Archive for the ‘cute’ Category

Valentine’s Day cartoon graphic for E-mail or Myspace or Facebook by Ian Marsden

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

For Valentine’s Day 2008 why not use this free little animated GIF graphic in your e-mail or on your website or your myspace or facebook or whatever social networking site you like to use?


light version for use on light or white backgrounds


dark version for use on dark or black backgrounds

© copyright 2008 Ian D. Marsden
you may use and distribute these images in unaltered form for non-commercial use
More free cartoon graphics and desktops, wallpapers and free downloads can be found here:

Link to free humorous and cartoon graphics, animated GIFs and wallpapers

Humorous Children’s Book and Science Fiction illustration by Ian Marsden

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Humorous Children’s Book and Science Fiction illustration by Ian Marsden

This is an unpublished self-promotional humorous children’s book and science fiction illustration featuring Bombo the Bear, Chester the Butler and their time travelling friends.

In the 1980s I wrote and illustrated several episodes of ‘Idi and Bombo’ about Bombo the Bear and Idi the bird for Swiss Television DRS (Fernsehen DRS). Later I had a regular full page color ‘Bombo’ comic in the Sonntagsblick Newspaper.

It was rendered in pen and ink, colored pencils and watercolors. (only the sky gradient is digitally created).

©1997 Ian David Marsden   http://www.marsdencartoons.com

Smoony - Official Mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championship Davos 2003 - Designed by Ian Marsden

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Smoony was the official mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championship 2003 in Davos, Switzerland.

Smoony war das offizielle Maskottchen der Alpinen Ski WM 2003 in Davos in der Schweiz. Design von Ian Marsden.

Smoony was the official mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championship 2003 in Davos, Switzerland.

Character Design, Logos, Mascots

Smoony was the official mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championship 2003 in Davos, Switzerland.Smoony was the official mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championship 2003 in Davos, Switzerland.

Charakter Design, Logos, Maskottchen

Golf Cartoon by Ian Marsden - International Cartoon Biennale Davos 1992

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

From the Marsden Archive:

This golf cartoon was originally in color, this is the only reproduction I still have.

Misunderstanding on the golf course with a perceived egg - Golf Cartoon by Ian Marsden

It was created using a pen and ink and gouache on D’Arches watercolor paper.

It depicts a bunch of highly distrustful birds who have ganged up on a poor golfer somewhere in Scotland. Their suspicion seems to be that it is not a golf ball at all but rather an egg he might be playing with.

It was published in the Swiss Nebelspalter magazine in 1991 and was exhibited at the

4th International Cartoon Biennale in Davos, Switzerland
(22. July - 22. August 1992 Kongresszentrum Davos)

The original was purchased at the Cartoon Biennale Davos by well-known Swiss media personality, actor, comedian, writer, producer Hansjörg Bahl and is in his personal collection.