IaCFA47oMkp9eoRu2-2KPK_CGE2rtUakwrebcvQffhTh5-4pQ7N0YJp3reSAamL1a4SRfblj1Bz4Wy5w_3uUujfjT4ZIpia1sA/s1600-h/Elena_dolls_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFgNwfrSjIEkFYCswzERfD0pluI98ZKQ5GU7fPn_gls7mX2hImFmUOb2M0oPGodzcIih9xti3bcIr4qM8_pscRr5Nicjh5af4LpmzZ4OZ8pfpHiopKMja_Puq8U8c-Lk-s2VbnQ/s200/Elena_dolls_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263357362341141762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Am1H1O7I_e1ut2v6IEdQVeaMw4CnsseXXhdzziSUFa_6GKjVhGG1p3KtHwXUWP7HD6dVDqYT5DaZCP7rNoylvzIEKXgYSQm3zJRjeAymW1NnIv6YFx8m4s8H3BMaDS-rI4Cn0w/s1600-h/Elena_dolls_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Am1H1O7I_e1ut2v6IEdQVeaMw4CnsseXXhdzziSUFa_6GKjVhGG1p3KtHwXUWP7HD6dVDqYT5DaZCP7rNoylvzIEKXgYSQm3zJRjeAymW1NnIv6YFx8m4s8H3BMaDS-rI4Cn0w/s200/Elena_dolls_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263357207362726098" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-83689353638593160282008-08-19T00:12:00.001-07:002009-04-26T10:34:37.972-07:00broken heart<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BwqTwS1hJ5I/SKpxwuB61lI/AAAAAAAAAM8/uMkPPbcR_ys/s1600-h/broken_heart_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BwqTwS1hJ5I/SKpxwuB61lI/AAAAAAAAAM8/uMkPPbcR_ys/s400/broken_heart_MG.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236122598575363666" border="0" /></a></div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-60677769323994753462008-08-12T10:28:00.001-07:002009-04-26T10:34:37.972-07:00red butterface<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BwqTwS1hJ5I/SKG6JrZXMpI/AAAAAAAAALU/BYn1Zu1uqk8/s1600-h/butter_face_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BwqTwS1hJ5I/SKG6JrZXMpI/AAAAAAAAALU/BYn1Zu1uqk8/s320/butter_face_MG.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233668917411918482" border="0" /></a></div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-22689517906369367052008-08-06T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:36:10.999-07:00Experimenting with the brush pen...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AOHLWkLJae6BC64WowmAkm3GoAjZMoch3YK_0W-OH5rtAhtNeGnkkTFwJweQw0Gy507PVYhFphaVePYxvOhQj4pI-0LXNcSJ5KI7f7AVbh71N1ZqibG_lgjizQgMBWsOW6P8Q/s1600-h/girly_01_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AOHLWkLJae6BC64WowmAkm3GoAjZMoch3YK_0W-OH5rtAhtNeGnkkTFwJweQw0Gy507PVYhFphaVePYxvOhQj4pI-0LXNcSJ5KI7f7AVbh71N1ZqibG_lgjizQgMBWsOW6P8Q/s320/girly_01_MG.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231570031942070242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadoZ9bn5C8bzdGM7VKtudvYgJ8WYmdeBBhkh6NLfe1_pKygXWv48SwEwszknMUilU4955REsLnRmOkjlyiVUxcj69sjJ6ChJbPu5FqZeyB64NxsGnVvQssVL5en3wJC929MI7wQ/s1600-h/sad_lady.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadoZ9bn5C8bzdGM7VKtudvYgJ8WYmdeBBhkh6NLfe1_pKygXWv48SwEwszknMUilU4955REsLnRmOkjlyiVUxcj69sjJ6ChJbPu5FqZeyB64NxsGnVvQssVL5en3wJC929MI7wQ/s320/sad_lady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233660768032567506" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-45010564915387339732008-07-11T18:04:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:34:52.036-07:00Little Miss Muffet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi524uS0u4a4YQK8u6k7G4A7VHUPnsghrIrIwc0RtereDjtUt6EEvz91sJAm2MW8YJzf222rqlweWiQ0wdlbBm-LS-jXin8y6kFTmHrjQxg86oD6O3fKwfVADL6lW2XyAc1kFZQ/s1600-h/LMM_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi524uS0u4a4YQK8u6k7G4A7VHUPnsghrIrIwc0RtereDjtUt6EEvz91sJAm2MW8YJzf222rqlweWiQ0wdlbBm-LS-jXin8y6kFTmHrjQxg86oD6O3fKwfVADL6lW2XyAc1kFZQ/s400/LMM_MG.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234173616071229730" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-7140723519487796202008-07-01T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:35:08.726-07:00CAKE v1 amp.az Article...Here's a local article from amp.az about CAKE v1, check it out:
