This is a little flash activity I did for my work. Happy Halloween!
Jack-O’-Lantern Creator
October 1st, 2008The Lonely Brawl and a Lack of Sleep
March 21st, 2008
Well, my wife and son are off visiting family and so I am temporarily all alone in this cold cruel world. So when I am not at work, I have been playing a new Wii game I picked up, Super Smash Brother’s Brawl. It is a very fast, fun and addictive game, so I haven’t had as much sleep. Today at work both my co-worker (who also has had little sleep) and I were pretty “out of it.” We would both spontaneously start laughing about the stupidest things, but at least we made it through the day. Well, I think I am going to go home and take a nap, after that I may get back to the Brawl. Ah, the joy of sleep deprivation. I feel like a college student again.
Nate’s Book List
February 12th, 2008Even though life is busy, I still try to find time to read, because reading is cool. Lately, I have read a lot of really great books and series. The only problem with starting a new series is that they are not finished. You have to wait like 20 years and during that time you hope and pray that the author doesn’t die on you. Oh well, life is hard, so here are some of the books I have read recently…
Funbrain – The Moms’ and Kids’ Playground
January 28th, 2008
The Moms’ and Kids’ Playground is an online game site on funbrain. I worked on background illustrations, some of the character designs, and I also did some of the audio recording. It really makes my work so much more fulfilling when I hear enthusiastic comments from my nieces and nephews about these games. Kids Rock!!! (Images copyright Pearson Education, Inc. – used with permission)
Nothing new, but…
August 29th, 2007Ok, so I haven’t posted in a long, long while — it has been a busy time. For those of you who didn’t know, I am currently working remotely in Utah for Pearson Education, Inc. as an Illustrator, Graphic Artist and Interactive Designer. I have been doing some really fun illustration work (backgrounds, characters, and other visuals) for Poptropica – an interactive game site for kids. Check it out! We are constantly growing this site with more scenes, games, and interactivity — so keep playing!
Well besides work I have been enjoying being a daddy and hanging out with our little boy. It is fun to watch him learn new things…I didn’t realize how exciting it would be to watch someone learn how to crawl.
In my spare, spare time I have been playing some good ole’ games on the Wii’s virtual console – Mario Cart 64, Super Metroid, Ghosts and Goblins (Sega version), and any Zelda game I can get my hands on.
I also been reading some good books/series. The sad thing is that when I get hooked on a series, I end up being stuck waiting for the next book to come out (Harry Potter, The Keys to the Kingdom, etc.). I have recently read the current 3 books in the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series by Rick Riordan. So far this has been a great series, and the way the author combines mythology with our current society is a fun mix. Another fun book I have read is “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” by Jeff Kinney. The comic art in this book is great and the everyday middle school situations the main character deals with are hilarious (some of them remind me of my middle school days).
Well that’s my wild and crazy life so far, if I get a chance to do any more illustrations outside of my job I will try to post them.
