Grant Gilliland :: 2006

Bio:

Grant Gilliland is an illustrator and character designer based out of San Francisco, California. He spends most of his free time thinking about funny proportions and animals with personalities. He can also lift about 500 sharpies, no spotter.

Grant grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he spent about 90% of his time reading Juxtapoz magazine or drawing cartoons when he was supposed to be doing math homework. Grant's disinterest in school ended abruptly after enrolling at The Columbus College of Art & Design, where he earned his Illustration BFA in 2005.

A post-grad illustration career was initiated with the launch of Grant's blog The Gross Uncle in 2006. Serving as a platform for his wild style and humorous writing, the blog garnered him interest from early clients like JibJab and SF Weekly. Teaming up with Scott Hull Associates in 2007, Grant has since worked with major clients such as Weekly Reader, The United States Postal Service, Christopher Chadbourne and Associates, and Frog Design.

Clients Include:

SF Weekly
SF Station
JibJab
Weekly Reader

Links:

The Gross Uncle

October 2006

I woke up on a deserted island, with nothing but a Talkboy and some AA batteries

October 31, 2006

Baby Specimen.

If mom asks, i’m spending my money on tuition…not paintball supplies

October 30, 2006

Grabby Stranger.

A fact: tapioca masks do not cure acne

October 25, 2006

Cats N Dogs. A true statement.

A boy and his dog

October 24, 2006

Pj and Max’s simple adventures began modestly in Boise, and ended in Hollywood. The two were perhaps best known for their “boy and his dog” movies made in the late 1970s, which propelled them to instant fame seemingly overnight. Before the two had any time to adjust to it, they were international movie stars with [...]