<a href="http://amp.az/home/ViewPost/1997">http://amp.az/home/ViewPost/1997</a>
Also, this story was run in the Saturday (7-5-08) <span>in the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arizona Republic.</span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEQ6gEWJJSmVyFAX6EKh-zyJG_edSae-PgQ9yEgFijzXzd-Ok1XH6beP47EufN2DHUnwbcMsnd2WdLVn61U5bseC_nymfXMyC-7YlaiRZVDDDlJbQmyLPbDiPwXfoK2LnQjw7bg/s1600-h/CAKE_RHR_article.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEQ6gEWJJSmVyFAX6EKh-zyJG_edSae-PgQ9yEgFijzXzd-Ok1XH6beP47EufN2DHUnwbcMsnd2WdLVn61U5bseC_nymfXMyC-7YlaiRZVDDDlJbQmyLPbDiPwXfoK2LnQjw7bg/s320/CAKE_RHR_article.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221894727473902194" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-64288394608193881862008-06-26T16:16:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:35:08.726-07:00CAKE at Red Hot Robot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/RHR_CAKE-poster_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/RHR_CAKE-poster_MG.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>If your in the Phoenix, AZ area - stop by and pickup CAKE volume one. All the artists will be there, so we'll all be a signing copies and just hanging out.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Hot Robot</span> - <a href="http://www.redhotrobot.net/" target="_blank">http://www.redhotrobot.net</a>
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=17628548374911464184,33.509320,-112.074724&saddr=&daddr=33.50933,-112.074709&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=17&sll=33.509482,-112.074741&sspn=0.006548,0.009398&ie=UTF8&z=17" target="_blank">14 W. Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ</a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-92013614875386694192008-04-29T19:01:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:41:22.542-07:00CAKE, Volume One<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5R23r0_NhMfClwM38bcHsRLxfy1exzEjKCil-MIgKlaqdtVEAtUFwM0aozZ0qs8hA5_0Rg-frh1utiCYhpsQRZBe0NlM0g890AlXMF0CYYFpMBowLiBBZ68bgiE8B5u-MSti0A/s1600-h/CAKE_V1_pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5R23r0_NhMfClwM38bcHsRLxfy1exzEjKCil-MIgKlaqdtVEAtUFwM0aozZ0qs8hA5_0Rg-frh1utiCYhpsQRZBe0NlM0g890AlXMF0CYYFpMBowLiBBZ68bgiE8B5u-MSti0A/s320/CAKE_V1_pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194853364505368578" border="0" /></a>(advanced copies)</div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-37906457898698778302008-04-15T23:56:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:35:43.111-07:00You sure do got a purdy mouth...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/hillbilly_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/hillbilly_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-69188358583690943792008-04-15T23:55:00.001-07:002009-04-26T10:35:43.111-07:00Lenny "Rubba-Lip" Palazzano<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/gangster_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/gangster_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-25354118834550089382008-04-12T21:31:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:47:47.718-07:002007-2008; anthologies & graphic novels...<a href="http://the-cake-anthology.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuEot5faMOhLta0CBEevOIXGFIIXjarWMl_BJg-is3bqeRhb_0oi6aOGKoDqN_-L-Z_ZzM8PDbxhjR-hxyulFZ0lV085W66JLdbl2GjLa3G-7y-0mckn2tbt5pVI7DVLh1Fav8A/s320/CAKE.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I haven't posted here in since September 2007, sweet! I'll try to keep this so called "blog" updated whenever possible.
