1. National Cartoonists Society mug—a proud member of the organization, Steve drinks far too much coffee from this.
2. A collection of misshapen M&M’S candies dating back to 2005, found or received as gifts, with a note reading “DO NOT EAT!”
3. A thank-you gift from a Polynesian-themed resort gift shop project: a souvenir tiki.
4. A cartoon scrawled on a napkin, saved for sentimental reasons—complete with dust.
5. A digital drawing tablet for high-tech napkin sketches.

And here’s a little about the man behind this desk…

With a background in cartooning and illustration, Steve approaches brand communications from a storytelling perspective and expresses clients’ brand personalities in unexpected ways. Celebrating his tenth year at CG, Steve has contributed work to a diverse list of clients that features Chuck E. Cheese’s, Club Libby Lu, Hamleys (UK), KFC (Japan), Kodak, LensCrafters, M&M’S/Mars, Red Lobster, Ross-Simons, Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, and Skazka (Russia). His work ranges from the design of logos and signage, shopping bags, packaging, menu boards, and t-shirts to the more unusual, such as jumbo wall murals, interactive video and light displays, themed store fixtures, and giant themed characters including ten foot high M&M’S Brand Spokescandies® and enormous hand-carved wooden tikis for a Polynesian-themed resort in Orlando, Florida.

Steve is also the creator of the daily syndicated cartoon strip Little Dog Lost. It runs in newspapers across the US, from Honolulu, Hawaii to Woonsocket, Rhode Island and is published in Europe, China and India. Little Dog Lost follows the humorous exploits of a homeless dog and the colorful animal characters he meets—both good and bad—who don’t all see the world in the same way.