Phil Tessier

Simple black and white typography to convey a simple message. Maybe. But not today.

It's all about the tone in the way you say it. For some it's true, for others it's more of a mantra to get them through.

A perfectly valid question. Don’t let them tell you otherwise. Handling difficult situations with comedy is a time-honoured tradition. That's why this simple piece of typography can help you through.

Everywhere. "Cheer up mate, it might never happen!" Unless it already has of course. You don't know.

And with one mighty cry in unison, they screamed "YES! Get on with it!". Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Genius.

The foolish warrior stepped forth. Graphic design typography for a samurai perhaps. Distressed typography design with the words "foolish warrior". Looks a bit like a movie title.

For the connoisseurs out there. Simple white coloured typography featuring the word 'connoisseur' in Comic Sans. If you think about the word connoisseur being written in Comic Sans, it could be considered a joke.

For the connoisseurs out there. Simple black coloured typography featuring the word 'connoisseur' in Comic Sans. If you think about the word connoisseur being written in Comic Sans, it could be considered a joke.

High five! A hand drawn cartoon of the numbers 0 through to 9 lined up, with the number 5 higher up than the others. You obviously see what I did there.

Let the wolf man out and bark at the moon with this halloween inspired tshirt design featuring a wolf silhouette against the moon.

A cartoon of a spooky graveyard at night, backlight by the moon. A grave situation indeed.

A cartoon of a pumpkin to illustrate this halloween themed joke. Pumpkin face carving, with the words "I'm Hollow Inside" underneath.

A cartoon of a bat asleep, hanging upside down, with the words "Bat's the way I like it". Because music puns.

Cartoon of a cute ghost and the words "You look boo-tiful today". Positive affirmation of how beautiful you look, from a nice friendly ghost. Illustrated ghost puns.

Apple bobbing, also known as bobbing for apples, is a game often played on Halloween. Be the apple bobber you are with this red apple design.

I got to thinking about what an actual beach ball of doom would look like, so I made this illustration of an angry looking beach ball.

A cartoon illustration of a cheeseburger in a “not permitted” sign. They’re out of burgers. Burger off.

A dial styled like a volume control for a stereo, for when you're having none of it.

A dial styled like a volume control for a stereo, for when you need all of it, turned up to the maximum, with no exceptions and no holding back.

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a… This snare drum and drum sticks t-shirt design makes an ideal gift for drummers everywhere, helping them count and keep time.

Cartoon illustration of an alligator semi submerged in water. See you later alligator. In a while crocodile.

All is well that ends well. A cartoon wishing well to help remind us that everything will (should) be OK in the end.

a simple illustration of a paint brush and painter's palette with bright coloured paint on it. It carries the legend "Will Art For Money".

Fan art inspired by the 1960s television show The Prisoner. The Penny Farthing from The Prisoner, as a silhouette against a red stripe circle.

Fan art inspired by the 1960s television show The Prisoner. Who Is Number 1? Illustration of Rover and a Penny Farthing from The Prisoner.

Simple, bold typography stating that this is not my first disco. Disco is styled to look retro. I've done this before. I'm not wet behind the ears. Leave that to me.

Sometimes things /are/ good, but yet they still lack dinosaurs. Cartoon illustration of a green Triceratops, with the phrase "It's good, but it lacks dinosaurs".

Snail from Adventure Time. Stylised version in a circular, single colour, flat design.

A design in support of the original releases, the unaltered versions, the original cut we saw way back when. Unaltered Theatrical Versions for the win.

Bringing together two of my favourite types of music — thrash metal and disco. Music mash up logo design, fusing a metal band with a pop singer.

A 'how to draw' guide, inspired by the NBCUniversal film Jaws. A fun take on Quint's chalkboard shark drawing, from the town meeting scene.

A red stylised version of the Samurai Jack clan symbol, from the animated TV show Samurai Jack.

A white and grey, stylised version of the Samurai Jack clan symbol, from the animated TV show Samurai Jack.

Everyone's favourite cartoon Samurai, battling to get back to the past and undo the evil that is Aku… Gotta get back — watch out. Graphic illustration of Samurai Jack in front of red sun.

Silhouette of Samurai Jack holding his sword aloft, ready for the battle. His quest continues.

Silhouette of Samurai Jack wandering the land, in front of a big yellow sun. His quest continues. Samurai Jack fan art for Adult Swim.