There's actually a good reason for me not updating.
Let's turn back time - through my work last year, our entire department got a free ride and hotel stay to attend San Diego for <span style="font-style: italic;">Comic-Con 2007</span>, sweet huh? During lunch one of those days, my friend <a href="http://idrawthings.blogspot.com/">Robert Islas</a> and I we're discussing how easy it would be to create a book with everyone in our department in it - we'd all create some illustrated stories & put it all together - get a booth at Comic-con next year - it'd be fun, right?
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Well</span>... we did and it's done! It's in China being printed right now. It's called <span style="font-style: italic;">CAKE Volume 1</span> and it's an anthology of 176 pages, 10 artists and 11 stories presented by Art Jumble.
I went in on this not knowing where to even start; I've never made a book before. Everything was approached logically from creating a project schedule to creating templates for the book format, meetings, yadda, yadda...
All in all, it was made in a little over 5 months. It'll be here in mid-May and we also have a booth at <span style="font-style: italic;">Comic-Con 2008</span>! Please check out everything here: <a href="http://the-cake-anthology.com/">http://the-cake-anthology.com</a>.
I'm currently planning <span style="font-style: italic;">CAKE, Volume 2</span> with <a href="http://gregham.blogspot.com/">Greg Ham</a>. It's probably going to be twice as big as the first volume because we've invited several artists from <a href="http://artjumble.blogspot.com/">Art Jumble</a> that live all around the world to join in on the fun. It should be neat, please stay tuned for that!
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Anthologies of 2007-2008</span>
Because of <span style="font-style: italic;">CAKE, Volume 1</span> - I've done a lot of research about everything you need to know when making a book. Obviously, we are not the first people to create an anthology - so here's a list of anthologies that ROCK and/or are going to ROCK around Comic-Con 2008 week:
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flightcomics.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iTFssGSuIHI80-qgKuxMQpY_lMSUTaJNK8JysGDtPBzk54dhC4tWxPDq5lCkTdrMZW94UzqgnoTYs0nfB4_K2NFZrUnGM83qnpq8g4ky5iluv6D7TmL8QqT13nXK20eOhQT46w/s320/Flight_5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Flight, Volume 5</span>
coming out July 22nd (Comic-Con week)
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flightcomics.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuAL2UQO7C-A6EAdoxoj4zGS5gsRieoF0xZ0cFXUC6bcbRCZn7oZd8Blxc9tc8TpJmwuNwxSsmdZAtRypPDa14YB3iEmgSpQ13Dm7tIePepObsvd_rYDhoAXEJH0vQk9Km2q2Mw/s320/Flight_exporter.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Flight Explorer, Volume 1</span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.outofpicture.com/oopTake2"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZK1xDqhOXnoDb3rAZZWr1ZCX9gYgAmVBJpN5p-8kaRm84X-iEYtuYVc4Mfx0FxEjbqdZjVlVbyz3ohxsUCnVNUwIxXRZxK-_1BqR65O1SW9xjjWUzTqK2bzXECAVEe_hFZJSJA/s320/oop_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Out of Picture, Volume 1</span>
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Sky Studios artists
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.outofpicture.com/oopTake2"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSHncTlng7JrjXf-_VUwOuPZuU0EZI5oAYvVH7pLPzSHjOew1toZM_6SrgF5X1_zmgJ4MHY-grYU2tjNv8aovjXEmjExWSvBUcXCLalcHR1D2NI_xRpu2TKgGOwI7602K3EIdhA/s320/oop_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Out of Picture, Volume 2
</span>coming out June 3rd
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hiddenrobot.com/POPGUN"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_H3VELFyMOVVlbhVoNFdyyr_ILm3YKjWZJ5R97Ga1Ckr4cibpI_yAROVwbIKBP9UXfoegiW5kHikVLbE8sIalVFOoHNQ3AWernONFQieVBiBftzRmbEi8InZn5Pgp5mOX53nww/s320/popgun_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Popgun, Volume 1
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hiddenrobot.com/POPGUN"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8ewEwq-pyz7aw-Ysvx1uHNshJUIGb9a55S2VwJO5evqMJ43jX_IPHbt4LImIt7RcULeBvLACRDrMFKz6izH5OmC-gw064lbqGIbbX_PGWPRNxaqdbKke2xvyzQ8po-BjaqgB0A/s320/popgun_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Popgun, Volume 2
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</div><span style="font-size:130%; font-weight: bold;">Graphic Novels of 2007-2008</span>
These are just a few well known graphic novels, there are a lot of them out there. These two come to mind because of their moods they set, action and just good old storytelling:<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.boneville.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqEcx51-Wrm3ebAMua1TtReYCIMd9hV91gGv47CRfuI4Fm1K-Caav-Q_xEG7zCMRJQGoiRtObyxGGz1HGOrlKEtzPgGYo3XA6796MFJUmwPqUM2-agZVE2Mvfj5uutPqQs2Pd_g/s320/bone.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Bone, Volumes 1-7</span>
(9 part series; volumes 8 & 9 are come out later this year)
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I'm very excited that <span style="font-style: italic;">BONE </span>is being turned into a movie (Warner Brothers). Jeff creates some great work and his paced story telling and inking skills are awesome!
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.boltcity.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF1i3SkBEvEoMGMpWmcq0rGsuc9yKHKiNzaeyGrGiOOTp1beqOSCQyGwIv5aDmO4b2IDeQUzckVWXeBqTxBofUac61Wiiz8M9OC20M9KjfG5pABBbc_nbI1i7xsmpUUxGEn4eOw/s320/amulet.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amulet, Volume 1</span>
(5 part series; volume 2 comes out later this year)
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I think Kazu is a robot - I'm not sure if he sleeps. <span style="font-style: italic;">Amulet </span>got picked up by Warner Brothers too - these are very exciting times for Kazu. He has a deal with Scholastic for the first two books of Amulet, if they sell (which they will), Kazu will get to make the other three.Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-18105723168383047262007-09-27T14:08:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:36:06.997-07:00Chelsea the fortune teller...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/winkel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/winkel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-22611156822713253102007-09-20T23:11:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:36:06.997-07:00Super old Pitt brush pen doodles...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_01_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_01_MG.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_02_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_02_MG.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_03_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_03_MG.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_04_MG.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/doodle_04_MG.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-59422561057688129092007-09-18T14:44:00.001-07:002009-04-26T10:36:29.590-07:00robber guy...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/robber_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/robber_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I don't know - I wouldn't trust this guy...
</div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-57271102912548560262007-09-16T12:22:00.001-07:002009-04-26T10:36:38.506-07:00My Mona Lisa...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Mona_Lisa_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Mona_Lisa_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-28829431125195151202007-09-16T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:36:48.798-07:00Typical Goth guy...<div align="center">
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<div style="text-align: left;">In school I was afraid of guys like this; long hair, black makeup around the eyes not sure if they ate flies but I wasn't willing to find out - very weird = yes...</div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-20274426148090696482007-09-16T12:20:00.002-07:002009-04-26T10:36:57.671-07:00My imaginary friend Wilbert the peli-can't...?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/peli-can%27t_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/peli-can%27t_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wilbert</span>, he's one of many imaginary friends.
</div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-14660069069071094812007-09-16T12:17:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:37:07.439-07:00bunnies...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/bunny_01.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/bunny_01.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/bunny_02.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/bunny_02.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-17676002045529012972007-09-16T12:15:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:37:07.439-07:00Anna and Sasha...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Sue_&_Deux_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Sue_&_Deux_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Anna and Sasha are some of the main (lady) characters from a story I'm making for a new anthology book series coming out next year. Sasha is a <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Apso" target="_blank">lhasa apso</a> with modified hair, in case you were wondering.Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31028483.post-62046243257730955292007-08-08T04:00:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:37:07.439-07:00Queen of England, during the 50's...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Queen_EII_MG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hetox.com/mark/art/Queen_EII_MG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Mark Geyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220988356229642079noreply@blogger.com5