Category Archives: Cartoon of the Week
Spring Creek Carriers Equipment Cartoon-Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
As many of you know I have been in the transportation industry for over 30 years and do a lot of cartooning work for clients to help them market their business. This cartoon was done for my friends over at Spring Creek Carriers for a recruiting campaign. They have great equipment, but many companies don’t unfortunately and wanted to show off the company’s equipment in a humorous way. This was the final image for their postcard campaign. If you are looking for a job in trucking, check out Spring Creek Carriers.
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge Productions specializes in custom illustration and design for clients specializing in caricatures and cartoons. Bruce has a background in the trucking industry and much of his work is for industry clients. To learn more about Bruce Outridge Productions or to book Bruce for your next project visit www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
Killin’ Time Band Video- Cartoon of the Week
Story Behind the Cartoon
I thought since it was Sound of Music 2017 in Burlington Ontario this week I would honour this great festival and band with a music cartoon. This caricature / cartoon was done of two of the members of The Killin’ Time Band here in Burlington Ontario. The band lends their amazing talent and music to both of my podcasts and this was done as a little thank you to the band for being so kind with their talent. I put together a video like this for one of the other bands that also lend their music to the shows and thought it was a great idea to thank all of the bands. If you haven’t got yours yet you will!
So I have taken the video of how I created the caricature, some pictures of events where I have seen the band, and added one of my favourite songs called One Set to Freedom off their album of the same name. They are a truly awesome band and I am happy to say I have gone from fan to friend as I have learned more about the band over the years. If you have a chance to see the band make sure you do, you won’t be disappointed. If you would like to see their schedule or buy their music please visit www.killintimeband.com. If you would like to hear the interview I conducted with Brad Hails of the band please visit cashinginoncreativitypodcast.com.
A big thank you to the band and enjoy the song.
About the Artist,
Bruce Outridge Productions offers custom illustration and design services for clients specializing in caricatures and cartoons. Live caricature entertainment, gift caricatures, logo design and more are available through the company. To learn more about Bruce and his work visit www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
Can I See Your Log Book-Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
Log books are documents bounded into a book that every truck driver going over a certain distance has to fill out. In fact in most of the areas of transportation from trucks to buses and airplanes this is a mandatory requirement. For most companies in the trucking industry this is where most of the fines come from as some drivers fill them out incorrectly, cheat, or down right lie. In June across North America inspection stations will inspect trucks and be asking for this document. This cartoon has the inspector asking for the log book and some drivers feel as though they have the right to have an attitude about being asked. This will never go well for the driver, but certainly makes for a good cartoon scenario.This illustration is some of my older work that was done traditionally with a very tight inking style.
Enjoy the cartoon! Been there done that!
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge is a cartoonist and caricature artist from Ontario Canada. Bruce spent 25 years driving big rigs and now uses those experiences to capture the industry in a humorous way. You can learn more about Bruce’s cartoons or his work at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
The Future of Trucking-Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
Do you ever get tired of people saying, “There’s an app for that!” when asking them a question? For a while when smart phones first came out that was all you heard. I wonder if we will ever get to a place when bosses aren’t required anymore because people will just go to their apps when they need help? Here is one vision of how they may be used in the trucking industry. Enjoy!
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge is an artist with over 30 years of experience in the trucking industry. Much of his cartoon work is on the transportation industry and are regularly published in industry related magazines and for clients looking for advertising or editorial illustration. To hire Bruce for your next project or to learn more about his trucking cartoons visit his website at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
How to Remain Jobless! Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
The trucking industry is having a hard time finding people to fill the seats. part of it is the way the industry has structured itself and the other is the way the new generation is viewing employment. we find people come into interviews with so many demands we can’t offer them employment. I created this cartoon to outline this situation. The cartoon was previously published in Ontario Trucking Magazine.
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge has been in the trucking industry for over 30 years in various capacities. As a professional cartoonist much of his work is on the industry and the people involved in it. To learn more about Bruce and his work visit his website at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
The Waiting Room-Cartoon of the Week
Story Behind the Cartoon
As a truck driver it isn’t unusual for drivers to have long periods of time waiting to unload their trucks. Often you are huddled into a room with little explanation as to why things are taking so long. There have been times in my career where I felt this could happen. Hopefully it won’t happen to you. Enjoy!
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge is a professional cartoonist and has been part of the transportation industry for over 30 years. He offers custom illustration and design services for clients specializing in editorial and advertising cartoons. to learn more about Bruce and his work visit his website at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
You Forgot Your Pants-Cartoon of the Week.
The Story Behind the Cartoon
Have you ever been so excited to get started on a project and you totally forgot about everything else? I have so many projects going on in my head that I jump out of bed and can’t wait to get started. Now that the world is heading more towards video not taking a minute to make sure you are fully dressed may cause you to show more about yourself than you normally would. Of course that is one way to increase your social media shares.
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge Productions offers custom illustration and design services specializing in caricature and cartoons. Bruce’s cartoons specialize in editorial and advertising illustration for clients. to learn more about Bruce and his work visit www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
The Pep Talk-Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
Now that the weathers turning nicer golfers will be getting ready to hit the courses if they haven’t already. Every year I feel I should be having a talk with my golf balls much like my kids before an outing. These golf balls just like kids of course don’t listen either. Oh well, happy golfing!
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge is a cartoonist from Southern Ontario Canada and specializes in cartoons and caricatures. To learn more about Bruce Outridge Productions visit their website at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
Remember when the commercials were on television?
Story Behind the Cartoon
This cartoon came after the Superbowl. Here we are watching the game on television, but have to go to YouTube to see the commercials. Fifty percent of viewers are there just to see the commercials and the half-time show. Talk about making your head spin!
About the Artist
Bruce Outridge is a cartoonist from Burlington Ontario Canada, just West of Toronto. He specializes in editorial and advertising illustration in the genre of caricature and cartoons. you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
What’s in Your Closet-Cartoon of the Week
The Story Behind the Cartoon
In trucking things build up over time as we run down the road and accumulate things. Spring is a great time to clean things out getting ready for the show season. People who are unorganized often don’t want to get into trying to clean out their closet. In this case they will try to avoid the task. It won’t help you as much as cleaning out your own closet. I hope that makes sense.
About the Author
Bruce Outridge has spent over 30 years in the transportation industry and much of his cartoon work is on the industry. You can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
