Book Illustration
I've had the good fortune to illustrate books for publishers including Penguin/Random House, Macmillan, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Harvard Business Review Press, McGraw-Hill, and John Wiley & Sons, including several bestsellers.
I cover a fairly wide range of styles, and genres - from nonfiction, to children's fiction.
For nonfiction, I often work with authors and publishers to create concepts, as well as often writing humor for illustrations, to highlight and bring added interest to key themes.
While many of my illustration projects involve authors who have signed with book publishers, I also enjoy working with authors who are approaching agents, or are taking their books directly to market.
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.
Gary is the originator (with C.K. Prahalad) of the concept of core competencies. He is also a visiting professor at both Harvard, and the London Business School.
Gary Hamel interviewing Google CEO Eric Schmidt for material in the book.
"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.
Author and former White House speech writer, Daniel Pink hired me to illustrate his book,
“A Whole New Mind”. It was published by Penguin,
and became a New York Times bestseller.
"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 personal psychology bestseller by USC Emerita Provost Professor, Wendy Wood.
Published by Macmillan.
20 illustrations created for British author James Borg,
and his book, Body Language,
published by Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Humor and illustrations written and drawn for Managing Priorities,
by former DreamWorks and Apple executive, Harry Max.
"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 CEO of
Netflix
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From Goodreads:
"Lighthearted, self-aware, and just the right amount of unhinged.
Now add in Mark Hill’s cartoons — expressive, exaggerated,
and full of that Sunday-paper charm."
"Mark Hill's illustrations (far too few, in my opinion) add to the fun."
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.
42 Illustrations created for the business bestseller, "Inbound Marketing",
(written by the founders of Hubspot), published by John Wiley & Sons.
I worked with the authors, creating humor, and cartoon illustrations.
These illustrations were also featured in their popular blog, social media.
One of 27 cartoons created for a soon-to be published book about online dating.
"It was a wonderful experience working with Mark. His humor and art were just what I needed to add flair my book." - Ann Rhoades, former VP of Southwest Airlines, EVP of DoubleTree Hotels, & EVP of Jet Blue Airlines.
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 a book on AI robotics
Book cover illustration created for a novel by Michael Brown, Emmy award winning scriptwriter and producer.
Cartoons for a soon-to-be-published book about corporate acquisitions.
Children's Books
For children's books, I like to work closely with authors, to create characters,
settings, and worlds that align with their visions.
A 32-page 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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