Tag: graphic satire

UNIVERSITY CARTOONS

Art, Comics November 16, 2017

This post concludes the collection of cartoons I contributed to U: magazine…during my tenure as a member of the academic staff of the Design Faculty of the University of Technology, Sydney. This, plus my three previous cartoon posts, forms part of an online gallery of my single panel satirical work.

_{Enrolment Process-©2006 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics). The year the planned introduction of online enrolment didn’t work out led to form filling and long queues.}

_{Fitness training-©2005 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}
_{New students tended to start their studies with enormous optimism that for some included visits to the gym.}

_{On with studies-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}
_{Double degrees came into vogue with surprising combinations.}

_{Minister’s Visit-©2005 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics). Political activism was especially popular when the Education Minister visited campus.}

_{Club activities-©2005 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics). Anime societies and cosplay competitions thrived. Not all Sydney universities had rock-climbing clubs but all five had Anime Clubs.}

_{Sporting clubs-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}
_{Yes, this really took place, despite the seeming cruelty.}

_{Student Administration-©2006 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics). When staff who worked with a view of a parking station were allocated photographs of traffic…to brighten up their room.}

_{Student canteen-©2006 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics). A wonderfully esoteric Indonesian cafe in the Staff/Student cafeteria allowed the mixing and matching of dishes.}

As always, my thanks for the excellent advice, artistic assistance and cartooning expertise from the wonderful Countdown artist Louise Graber. Other posts of my cartoon based material include:

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Art, Comics November 19, 2016

This post continues the profiling of the collection of my cartoons published in U: magazine, or related magazines, during my tenure at the University of Technology, Sydney. These cartoon posts will contribute to the formation of an online gallery of my single panel satirical work.

A cross-disciplinary research committee is formed-© 2005 Michael Hill.

Some of the committee members have a background in research-© 2004 Michael Hill

...and know a thing or two about how to proceed-© 2004 Michael Hill

...and begin to assert their experience-© 2004 Michael Hill

...others investigate things in the lab on a daily basis-© 2006 Michael Hill

...and then there are those trial experiments-© 2005 Michael Hill

...testing new procedures for fast track learning-© 2003 Michael Hill

...equating contributory elements-© 2006 Michael Hill

...and there are the designers who simply study problems requiring resolution and what needs to be done and then they just go and do it-© 2004 Michael Hill

As always, my thanks for the excellent advice, assistance and cartooning expertise from the wonderful COUNTDOWN Magazine cartoonist Louise Graber. Other posts of my cartoon based material include:

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Art, Comics May 25, 2016

This post features the second instalment of cartoons I created during my academic tenure at the University of Technology, Sydney…and that were published in its magazine U:. These examples focus on the University’s Tower Building on Broadway near Railway Square. Labelled an example of “brutal modernism” despite its designer’s denial of it being that style…it is a monolithic stack of 27 storeys in concrete and glass… somewhat softened by the arrival of the newly constructed vertical garden clad Central Park building opposite. It was fun playing around with it as a satirical subject in these cartoons.

CARTOON-J01 Blog — _{King Kong Visit-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}
_{This fake story was reported as fact by one Sydney news agency!}

CARTOON-J02 Blog — _{Smart building-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}

CARTOON-J27 Blog — _{Applied science-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)} _{A good example of rocket science-the feasible launching of the University’s Tower Building into orbit over Ultimo!}

CARTOON-J28 Blog — _{Another cartoon of the amazing technical and engineering feat of putting the Tower Building into orbit over Blackwattle Bay…it would probably prove a bit of a problem getting it down, too!-©2004}
_{Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}

CARTOON-J06 Blog — _{Merch! Every university has its merchandise for sale these days!}
_{©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}

Fictitious merchandise in a non-existent shop in the foyer!…the Information Desk reported some enquiries as to the shop’s location after publication of this cartoon.

CARTOON-J03 Blog — _{Corporate aid-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}

Originally I proposed using Nokia University of Technology but the sign on the tower would read NUTS! The University said “NO WAY!” to that…but the Virgin ad was O.K.!

CARTOON-J05 Blog — _{Xmas card-©2004 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics)}

I did an alternate version of the building relaxing on a banana lounge on Bondi Beach reading a novel…but the Vice Chancellor thought it was “A bit silly!” He preferred this one.

As always, my thanks for the excellent advice, assistance and cartooning expertise from the wonderful COUNTDOWN Magazine cartoonist, Louise Graber. Other posts of my cartoon based material include:

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RESEARCH CARTOONS

UNIVERSITY CARTOONS

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Art, Comics December 1, 2015

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.

Satirical illustration to accompany article on changes in Sedition Law. — _{Satirical illustration for article on changes to Sedition law published in U: magazine-©2006 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics.}

The cartoon on the article page. — _{The cartoon as it appeared within the McKeough article.}

Cover illustration for Form/Work journal-© 2003 Michael Hill. — _{Cover illustration for Form/Work journal-©2003 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics.}

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!

_{How the cartoon looked on the cover of the journal.}

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!

Form follows function at Design Opening afterparty-© 2003 Michael Hill. — _{Form follows function at a Design Faculty Exhibition Opening after party-©2003 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics.}

How the cartoon looked in the magazine. — _{And this is how the cartoon appeared in the magazine…the art director just couldn’t resist that trendy layout technique of chopping it into segments…and altering the colour, texture and proportions!}

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.