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Featured Works
Absolute Unit of a Chicken | View Work
Created: July, 2016 | Role: Illustrator
Fact: Sharks love birthdays more than you could ever know and are always hungry for some sweet birthday cake!
Created: April 21st, 2022 | Role: Illustrator
Business. All business all the time. So much business. Lots and lots of business. Don't talk to me, I'm so busy with business. BUSINESS.
Created: November, 2016 | Role: Illustrator
You might be cool, but are you a skating watermelon with sunglasses cool?
Created: November, 2017 | Role: Illustrator
Merry Christmas to one and all! Captain Pancake is here and is all decked out in his Santa suit to spread some good will, presents and Holiday Cheer!
Created: May, 2015 | Role: Illustrator
NEED PANCAKES? CAPTAIN PANCAKE IS HERE TO SAVE THE DAY!
Created: August 27th, 2010 | Role: Illustrator
No ketchup, ingredients like it was dragged through a garden, aviator sunglasses, mustache, stocking cap, it's just a little Chicago Dog!
Created: August, 2015 | Role: Illustrator
For this installment of Captain Pancake, we just didn't have it in the budget to use CGI to remove the Captain's amazing mustache.
Created: March 25th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator
Just a little dachshund doggo to bring you luck!
Created: March 12th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator
Da Chicago Dog is da best dog around!
Created: September, 2014 | Role: Illustrator
Fact: Enforcer Sharks love MURDERSKATE.
Created: July 20th, 2022 | Role: Illustrator
Skaters never die! This little spectre is still shredding, but not here to be spooky! Be sure to give a peace sign back to this one skating by!
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Danger Huskie
Vector works that a fun, cute, scary, and a bit dangerous!
Created: September 14th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Cactus in space?! These atmosphere defying cactus floating in space on some random meteors with some nice stars twinkling in the background. So homey!
Created: February 23rd, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Is the fabled DoDo bird actually extinct? Or just rocking a sweet gig in middle management? Looking for your TPS reports? Climbing the corporate ladder?
Created: January 1st, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Happy New Year! This fancy little dachshund in a tux and a Chicago hot dog costume is here to help you ring in the new year in the fanciest way possible!
Spooky works of unspeakable horror!
Ghost-Eyed Cat
It's my Halloween project of unspeakable horror! The Ghost-Eyed Cat! Tread with caution!
Created: August 18th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Apples have fallen from the trees, some have been turned to zombies from evil green worms and have hopped on a skateboard to infect us all!
Created: August 18th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
A horrible green ooze is taking over the bodies of the local high schoolers and turning them into man-eating blobs! Oh no! WHO ALSO LOVE TO SHRED.
Created: February 9th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
A ghost's singular purpose on Halloween is to steal as many Jack O'Lanterns and as much sweet candy as possible, oh and scare as many people as they can!
For personal & professional brands!
Logos
Logo Design! Check out some logo designs for personal and professional brands, built from the grounds up with custom fonts, colors, graphics and more!
Created: 2025 | Role: Designer
Ghost-Eyed Cat with a little logo refresh for my project launch. Wanted to make the character a little more recognizable as a cat and also add some color.
Created: 2025 | Role: Designer
Aries Artificial Intelligence is here! I had an idea for a more retro robot dude with a CRT monitor and face but with a modern feel.
Created: 2025 | Role: Designer
Third time is a charm! My third iteration of the Volkert Design logo for my new studio. Wanted it to have a small town Midwestern feel for this version.
Iconography and spot illustrations
Iconography
Iconography as well as spot illustrations for design systems, interfaces and websites for both clients and for sale! Use my icons in your project!
Created: 2017 | Role: Illustrator
Categories! Here are some fun and colorful icons I created to be the representations of different categories of products for an ecommerce shopping site.
Created: 2017 | Role: Illustrator
Get your stuff! Here's an icon set showing shipping fulfillment of your online order through an internet related ecommerce shop that sells and ships goods.
Created: 2017 | Role: Illustrator
The ongoing maintenance of your body and teeth! Here are icons illustrating traveling to health check-ups as well as showing recurring appointments.
Pen, Ink, and Cintiq!
Rendered Works
I love making personal works that I use as a vehicle to explore to constantly learn the programs I use on my day to day, and push my artistic abilities.
Created: September 8th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
School starts and Fall has too! This little dude is annoyed to have to be all bundled up for the first few weeks of school after a warm Summer!
Created: July 16th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Logs, and this is super surprising, can be country bumpkins enjoying the country air and sun! They also serve as amazing perches for the farm foul!
Created: July 16th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator
Who invited the freakin werewolf?! No matter the season, when the pool is a rockin’ and it happens to be a full moon, this werewolf is here to get down!