This set of print materials was created for my wife and my home dog sitting business. This small (very small) startup was a way to bolster our unemployment income when we first moved down to Burnsville. We love animals and getting to play with dogs during the day, while giving owners peace of mind that their pets are happy and cared for, was a no brainer.

We had a few clients before both me and my wife found jobs and lost a good amount of time. While it was going however I designed business cards, response cards, and a brochure. I also got to create some cartoon characters for use on the materials. I always love when I get to create some cartoons.

I still love how this all turned out and hope to get to create some more business kits.

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The second of two “Kinks” comics I did for the Crystal, MN FedEx Kinkos district newsletter. For the long story behind these check out #1.

Short story for this one is that it was the first one to make the newsletter because it had a more friendly attitude towards the customers and the company. I’m pretty proud of how this one turned out and the only downside is that this was also the last one.

After this our manager found a new job, our store shut down, and the newsletter was killed. Luckily they will live on through the interwebs.

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This comic was created a while ago when I worked for FedEx Kinkos. I was working in the Crystal, MN location (since shut down) and our boss was briefly in charge of a district newsletter. Working at the store I got the opportunity to put pen to paper and write a few comics. I had two completed and this first one didn’t even make the newsletter.

I guess my disgruntle with company showed a little too much in this one. It sort of summed up my feelings after wasting 2 years (at the time) with the company. I stayed for another year before being terminated quite unsanctimoniously.

In the end being fired was one of the best things to happen to me and my wife. We uprooted and migrated south to Burnsville and found great jobs and a great apartment.

That was a lot of history for such a small comic, but it seems like most things I’ve worked on have a story much bigger than the project.