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var $pv_poster="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Parkdale Vigoda Poster</h4></span>For his debut CD release as a solo artist, Meher Steinberg asked us for an image that would bring to mind superhero comics from the late 70's and early '80s. Reference material from the time as well as some nostaligic childhood memories were utilized to create this poster.";

var $PV_CD_Cover="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Parkdale Vigoda CD Cover</h4></span>Meher Steinberg presented us with a pencil sketch of this superhero chest emblem which we took and transformed into the iconic cover image of his debut CD.";

var $superChicks="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Five Hot Bitches CD cover image:</h4></span>When the <a href='http://www.fivehotbitches.com/' target='_blank'>Five Hot Bitches</a> needed a Super Hero make-over they naturally chose Madfatter Inc.  The characters we created have become the band’s identity appearing on everything from posters to the cover of <a href='http://www.nowtoronto.com/archive/view_issue.cfm?vol=26&num=40&year=2007' target='_blank'>NOW</a> magazine.";

var $mortageHero="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Kim Gibbons Your Mortgage Superhero:</h4></span>When mortgage agent <a href='http://www.kimgibbons.com' target= '_blank'>Kim Gibbons</a> decided that she wanted to stand out from the crowd she came to us with her <i>mortage superhero</i> concept.  The design proved quite successful and has become her official brand.";

var $mortageCar="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Kim Gibbons Your Mortgage Superhero:</h4></span>This is a shot of how <a href='http://www.kimgibbons.com' target= '_blank'>Kim Gibbons</a> has been using her Madfatter created graphic to attract potential customers around the GTA.";

var $cowBellCD="<span class='cap_head'><h4>White Cowbell Oklahoma Promo CD:</h4></span> <a href='http://www.whitecowbell.com/' target= '_blank'>White Cowbell Oklahoma</a> needed an image for their promo cd before they headed off to SXSW and they needed it fast.  We quickly created this image to accentuate their racey southern style.";

var $fhbCD="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Five Hot Bitches promo CD:</h4></span> <a href='http://www.fivehotbitches.com/' target='_blank'> The Five Hot Bitches</a> told us they needed a <i>superchick</i> to adorn their limited distribution promo CD and this is what we delivered.  The image was successful enough that they then asked us to design characters for all three band members.  The resulting image can also be found in this portfolio.";

var $HOT_Brand="<span class='cap_head'>Hands Over Time</span> Drew Potter, proprietor of Hands Over Time in Innisfil Ontario hired Madfatter Inc. to create the branding for his store.  The design reflects the spirit of the establishment by using a charming, old-fashioned style to emphasize time, tradition and quality.";

var $wiredMag="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Mock WIRED magazine cover:</h4></span> This is a mock up of a <a href='http://www.wired.com/' target='_blank'>Wired Magazine</a> cover that I did as a practice exercise. It's presented here as an example only and has no affiliation with the actual magazine.";

var $catSpread="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Mock WIRED magazine cover part 2:</h4></span> This is the splash page for one of the stories in the fake issue of <a href='http://www.wired.com/' target='_blank'>Wired Magazine</a> featuring our two cats as military androids.";

var $vej_tech="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Vejsada Tech Industries:</h4></span> This corporate logo was created as a practice exercise in film prop graphics.";

var $fall="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Madfatter - Fall:</h4></span> This is an illustration created entirely in Adobe Illustrator.";

var $afterDinner="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Madfatter - After Dinner:</h4></span> This is another illustration created entirely in Adobe Illustrator.  It is based on a painting from my college days.  You can see the original in our <a href='art.php'>Art section</a>";

var $vampire="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Vampire:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $snowElf="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Snow Elf:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $sheHulk="<span class='cap_head'><h4>She Hulk:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $cryingMan="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Crying Man:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $devilDuck="<span class='cap_head'><h4>The Devil and Rubber Ducky:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $iceCreamGirl="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Ice Cream Girl:</h4></span> Layered photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $twins="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Twins:</h4></span> Scanned polaroid (cira 1976) manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.";

