In this series of posts I profile a collection of my published cartoons. They currently total 30 in number. I am starting with those I contributed to U: magazine whilst working at the University of Technology, Sydney. These CARTOONS posts will help me to grow an online gallery of my single panel satirical work.

The “theorists” cartoon was put together hurriedly one afternoon. An academic design theory journal was being delayed at the printers awaiting a cover illustration which had failed to arrive. I received a panic phone call from the Faculty office along the “could I possibly please be of assistance” lines. I grabbed some images from old comics which I had in my office…invented some names for theories…and quickly collaged these elements together…all in an afternoon…and they published it!…on the cover!

Form follows function was based on an incident at an end-of-semester design student party. This was held on the roof of the Design Faculty building. There was a semi-abstract modernist sculpture that resembled a large scale bottle opener mounted on the roof. I saw a less than sober female student tentatively approach it with a capped bottle of beer. After a short struggle she managed to open it despite the marked difference in scale between it and the bottle. It is quite amazing what Industrial Design students can do. Then I heard this comment from one of the two onlooking Industrial Design students: “Form follows function.”  Yes, I really did hear that comment and observe that action…and salute that theory…and subsequently designed this cartoon!

My thanks for the excellent cartooning assistance from the brilliant COUNTDOWN Magazine cartoonist…Louise Graber. Her Pop Music illustrative work made her an amazing manager of short notice deadlines…with an acute fashionista’s eye drawing perfect pop portraits, Michael. 

_{(All text, photos and artwork-©2015 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}