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'''Standard Design''', aka Tom Pappalardo (born 1973) is a [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] graphic designer, cartoonist, illustrator, and animator best known for his work for [[WFCR]], his animated TV ads (including his 2006 contest-winning entry for [[WLZX|LAZER 99.3]]), a grant-funded mural located in downtown [[Easthampton, Massachusetts]], and his rock poster designs<ref>[http://www.gigposters.com/designer/556_Standard_Design.html Standard Design posters on gigposters.com]</ref>. His poster work has appeared in gallery exhibitions including the Graphic Noise exhibition ([[List of museums in Georgia|Museum of Design]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]] 2005), Yinz Got Posters - (AIR Studios, [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], 2007), Art or Advertisement? ([[Charleston, South Carolina]], 2007), and Screens and Beans (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008).
'''Standard Design''', aka Tom Pappalardo (born 1973) is a [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] graphic designer, cartoonist, illustrator, and animator best known for his animated TV ads (including his 2006 contest-winning entry for [[WLZX|LAZER 99.3]]), a grant-funded mural<ref>[http://www.masslive.com/republican/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1213691017181890.xml&coll=1 Easthampton set to unveil downtown mural]</ref> located in downtown [[Easthampton, Massachusetts]], and his rock poster designs<ref>[http://www.gigposters.com/designer/556_Standard_Design.html Standard Design posters on gigposters.com]</ref>. His poster work has appeared in gallery exhibitions including the Graphic Noise exhibition ([[List of museums in Georgia|Museum of Design]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]] 2005), Yinz Got Posters - (AIR Studios, [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], 2007), Art or Advertisement? ([[Charleston, South Carolina]], 2007), Screens and Beans (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008), and the Oya Festival, ([[Oslo, Norway]], 2009).

Pappalardo's past [[comic]] work includes ''FORTY-3'', The official [[Massachusetts College of Art]] comic journal (1992-1994, editor and contributor), "Alec Dear" (1996, writer) illustrated by [[Matt Smith (illustrator)|Matt Smith]], for which they received a [[Xeric Foundation|Xeric grant]], [[Caliber Comics]]' "Through the Wood, Beneath the Moon" (1998, writer), the self-published collection "Failure, Incompetence - Aborted Jokes and Abandoned Stories" (2005), and the self-published collection "Famous Fighters" (2006), with Matt Smith, and Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!, a weekly comic strip published in the [[Advocate Weekly Newspapers|The Valley Advocate]] (2007-2008). His current comic projects include the weekly comic strip The Optimist (2010-present), and his graphic novel in-progress Broken Lines<ref>[http://blogcritics.org/books/article/interview-tom-pappalardo-the-face-behind/ Interview: Tom Pappalardo the face behind Standard Design, author of Broken Lines]</ref> (2007-present).

==Bibliography==
* ''Alec Dear'' (writer, 1996)
* ''Through The Wood, Beneath the Moon'' (writer, 1998)
* ''Failure, Incompetence'' (2005)
* ''Famous Fighters'' (with Matt Smith, 2005)
* ''Even Lions Will Fear You: Two Years of Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!'' (2009)


Pappalardo's past [[comic]] work includes ''FORTY-3'', The official [[Massachusetts College of Art]] comic journal (1992-1994, editor and contributor), "Alec Dear" (1996, writer) illustrated by [[Matt Smith (illustrator)|Matt Smith]], for which they received a [[Xeric Foundation|Xeric grant]], [[Caliber Comics]]' "Through the Wood, Beneath the Moon" (1998, writer), the self-published collection "Failure, Incompetence - Aborted Jokes and Abandoned Stories" (2005), and the self-published collection "Famous Fighters" (2006), with Matt Smith.<ref>[http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/details.php?id=1029&PHPSESSID=4ee5f46cf9ea8c6c7fa5c72b71f98cdb Famous Fighters review on Broken Frontier]</ref>. His current comic projects include Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!"<ref>[http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php?title=Whiskey%21_Tango%21_Foxtrot%21 Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! on comixpedia]</ref>", a comic strip running weekly in [[Advocate Weekly Newspapers|The Valley Advocate]] (2007-present), and the illustrated novel "Broken Lines".


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.standard-design.com Official Homepage], includes samples of his graphic design, illustration, and animation work
* [http://www.tompappalardo.com Official Homepage]
* [http://www.standard-design.com Standard Design] Portfolio, includes samples of his graphic design, illustration, and animation work
* [http://www.broken-lines.com Broken Lines]
* [http://www.famousfighters.com Famous Fighters!]
* [http://www.broken-lines.com Broken Lines] - graphic novel
* [http://www.standard-design.com/WTF Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!]
* [http://www.the-opt.com The Optimist] - comic strip


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:37, 3 January 2010

Standard Design, aka Tom Pappalardo (born 1973) is a Northampton, Massachusetts graphic designer, cartoonist, illustrator, and animator best known for his animated TV ads (including his 2006 contest-winning entry for LAZER 99.3), a grant-funded mural[1] located in downtown Easthampton, Massachusetts, and his rock poster designs[2]. His poster work has appeared in gallery exhibitions including the Graphic Noise exhibition (Museum of Design, Atlanta, Georgia 2005), Yinz Got Posters - (AIR Studios, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007), Art or Advertisement? (Charleston, South Carolina, 2007), Screens and Beans (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008), and the Oya Festival, (Oslo, Norway, 2009).

Pappalardo's past comic work includes FORTY-3, The official Massachusetts College of Art comic journal (1992-1994, editor and contributor), "Alec Dear" (1996, writer) illustrated by Matt Smith, for which they received a Xeric grant, Caliber Comics' "Through the Wood, Beneath the Moon" (1998, writer), the self-published collection "Failure, Incompetence - Aborted Jokes and Abandoned Stories" (2005), and the self-published collection "Famous Fighters" (2006), with Matt Smith, and Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!, a weekly comic strip published in the The Valley Advocate (2007-2008). His current comic projects include the weekly comic strip The Optimist (2010-present), and his graphic novel in-progress Broken Lines[3] (2007-present).

Bibliography

  • Alec Dear (writer, 1996)
  • Through The Wood, Beneath the Moon (writer, 1998)
  • Failure, Incompetence (2005)
  • Famous Fighters (with Matt Smith, 2005)
  • Even Lions Will Fear You: Two Years of Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! (2009)


References

See also