Peek Inside the Horror
“Why in the world would you want to illustrate a book about online meetings, of all things?”
― a well-meaning advice giver upon hearing the early concept for Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings
The simple answer to that question was, “Because Mark Monlux agreed to do the illustrations.”
Mark Monlux is the wizard behind the illustrations of Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings.
Mark is the amazingly talented illustrator of Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings. I met Mark through common friends and interests in the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, the association of visual facilitators and graphic recorders that we’re both members of. But it wasn’t until after he released his deck of Obscure Movie Monster playing cards in 2017 that we discovered our shared love of campy monster movies. When I started work on Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings, there was never any question that Mark was the right illustrator to bring the book to life.
Mark Monlux’s Obscure Movie Monster playing cards ©2017 Mark Monlux
It’s a shame that Amazon’s Look Inside feature doesn’t show more of Mark’s amazing illustrations in Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings. Every chapter features one of his hilarious drawings. Thaaaat’s right: Mark illustrated the entire book. He did such a fabulous job that I wanted to show off more of his hard work here.
Mark captured the world of Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings perfectly. He illustrated a world where confusion reigns supreme, a world populated by campy movie monsters from the 50’s and 60’s and the befuddled humans whose lives are made miserable by them.
You can find more of Mark’s amazing work available as cards, books, t-shirts, prints, and more here:
Because after all…
“…what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures…?”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland