Published on
April 18, 2009 in
inspiration.
Tags: art, branding, cartoon, cartoon character, cartoon character design, David Helton, Illustration, logo, marketing, mascot.

WMMS Buzzard mascot cartoon character illustration, created by David Helton.
If you grew up in Cleveland in the late 1970′s or early 1980′s, you saw the WMMS Buzzard mascot cartoon character everywhere. Or maybe just if you were just a young art geek like myself…
The WMMS buzzard mascot and all the related artwork was a huge influence on me as a young artist. I loved the style, the line work, the attitude of the character. I found myself drawing it over and over to unlock the secrets of it’s design.
David Helton is the illustrator/artist who created that iconic image. I was thinking about this recently and found an article by the Cleveland Plain Dealer regarding the origins of the creation of the WMMS Buzzard, an excerpt from the book The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio.
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Published on
January 12, 2009 in
inspiration.
Tags: art, artist, Enoch Bolles, girl, Illustration, illustrator, pinup, retro, vintage, woman.

Artwork created by & © Enoch Bolles

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Artwork created by & © Rubens LP
Published on
January 10, 2009 in
inspiration.
Tags: 1950, art, Illustration, photo, pinup, poster, retro, robot, sci-fi, science fiction, vintage, women.

A fun post over at Dark Roasted Blend: Ladies & Robots: a collection of 1950′s era photos and illustration of pinup-style girls with sci-fi robots! Great stuff and a must-visit link.

“Suburban Swami” illustration. Artwork created by & © Steve Scott.
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