The History & Art of Cartoons: A Visual Language Through Time Tracing the history of cartoons reveals not just an art form but a powerful visual language that has shaped culture, politics, and social discourse for centuries. From satirical etchings to digital webcomics, cartoons have evolved dramatically while maintaining their unique ability to communicate complex…
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The History & Art of Cartoons: A Visual Language Through Time
Using Cartoons in Presentations & Corporate Communication
Using Cartoons in Presentations and Corporate Communication In a world of endless presentations and corporate messaging, standing out is a challenge. Attention spans are shrinking, and the typical business slide deck loaded with bullet points and charts rarely excites. That’s why more professionals are turning to a surprisingly effective solution: using cartoons in presentations and…
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CartoonStock Artist Spotlights: Explore the Signature Styles of Featured Cartoonists
CartoonStock Artist Spotlights: Signature Styles That Make Us Smile Introduction Welcome to CartoonStock Artist Spotlights, a series that highlights the incredible talent within our cartoon collection. At CartoonStock, we’re proud to showcase cartoonists whose work spans decades, genres, and humor styles. This feature introduces a selection of featured artists whose signature styles and creative voices…
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“Ape on a Tablet” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest, which elicited more than 500 entries, featured a drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Kaamran Hafeez, who joined our judges’ panel to help choose the winning entry and five runners-up. I was out of town when the judging happened, but prior to leaving I selected my top ten entries and sent them along…
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The 2026 Reuben Awards and NCS Conference
This past August 6-8th I attended the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Awards in Columbus Ohio. It was a great time celebrating the world’s greatest cartoonists and being inspired by the close community of artists from across the globe. As a University of Michigan Alum, I had to begrudgingly accept the amazing curation and collection of…
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“Swimming Lessons” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a captionless drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Lindsey Budde, who helped judge the entries. Her work is great, and you can see more of it at CartoonStock and on her website: lindseybudde.com. Lindsey’s drawing is set in the shallow end of a swimming pool, where two mothers are standing in waist…
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“Drinking Like Fish” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a captionless drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Tim Hamilton, who helped judge the more than 500 entries. If you like his work as much as we do, check out his website and podcast. Hamilton’s drawing is set in a bar, where two human-size fish are sitting next to each other on…
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“Fruity Wedding” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
BIG NEWS: Bob Mankoff is now a grandfather! Last Thursday his daughter gave birth to what Bob described as an “eight-pound eight-ounce bundle of boy” named Whittier David Dunn, whom everyone is calling Whit. Congratulations to Bob and his entire expanding family. Now on to our contest, which featured a captionless drawing by New Yorker…
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“St. Peter and The Leaf Blower” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a drawing by Tim Mellish, who joined our judges’ panel from Brisbane, Australia, at 2:00 a.m. His drawing is set in Heaven, where St. Peter is standing by the pearly gates and addressing a man with a leaf blower. Tim’s original caption was, “Surely, you jest,” which is very close to…
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