Mottropolis-A Cartoon Off-Ramp
Contact and Bio Zone

Please contact me at the following address...

cmottny@earthlink.net

After several mirth-filled years as Art Director at satirical organ, Cracked, Cliff Mott has enjoyed a varied and challenging career in the freelance world.. After working with cartoon giants like Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Steve Ditko and John Severin it was exciting to see his own work find it's audience.



Cliff lives in a one bedroom (w/ wbfpl) in NYC with his terrific wife Arlene, lab(oratory) mix Kovacs and newly minted baby, Thalia. For those in search of gory details, a resume follows. Thanks for dropping in...

RESUME

2000-2006 Freelance Projects
- Work appearing in: New York, Timeout NY, Village Voice, Onion, Metro NY.
- Designing presentation packages and print ads for Brooklyn Bridge Realty.
- Taos News, Design and layout for area tourism maps.
- Losers Lounge, Advertising and Marketing Campaign.
- Amadeus Press, Book cover and interior illustrations.
- Time Warner Trade Publishing, Illustrations.
- New York Post, Artist for Molly the Model interactive comic strip.
- Vote.com, Writer and Artist for online comic strip.
- Logo for Wowsville Records storefront.
- Logo for PassOut Records storefront.

1988-2000 Cracked Magazine - Art Director/Associate Editor duties
included:

- Providing saleable cover concepts.
- Providing satirical visual layouts for freelance artists.
- Supervising the output of freelance artists with regard to creative issues.
- Working with editorial staff to provide comical subject matter for freelancers.
- Encouraging productive working relationship between artists and writers.
- Overseeing production, databases, and scheduling.
- Designing logos, developing new formats and titles.
- Utilizing backlist in developing new product.
- Supervising printing operations.

1992-1995 Marvel Comics - Art Consultant

- Designed logos for Bob Marley, KISS, Book Of The Dead, and Monster Menace.
- Co-authored Elvis Presley graphic novel.

1983-1999 Freelance Projects

- Consulting Art Director at Allied American Artists.
- Co-creator, character design, comic book, animation and model sheets for Pepito.
- Art Director for Monsters Attack!
- Artist on Rat Fink comic strip.
- Illustator for comics, advertising, record covers and editorial. Clients include:
* Geffen Records * Marvel Entertainment * New York Post * Cracked Magazine
* Howard SternTV Show * Sub Pop Records * New York Press * Vote.com
* Fantagraphics * Crypt Records * Sympathy Records * Warner Books

Education: Pratt Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing

Computer Skills include: QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint

PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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