Jay Howell (illustrator)
Jay Howell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Howell 1979 (age 45–46) Pleasanton, California, U.S. |
| Education | Academy of Art University |
| Known for | Illustrator, commercial artist, cartoonist, character designer, screenwriter, muralist, tattoo artist |
Jason "Jay" Howell (born 1979) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, and character designer.[1] He has also worked as a commercial artist, muralist, and tattoo artist.[2][3][4] Howell was a co-creator and animator on the Nickelodeon TV series Sanjay and Craig; and as a character designer on the Fox TV series Bob’s Burgers.[5][6][7][8]
Life and career
Howell is from Pleasanton, California, and graduated from Amador Valley High School.[9] He continued his studies at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for a few months.[6]
Howell took an interest in skateboard culture and punk music. In his early career he created DIY zines under the name "Punks Git Cut" and "Sanjay and Craig", and left them around the San Francisco Bay Area.[6][10] In the early 2000s Howell worked at Atlas Cafe in the Mission District in San Francisoc, where he met members of the Mission School movement, and animator and director Loren Bouchard.[6]
The proof of concept for Bob’s Burgers (2011–present) was created by Howell, working as the character designer; and Sirron Norris, working as the background artist.[11][12]
Publications
- Howell, Jay (2015). Punks Git Cut Anthology. San Francisco, California: Last Gasp. ISBN 978-0-86719-806-5.
References
- ^ "Jay Howell x Vans 2012 Fall Bags Commercial". Hypebeast. July 5, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Egel, Benjy (February 23, 2022). "New French wine bar, restaurant opens in West Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. pp. D1. Retrieved May 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Preview: Jay Howell "Come Down Easy" at Slow Culture ~ Opens November 14th". L.A. TACO. November 11, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Sarkarati, Andrew (February 1, 2013). "See Jay Howell at Fecal Face today, then see him DJ Smithsfits at the Knockout tomorrow!". Mission Mission. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Kevin L. (November 9, 2015). "'Sanjay and Craig' Co-Creator Jay Howell on Zines, 'Bob's Burgers' and Being Too Gross For Nickelodeon". KQED. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Wolfe, Eli (November 27, 2015). "'Bob's Burgers' artist Jay Howell driven by passion for punk". SFGate. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Garcia, Dawn (May 21, 2022). "Punks Git Cut With Cartoonist, Jay Howell". ATOD magazine. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (August 20, 2014). "Trash Talk Release Violent Animated Video for "The Great Escape"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Barney, Chuck (May 15, 2015). "'Grimm' star hints at action-packed finale". Oakland Tribune. p. 42. Retrieved May 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chun, Kimberly (November 5, 2014). "'Sanjay and Craig' co-creator Jay Howell always driven to draw". SFGate.
- ^ "Made to Order: The Secret Recipe Behind 'Bob's Burgers'". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Wong, Vic (May 14, 2013). "You should be stoked about Mission cartoon artists". Mission Mission. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2025.