Interview : Rob Dunlavey (1)
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Rob Dunlavey is an illustrator after my own heart. I love his work, especially his animal designs, since his approach is similar to mine. He took some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions. I have split this interview into several posts so that I can show off his art. You can see lots of his work on his website and on his blog. Or even better, buy a mug.
Q: Those ABC mugs you sell were the first things I noticed. What made you decide to create illustrations for mugs?
A: I’d fiddled with ABC books or other ABC subjects over the years. Just as side projects. They never got too far off the ground. Finally, I sketched out the mug ideas. Why mugs? I’m not really sure. Maybe it’s because I could easily self-publish/prototype the concept and I wouldn’t feel bad taking things to a finished state. I’m still a bit intimidated by book making and that whole process. With this project I could focus on just making pleasing designs for a very specific one-off format: an image that wrapped around a 12 oz ceramic cylinder. Continue reading »