Just in case you have a hard time focusing on those huge puzzles with a gazillion teeny pieces, here are a few that will just put your mind at ease. Then when you complete them, they can be used as little futons to take a nap upon. They’re big (20×30 inches), they’re made of thick, soft, but durable, foam, and you’ll learn the life cycles of various creatures while having fun!

These aren’t the cartoony illustrations I’m used to drawing, but it’s fun to take on a different style once in a while. Again, logo and illustrations done by me, and Giant Life Cycle Puzzles furnished by Insect Lore.

I can’t believe I’ve let my blog go without an update for so long. I’ve been so busy on stuff that I just kinda got out of the groove. It’s time for an update.

All of the work I’ve done here is for my full-time gig at Insect Lore.

So I guess the best way to tell you what I’ve been up to is to show you.

Here’s a fun one. Six puzzles in one showing the life cycles of butterflies, ladybugs, ants, mealworms (darkling beetles), praying mantises, and silkworms. I did the puzzle artwork, logo designs and packaging design. Here’s what the six puzzles look like:

Then, there’s a mealworm/darkling beetle raising kit in the form of a country farm. Hey, anything to make these ugly bugs a little more endearing. It’s popular for 5th and 6th grade curriculums. I designed the logo and packaging, and the logo on the roof of the barn itself.

Here we have a Butterfly Garden, Insect Lore’s flagship item. They’ve been producing this one since 1969, just in several different forms from a box, down to this super simple pop-up habitat. I just redesigned the logo and packaging.

And, the fun-loving Checker Bugs. Just a cute twist on an old favorite. Jump your opponent and capture ‘em in the bug nets.

This isn’t a comprehensive list of what I’ve done (by far), but a sampling. I’m currently working on a whole slew of new products for 2008, and as soon as those are released, I’ll show those.

I feel so lucky to do what I love for a living, and Insect Lore is really a great company with wonderful people.