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His clients
include Time Inc, McDonald's, The New York Times, American Express,
Sony Music, United Airlines, Nickelodeon, Sports Illustrated
For Kids, Viking Books, Ralston Purina, Hallmark Cards, Kenner,
Cartoon Network, Forbes, Netscape, The Washington Post, AT&T,
The Wall Street Journal, Sega, Compuserve, The Chicago Tribune,
The Staake is the recipient of numerous Print Regional Design Annual Awards, and has also received the prestigious National Cartoonists Society 'Reuben' for Newspaper Illustration.
Staake's children's books for Random House, Simon & Schuster and Viking, are often cited for their appeal to adults as well as kids. The American Library Association says "Staake's (children's books) are notable for the sophistication of their graphic design", while Publisher's Weekly notes that his "modern, crisp illustrations ... practically jump off the page."
He resides
in Chatham, Massachusetts where he collects streamline moderne
Heywood - Wakefield furnishings, vintage pottery, and original
illustration art.
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Known
for his engaging, colorful, high-energy illustration style, Bob
Staake's art appears on everything from magazines to books,
animation to greeting cards, advertising to newspapers, cereal
boxes to corporate web sites.
Miami Herald, Good Humor, Warner
Books, Holiday Inn, Turner Broadcasting, Simon & Schuster,
Los Angeles Times, The Ren and Stimpy Show, MAD, Children's Television
Workshop, The Mayo Clinic, Blockbuster Video, Disney, and countless
others.
The
author and/or illustrator of over 40 books, Staake's Complete
Book of Humorous Art and Complete Book of Caricature (North Light)
are noted for their honest and enlightened look into the world
of commercial illustration. His books also include interviews
with such graphic professionals as Al Hirschfeld, David Levine,
Edward Sorel, Milton Glaser, Steven Heller, Ralph Steadman, Gary
Baseman, Seymour Chwast and others.
One
of the first illustrators to exploit the visual potential of
the Internet, Snap.com suggested that "