I've had the good fortune to illustrate books books published by Pearson, Penguin-Random House, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, Prentice Hall, Harvard Business Review Press, and John Wiley & Sons, including several bestsellers.
I cover a fairly range of genres, from nonfiction and business, to children's fiction - and their appropriate drawing styles.
For business books, I often illustrate concepts, as well as write and draw humor for cartoons to communicate key themes.
For children's books, I like to work closely with authors in creating characters, settings and worlds that fit their visions.
While many of my clients are authors with publishers, I also enjoy working with authors who are approaching agents, or are taking their books direct to market with self publishing.
Regardless of your path to getting your book into the hands of your readers, it would by my pleasure to discuss your book and your ideas for illustration.
Recent releases:
Yorkshire Publishing approached me last year to partner with uber-talented screenwriter, David Meyer, to co-write and illustrate a humor book. Published January, 2025
Released 2025: A 32-page illustrated children's picture book about a retiree who takes
a job as a dog groomer...and promptly loses her glasses, after which entropy ensues.
"Mark: I so appreciate your help through the process of creating cartoons for the book
and promotional tour. While I’ve been working other New Yorker cartoonists,
I’ve relied most heavily on you. I think your capacity to capture an idea visually
is akin to magic." - Gary Hamel.
Twenty four cartoons written & drawn for bestseller Humanocracy,
by Gary Hamel - Published by Harvard Business Review Press.
Humor and illustrations written and drawn for Managing Priorities,
by former DreamWorks and Apple exec, Harry Max.
Published 2024
"Harry Max clearly lays out the steps that
anyone can use to be more productive and effective. It's required reading for anyone wanting to be a better business leader."
—Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of
Netflix
New York Times Bestseller, A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink,
published by Penguin-Random House.
"Mark did an absolutely fantastic job illustrating my book, Better yet, he was a pleasure to work with--a model of professionalism and high standards." - Daniel H. Pink
The author discussing an illustration from the book, at his TED Talk.
Cartoons and humor created for Good Habits, Bad Habits,
the psychology bestseller, by USC Emerita Provost Professor, Wendy Wood.
Published by MacMillan.
Cartoons created for an upcoming book about online dating.
45 cartoons and illustrations written drawn for the business bestseller,
"Would You Do That To Your Mother?"
by former Microsoft and Zappos executive,
Jeanne Bliss - Published by
Penguin Random House.
20 illustrations created for British author James Borg's book,
Body Language, published by Pearson-Prentice Hall.
42 cartoons written and drawn for New York Times bestseller, "Inbound Marketing"
written by the founders of Hubspot, Inc., published by John Wiley & Sons.
Written and drawn for a college Political Science textbook, published by McGraw Hill.
One of 20 illustrations for an AP History textbook. McGraw Hill Publishing
An illustration for an upcoming book on AI robotics
Book cover illustration created for a novel by Michael Brown, Emmy award winning scriptwriter and producer.
Published 2025: A 32-page illustrated children's picture book about a retiree who takes a job as a dog groomer...and promptly loses her glasses, after which entropy ensues.
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