var $rewardPoints="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Rewards Points Logo:</h4></span> This poster was created as set dressing for the TV movie <a http://www.dawnofthedeadmovie.net/' target='_blank'><i>Dawn of the Dead (2004) </i><a>.";

var $rewardPoints="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Rewards Points Logo:</h4></span> This logo was created as set dressing for the feature film <a href='http://www.dawnofthedeadmovie.net/' target='_blank'><i>Dawn of the Dead (2004)</i><a>.";

var $creditCards="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Credit Card Logos:</h4></span> These logos were created as set dressing for the feature film <a href='http://www.dawnofthedeadmovie.net/' target='_blank'><i>Dawn of the Dead (2004) </i><a>.";

var $hairSalon="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Hair Salon Poster:</h4></span> This poster was created as set dressing for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $fitness="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Fitness Club Flyer:</h4></span> This flyer was created as set dressing junk mail for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy<a>.";

var $furniture="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Furniture Store Flyer:</h4></span> This flyer was created as set dressing junk mail for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $wedding="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Bridal Store Flyer:</h4></span> This flyer was created as set dressing junk mail for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $hairSalon="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Hair Salon Poster:</h4></span> This poster was created as set dressing for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $houseMag="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Houses Magazine - front cover:</h4></span> This brochure cover was created as set dressing junk mail for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $houseMagRv="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Houses Magazine - back cover:</h4></span> This brochure cover was created as set dressing junk mail for the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $newspaper="<span class='cap_head'><h4>The Death of Sammy The Hanukkah Lobster:</h4></span> This newspaper article was created as a birthday gift for Sammy creator Meher Steinberg and later evolved into the <a href='http://www.sammythelobster.com' target='_blank'>Sammy website</a>.";

var $beerLabel="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Bulldozer Beer Label:</h4></span> This beer label was created as a practice exercise for film prop graphics.";

var $cigPack="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Valediction Cigarettes:</h4></span> This cigarette package design was used for the main character's cigarettes in the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $stamps="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Various US Stamps:</h4></span> These stamp designs were used on set dressing and props in the TV movie <a href='http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/she-drives-me-crazy' target='_blank'><i>She Drives Me Crazy</i><a>.";

var $sunBlock="<span class='cap_head'><h4>No-Sol Sunblock:</h4></span> This package design was created as a practice exercise in film prop graphics.";

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var $twoCats="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Start The Revolution!:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp; 11&#148; x 14&#148; - November 2006."

var $satyr="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Daily Walk:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;   11&#148; x 14&#148; - November 2006."

var $workMonster="<span class='cap_head'><h4>New Job:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp; 11&#148; x 14&#148; - November 2006."

var $dinner="<span class='cap_head'><h4>After Dinner:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1990."

var $tvRunner="<span class='cap_head'><h4>The Persistence of Television:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1990."

var $workingWorld="<span class='cap_head'><h4>The Working World:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1992."

var $virtual="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Modern Culture Devouring its Children:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1996."

var $raggedyAnn="<span class='cap_head'><h4>The Kidnapping:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1993."

var $earthSunMoon="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Earth, Sun, Moon:</h4></span>Water colour on paper,&nbsp;  27&#148; x 18&#148; - 1991."

var $blueGuy="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Leaving Home:</h4></span>Acrylic on canvas,&nbsp;  24&#148; x 36&#148; - 1996."

var $shyGuy="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Shy Guy:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 2002."

var $colitis1="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Colitits #1:</h4></span>Pencil sketch with background and blood added in photoshop.<br/>Original drawing:1992.<br/>Photoshopped: 1999"

var $colitis2="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Colitits #2:</h4></span>Pencil sketch with background and blood added in photoshop.<br/>Original drawing:1992. <br/>Photoshopped: 1999."

var $appetite="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Appetite Suppressant:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 1999."

var $twoPacks="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Two Packs a Day:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 1999."

var $sizeMatters="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Size Matters:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 1999."

var $loop="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Yin and Yang:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 1999."

var $orphan="<span class='cap_head'><h4>Orphan:</h4></span>Pencil crayon and some Adobe Photoshop - 1999."