Blog | RYAN SNOOK art & illustration

NEW WORK | Canadian Business

2009-06-22T09:34:00.003-04:00

Happiness algorithm | Canadian Business

For an article about Google using algorithm to reveal who is an unhappy employee.

• Sketches

Golden Nugget wallpaper pattern

2009-06-09T15:09:00.003-04:00

If you like mountains pooping gold as much as I do, then you might enjoy this as your desktop wallpaper or twitter background or wherever else you could put it. I'm working on a project with this character and I'll have more to show in the coming months. Grab the jpg below and have fun!

Bonus points to anyone who spots the time sucker on my desktop :)

I Have The Power | DOUBLE PUNCH GALLERY

2009-06-08T11:26:00.006-04:00

I have the power | Double Punch Gallery

I have three images in a He-Man inspired group show at Double Punch Gallery. I haven't done much work for shows in the last few years and it was great to get back into making personal work and trying new things. He-Man was a pretty big part of my life as a kid and so when I thought about what I wanted to do for the show I really wanted to express how I felt at the time and what it's like to imagine you are the toys you play with or watch on tv. This is actually an old school photo of myself that I used in making these.

Lil' He-Man | Double Punch Gallery

Lil' Mekaneck | Double Punch Gallery

Lil' Battle Cat | Double Punch Gallery

NEW WORK | On Wall Street Magazine 2

2009-06-08T10:51:00.004-04:00

Motivation | On Wall Street Magazine

For an article about incentive trusts not providing the best motivation. I was given the concept for this illustration from the Art Director and that allowed me to spend more time on style so I tried to experiment with a few things. I added a paper texture and played around with making the background blurry.

• Sketch

NEW WORK | Harvard Business Review 3

2009-05-22T10:46:00.002-04:00

Freedom! | Harvard Business Review

For an article about audit committees being free of the minutiae of the Sorbanes-Oxley Act and now moving ahead with work that will attract executives. Originally this was going to be a full-page and one spot job but the article got moved and it ended up being just a half-page vertical illustration. Below are my original full-page sketches along with some spots and finally the revised sketch for the half-page.

• Sketches

NEW WORK | Toddler Magazine 2

2009-05-22T10:42:00.002-04:00

Sh*#! | Toddler Magazine

For an article about how to get your child to stop swearing.

• Sketches

American Illustration 28

2009-05-19T16:57:00.003-04:00

Outsource your brain | Harvard Business Review

Good news, the illo above has been selected to appear in American Illustration 28!

NEW WORK | The Chase

2009-05-13T09:15:00.002-04:00

The chase | Personal Work

Another image for a personal project I'm working on right now.

• Detail

NEW WORK | Stoopid Bully

2009-05-07T16:17:00.002-04:00

Stoopid bully | Personal Work

I found this old picture of myself looking kinda sad so I thought I would add a little something to it. I've been playing around lately with working on top of old pictures and I'm really enjoying it so far. More like this coming soon.

NEW WORK | Ba-Doom!

2009-05-07T12:11:00.002-04:00

Ba-Doom! | Personal Work

Some personal work. This is part of a larger project that I'm working on this year. Not much to say about it now but I'll be doing more with these characters and I'll post new stuff every so often.

• Detail

NEW WORK | Free Shoe

2009-05-05T12:52:00.003-04:00

Free shoe | Personal Work

Something for fun. I was reading an article in The National Post about running shoes that feel like your not wearing shoes at all so I sketched this. I don't know why there is a little monster there, I just like monsters.

NEW WORK | Indianapolis Monthly

2009-05-04T13:47:00.003-04:00

Slimming effect | Indianapolis Monthly

For an article about the annual ranking of the fittest and fattest cities. Indianapolis looks to be thinner but it could be more about other factors than a healthier population.

• Sketch

• Revised(made the shadows a little slimmer)

NEW WORK | Cincinnati Magazine 2

2009-04-23T12:38:00.003-04:00

Blazing saddles | Cincinnati Magazine

For an article about bike seats and how they are harmful to sexual function and fertility.

• Sketches

NEW WORK | Space Beat 2

2009-04-15T14:31:00.002-04:00

Space beat 2 | Personal Work

This is an updated version of the illustration I created for a letter pressed mini print, previously posted here.

NEW WORK | Avenue Magazine

2009-04-03T16:14:00.005-04:00

Political postures | Avenue Magazine

Full page and 1/2 page illustrations for an article about a political battle between Mayor Dave Bronconnier of Calgary and the Premier of Alberta, Ed Stelmach.

Political postures (half page) | Avenue Magazine

• Sketches

NEW WORK | D Magazine 3

2009-04-01T08:03:00.002-04:00

Saved | D Magazine

For an article about evangelical strongmen who through their "feats of strength ministry" turn a catholic child into a baptist.

• Sketch

NEW WORK | CIO

2009-03-12T08:46:00.002-04:00

The zen of focus | CIO

For an article about how to stay focused in tough times.

• Sketches

NEW WORK | W.O.W

2009-03-11T08:13:00.003-04:00

W.O.W | Personal Work

Just for fun.

• Original ink on bristol

Letter Pressed Mini Print

2009-03-05T09:28:00.005-05:00

Space Beat 2 | Letter Pressed

Based on a sketch from a previous assignment and my current comic book project comes this mini print from Letter Pressed. Mark at Letter Pressed did a great job with this and he has them up for sale here. Buy one, buy two, buy ten, you can never have enough cyclops lizard men in space, I think.

-$16.00
-5 x 6.5 inches
-Two-color letterpress printed
-Lettra 100% cotton printmaking paper
-Numbered edition of 50

• Details

NEW WORK | Penn Stater

2009-03-05T09:01:00.004-05:00

Booster shots | Penn Stater

For an article about Penn State giving undergrad entrepreneurs a helping hand in getting their business off the ground. I was given a couple ideas that they were already interested in seeing at the beginning of the assignment. One idea was to show rockets and launch pads and the other was to have students sitting at desks in an incubator. Both would work for good illustrations but I'm glad I got approval to do the rockets!

• Sketches

NEW WORK | Time

2009-03-02T11:09:00.002-05:00

Is blu-ray worth getting? | Time

For an article about Blu-ray and what it offers.

• Sketches

Comic book in progress #1

2009-02-23T14:44:00.004-05:00

Here are some photos of what I'm working on today. I don't have much to say about this project right now, other than it's going to be a 48 page comic about death, betrayal, and cyclops people from outer space. I'm always working on comics when I have time but in the last few years I haven't completed anything, just many false starts and switching ideas. I decided it was time to follow through on one of them, so the goal is to have this complete before the end of the year. I'll post my progress as I go.

NEW WORK | Harvard Business Review 2

2009-02-10T16:49:00.002-05:00

Outsource your brain | Harvard Business Review

For an article about outsourcing decision making and how companies can deal with it.

• Sketches

NEW WORK | Replacement Contractor Magazine

2009-02-09T14:49:00.004-05:00

Star turn | Replacement Contractor Magazine

Spot illustration for an article about your best salesperson being a dream come true but also sometimes your worst nightmare.

• Sketches

I really liked the second sketch above, it was somewhat based on a comic I'm working on and I'm using the composition for a personal piece I hope to complete soon.

• Revision

NEW WORK | Baltimore Magazine

2009-02-03T09:40:00.002-05:00

Best places to work | Baltimore Magazine

I did 5 spot illustrations for a feature in Baltimore Magazine about the 25 best places to work in the region. These are my three favourites... Paid maternity leave, health coverage and telecommuting.

• Sketches