Simon Lake - Forum Top Ten Awardee Cartoonist Interview -BIO

[Leah-Admin]

Funny Business Cartoons

BIO
Hi!

My Name is Simon Lake (otherwize known as Funny Business.) I am a qualified Graphic/ Web designer with a distinction at The Cartoon Academy.

I do any cartooning work whatsoever, be it single- panel gags, strips, caricatures, Corporate presentations, logos, greetings cards, tee shirt designs (or any merchandise), or whatever you have in mind to promote your business. Cartoons are a great way of doing this, as they provide impact and a light- hearted approach to otherwise mundane advertising.


I am used to working to a brief and can supply blueprints or finished artwork in any format that you may require (ie: JPEG, TIFF, GIF etc.) or indeed proofs via the post. I like to draw my original artwork in pencil and submit suggestions to any prospective client and then do the approved designs in black pen and then colour electronically in Photoshop. I am however able to work with various other mediums.

I have extensive experience with Desktop Publishing and reproduction and am therefore able to take a brief from initial conception to the final product.



Goals
Greetings Card Market
Board Game Design (Dragons Den)
Childrens Book Illustration

Specialist Training
Graphic Design Diploma/ Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator/ Quark Express/ Coreldraw.
Distinction at The Cartoon Academy.
Merit in Creative Design Web Mastering.

Publications
Various client related media

Faurite Cartoonist
Richard Skipworth

Location
Southport, United Kingdom

[cartunes-r-us]

great sardonic stuff, Mr Lake-----



----------BRAVO! ENCORE![b]

[Simon Lake]

Thanks Rob. I try.

[Simon Lake]

MY REVIEWS

Feedback for FunnyBusiness

GlobalED Australia
Custom Designed Character and Mascot $750 AUD in 10 days April 19th, 2011

https://www.freelancer.com/projects/Graphic-Design-icon-design/Custom-Designed-Character-Mascot.html

Comments: Very good and highly recommended. This guy is very talented and if you want something different and funny, he will capture it superbly in one single stroke. many thanks.

Thortechnologies Australia
Character design for industrial Surge Protection Products $250 AUD in 7 days February 28th, 2011

https://www.freelancer.com/projects/Illustrator-Concept-Design/Character-design-for-industrial-Surge.html

Comments: Give many points for trying. Did not get the concept we were after but is a skilled cartoonist.

Avatars $50 USD in 7 days June 29th, 2010

https://www.freelancer.com/projects/Animation/Avatars.html

Comments: One look at Simon's portfolio and I knew I couln't go wrong with this artist. The communication was great and he went above and beyond the initial terms of our agreement. I would not hesitate to recommend him and would definitely consider him for future projects!

Pimp Graphic
6/2/2010

http://www.scriptlance.com/projects/1274826060.shtml

This was a great business transaction! The graphic artist was very professional in everything he did and was fully dedicated to this project! He fully made my idea come to life as I had pictured it in my head and I was amazed!! I will be using him again for sure in the future.

10 phpBB3 header / logo
5/1/2010
http://www.scriptlance.com/projects/1272172731.shtml

A very talented artist who will not stop until your project is perfect. He cares about his craft and puts 110% into every illustration!


Cartoon graphic
https://www.elance.com/j/cartoon-graphic/22747663/

“Excellent work, recommend highly!”
—liberatingtruth

http://www.funnybusinesscartoons.co.uk/page_2018040.html

[cartunes-r-us]

Mr Donutter,------aka 'Simes' Lake----I do so enjoy your slightly subversive work indeed.

[Leah-Admin]

Brilliant testimonials Simon!!

[Simon Lake]

Mr Donutter,------aka 'Simes' Lake----I do so enjoy your slightly subversive work indeed.

Cheers Rab, pity my Mother doesn't see it the same way lol.

[mac the fork]

Congrats, Simon, you have a fine body - of work i mean.

(BTW and FYI i see you have worked for Australian companies?
My son is in Oz and he tells me Australia has a strict 'Buy Ozzy' policy, imports are somehow discouraged or banned (usual way is import tariffs) and i don't see how this can be enforced with the internet.

But the point is they have HUGE inflation, and currently the minimum wage is something like A$25 ph.
This means that we, the rest of the world, are HUGELY competitive, and also that they might well pay more than most western countries.
Worth bearing in mind, eh?

[Leah-Admin]

Congrats, Simon, you have a fine body - of work i mean.

(BTW and FYI i see you have worked for Australian companies?
My son is in Oz and he tells me Australia has a strict 'Buy Ozzy' policy, imports are somehow discouraged or banned (usual way is import tariffs) and i don't see how this can be enforced with the internet.

But the point is they have HUGE inflation, and currently the minimum wage is something like A$25 ph.
This means that we, the rest of the world, are HUGELY competitive, and also that they might well pay more than most western countries.
Worth bearing in mind, eh?

That is interesting. Very much so....