The fine folks over at Business Beware needed something a bit different from my normal Iconize Me service and requested a full superhero motif! It's great fun to see all the creative ways people are using their custom caricatures!

As I've mentioned before, if you're interested in custom services like this, please contact one of us in advance to placing your order, since we will need to work on pricing these services.

Steve was demoing a few features of the new Mail application and while searching for "Switch", he happens upon a message which includes pictures I illustrated of the people featured in Apple's then-running Switchers campaign. It's been rumored that Jobs' keynotes are scripted down to the very last detail, so I like to believe that him clicking on that specific message was no mistake! 

Things can get really busy for everyone around this time of year...us included! But we know how important timing can be if you're ordering a gift online for someone. So here's the deal: if you place your Iconize Me Digital Caricature order by Sunday, December 12th, we'll make sure to complete and send your order to you no later than Monday, December 20th. This is a much quicker turn-around than our typical 2-4 week delivery window, so hopefully it'll relieve a little bit of that holiday pressure from your schedule. 

Now, since this can wreak havoc with our individual work loads, we're going to have to limit orders to two caricatures per customer. Unfortunately if you place your order after the 12th, we cannot promise it'll get to you before Christmas on December 25th...but we'll promise to try.

I was contacted a short time ago by Jason from the (brilliant, awesome, inspired) site, iwearyourshirt.com. They wanted to do something special for Gary Vaynerchuk's 35th birthday, so together we worked on this awesome illustration of GaryVee with his Jets jersey and a glass of fine cabernet. Even better? You can head over here to grab your own copy of Gary's special birthday shirt for only $20 – and all the profits go the charity!

It is worth mentioning that Gary's caricature here is a bit outside the scope of our normal commissions – so if you're interested in something this extensive, please contact us directly before placing an order so we can work everything out.

A number of avatar-related online bazaars or malls have sprung up to showcase the work of multiple caricature artists in a single place. Iconize Me is arguably the best.

Read the full article over at TwinCities.com and be sure to vote in their poll for your favorite avatar artist.