The yet untitled Swamp Chicken animated short will probably look like this. From the left: Suzy the Marsh Rabbit, Swamp Chicken, Mort the Mud Salamander, Team Turtle, Raccoon Babies and Frog.

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Swamp Chicken™ and © Brock Rizy 2011

In February, I was commissioned to illustrate a logo and a zombie attacking a hapless chicken for peta2′s Flesh is for Zombies campaign. These were the color options I offered them.

Eons ago, Major Robot Interactive, who I worked with on the Big Mapple project, hired me to design a graphic robot icon mascot. After an initial cartoonish sketch phase that nearly ended in tears, a new direction was decided on. These were the initial choices I sent for review.

Appealing elements were pointed out, so I offered them another round with similar attributes.

And this was the final choice, which you can see in use on Major Robot’s site. I enjoy that they used the robot’s hand for the User Experience Design icon.

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