about

Dane is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work for Snapple, in the mid-90s, paved the way for an interesting career as a working illustrator—known for his humor and charmingly stylized illustrations for the advertising, magazine, and book publishing industry.

Dane’s publishing credits include The Big Book of Illustration Ideas, Self-published titles by Printed Matter in addition to the mini-book adaptation of John S. Hall’s “Detachable Penis.” Animation for The Making of Paranoid Park; Felix Andrew / Gus Van Sant / MK2 Editions.

clients—past & present

Snapple, Nickelodeon, Starbucks, Kate Spade, Jack Spade, The New York Times, Whole Foods, Two Boots Pizza, Lightpath, Little Caesars, Blimpie International, Nike NY Runs, Village DogWorks, Lenscrafters, Loews Hotels, Phillip Morris Youth Anti-Smoking, Citibank, GameShark, Comcast, Conseco, Genesys CX, Cosmogirl Magazine, More Magazine, Brides Magazine, The Knot, Print magazine, Edible Manhattan magazine, W42ndst magazine, Harper Collins Publishing, Narratively, The Village Voice, The New York Press, The Brooklyn Rail, KidsHealthOrg, Vanity Fair Atelier NY Fashion Week, The Icon 5 Illustration Conference.

highlights

• Snapple’s first Website, Snapple bottle caps and Merchandise, On-Air handbook, Book Covers, Convention News, Press Ads, and Direct Mail.

• Nickelodeon Trade Campaign, Media kit, Outdoor, Direct Mail, and Print Advertising.

• Blimpie Foods International Annual Reports, Print advertising, In-Store promotion, Corporate Identity, Packaging, and Merchandising.

• Editor/Contributor for Dadsville Comics Anthology.

• Jack Spade, Featured Artist, Vanity Fair Atelier NY Fashion Week.

• Juror: School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship Awards MFA Panel, 2012.

• The College for Creative Studies, Adjunct Professor, 2014 Summer Program, Illustration/Book Making.

• The Society of Illustrators, Guest Lecturer, in association with Kutztown University.