Rick Oboyle

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About Rick Oboyle

Rick O’Boyle rick.oboyle@gmail.com ILLUSTRATOR / CARTOONIST / GRAPHIC DESIGNER Profile: Professional Illustrator and graphic designer with over 40 years experience developing licensed/generic characters and graphics for the retail industry. Illustration / Cartooning / Graphic Design / Display Design / Design Direction / Licensing Character Development / Production Coordination Career Highlights: • Created "G Kid" cartoon mascot character for the GAP. • Illustrated "Magic the Dog" mascot as a cartoon character for Old Navy. • Designed NickWear brand identity logo for Nickelodeon Retail Group. • Created cartoon property,"Wishaphants". • Illustrated "Student Thesaurus"(sold on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com) Freelance Clients: Warner Brothers DC Comics Marvel Comics Group Children’s Television Workshop NFL Licensing Special Olympics GAP Old Navy Disney PepsiCo MGM 7-Up King Features Streamline Inc. Commonwealth Toy Troll Associates Ralph Lauren Fragrance Rea Productions Isaac Morris Apparel Millennium Apparel College of Insurance Education: School of Visual Arts, NYC Famous Artists School, CT National Improvisational Theater, NY Professional Affiliations: Freelancers Union Graphics Artists Guild Skills: Hand illustration (traditional and cartoon), graphic design, licensed and generic character design. Macintosh applications including Adobe Creative Suite. Production knowledge of various products. Visual display; concept, design and construction.