I've had the good fortune to illustrate books published by Pearson, Penguin-Random House, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, Prentice Hall, Harvard Business Review Press, and John Wiley & Sons, including some NY Times bestsellers.

I cover a fairly wide range of genres (and their appropriate drawing styles),  from children's and middle grade fiction, to nonfiction and business books.

I offer straight illustration of existing ideas, to writing humor for cartoons to communicate the author's theme, and to grab the reader's attention with something funny. (Slow down, stop skimming, this is a key point, etc.)

While many of my clients have been 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. 

Non-Fiction

Twenty four cartoons written & drawn for bestseller Humanocracy,

by Gary Hamel - Published by Harvard Business Review Press.

"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 five cartoons and illustrations written and drawn for

Managing Priorities, by DreamWorks and Apple exec, Harry Max.

Published Summer 2024

An early review: “People have long known it's important to have clear priorities and focus on them. But no one ever tells you how to do it. That’s exactly what Harry Max does in Managing Priorities...he 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, founder and CEO of Netflix

   New York Times Bestseller, A Whole New Mind, 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 his book, and an illustration, at his TED Talk.

One of 30 cartoons created for a soon-to be-published book about online dating.

Cartoons and  humor created for Good Habits, Bad Habits,

the psychology bestseller, by USC Emerita Provost Professor, Wendy Wood.

Published by MacMillan.

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.

24 cartoons written and drawn for a poetic humor book,

 (currently at press, and releasing soon.) Amazon link.

42 cartoons written and drawn for New York Times bestseller, "Inbound Marketing"

      written by the founders of Hubspot, Inc., published by Wiley & Sons.

A cartoon written and drawn for College Political Science textbooks, published by McGraw Hill.

Book illustrations for "Rule #1: Crazy People Make You Crazy. The Survival

Guide for Coping with Impossible People" (At Work Edition)

A cartoon illustration of former Time Warner CEO, John Malone.

(Created for his biography, and later reprinted in Forbes Magazine's review of the book).

Book cover illustration created for  a novel by Michael Brown,  Emmy award winning scriptwriter and producer.

Currently on the drawing board: Sketches and character designs and illustrations for a 32-page children's picture book about a retiree who takes a job as a dog groomer - and promptly loses her glasses. - (To be published late 2024.)

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