Tyson Mangelsdorf
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Tis the Season to be Merry
This time last year, Tyson was working on a holiday project for Warner Brothers.  He was commissioned to create some promotional art for the movie Christmas Vacation.  Not only was it a huge honor to get to work on such a fun campaign, but it was personally very exciting since this movie is one of [ Read More...
Owling it Up with ClubLocal
Over the last few years, with the surge in smart phones, Tyson has had the opportunity to be involved in some design and development of apps.  Its such a new playing field and he has enjoyed the challenge of trying to figure out the best way to present content and design graphics for some of [...] Read More...
A Spooktacular 2012
The weather has been gross and gloomy in the Pacific Northwest; perfect for Halloween, but not ideal for a trip to the pumpkin patch.  However, the Mangelsdorfs dont let a little thing like rain get in the way of a fun family tradition. (More on that here.) So this past weekend, we headed out to [.. Read More...
Design Week PDX
This week is Design Week in Portland and I love that my job allows me to check out some of the most talented artists and designers in our city. Design Week was created to celebrate the vast pool of creatives in the Portland area and includes everything from traditional print design to film, furnitur Read More...
Growing Social Media in Pixelgarden
On January 10, 2008, Tyson started this blog.  He was just beginning to stick his toe into the Social Media pool and had no idea where it would take him.  He had barely joined Facebook, wasnt on Twitter and Pinterest was literally unheard of. Now, almost 5 years later, Social Media is exploding and Read More...
Dream Big
You never know just what youre gonna discover when you search Google.  And a few weeks ago when I was looking for a link to the MacUser article, I came across some things about Tysons artwork that we didnt know were on the internet. The most exciting and unexpected came from a library in Connecticut Read More...
Oregon Lottery: Thanksgiving Raffle
One of my very important job duties is making sure that the studio is fully stocked with coffee at all times.  So last week, when I made a quick run to our local grocery store, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the latest art that Tyson had done for the Oregon Lottery was hanging [...] Read More...
The MacUser UK Interview
Its always exciting when Tyson gets asked to do an interview. He constantly feels blessed to have a career doing something he loves and its an incredible honor when someone wants to know more about the artwork he is inspired to create. So Tyson was completely blown away when he was asked by MacUser Read More...
On Safari with National Geographic Kids
One of the clients that Tyson really enjoys working with is National Geographic Kids. His whimsical style seems to be a good match for their readership and because theyve collaborated for awhile now, NGK gives Tyson a lot of flexibility with the art. This results in some of his most creative work. S Read More...
Welcome Back!
That sound you hear is the sound of us blowing the cobwebs off of Illustration Life. The last post was published over three years ago and a lot has changed since then. Well, not that much has changed Tyson is still doing rockin work and has had some amazing opportunities along the way. However, one Read More...

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