J. D. King

J.D. King is an American artist best known for his commercial art illustrations for companoes including Absolut Vodka, Atlantic Records, Condé Nast Publications, Sony and others.

Biography

J.D. King began his career in the late 1970s with contributions to underground press magazines such as "Stop!", "Weirdo" and "Comical Funnies".Fact | date=May 2008

King's illustrations have appeared in "The Boston Globe", "The New York Times", "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Washington Post". In addition to book illustration (Martin McIntosh's "Beatsville"), he has contributed to numerous magazines, including "Adweek", "American Spectator", "Bicycling", "BusinessWeek", "Entertainment Weekly", "Fortune", "Heavy Metal", "Kiplinger's", "MacWorld", "New York", "The New Yorker", "Newsweek", "The Progressive" and "Time". "Beastniks", a comic strip inspired by beatniks, ran in "Drawn & Quarterly" and "Twist" during the late 1980s and early 1990s. [http://jdkingillustration.com/ J.D. King Illustration] (official site)]

J.J. Sedelmaier Productions animated King's eccentric cartoon characters for a Nick@Nite promotional film, and Curious Pictures also animated King's creations for a U.S. Cellular Phone commercial.

His artwork has been displayed in awards annuals, including "American Illustration", "Communication Arts" and the annual of the Society of Publication Designers.

King is also a guitarist. His band, J.D. King and the Coachmen, recorded "Ten Compositions: New Frontiers in Free Rock" and "American Mercury".

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.jdkingillustration.com J.D. King] (official website)
* [http://www.drawger.com/tencomps Drawger: J.D. King] (official blog)1