ILLUSTRATIONS — LITERARY CATS

Andrew Shaffer’s artwork has appeared in The Rumpus, Heavy Metal magazine, STUFF, and Maxim, and also appears in multiple books that he has written and published.

SHOP

Original art, prints, and postcards can be found in the 8th Circle Press Etsy shop.

Greeting cards with Andrew Shaffer’s artwork—including Christmas cards, Valentine’s Day cards, and birthday cards—can be found in the 8th Circle Press Zazzle shop and the 8th Circle Press Cafepress shop.

A coloring book featuring his Literary Cats series is available from Running Press.

TOOLS

Pen and ink, acrylics, Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign

AWARDS

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver Award Winner, for publishing and cover design of The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz (2021)

ILLUSTRATIONS — MOTHMAN’S MERRY CRYPTIC CHRISTMAS (CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK)

BOOK COVER DESIGN

LOOK MOM I'M A POET (AND SO IS MY CAT) by Andrew Shaffer

THE ORIGINAL SINNERS SAMPLER by Tiffany Reisz

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE F*CK THIS by Andrew Shaffer

THE SUMMER OF '82 (I STILL LIKE BEER) by Bart O'Kavanaugh

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Shaffer’s book cover designs have appeared on the covers of USA Today bestsellers, LAMBDA literary award winners, and Goodreads Choice Awards nominees from 8th Circle Press (co-owned with his wife, novelist Tiffany Reisz). Covers created in Photoshop.

8TH CIRCLE PRESS GREETING CARDS

Founded by Shaffer in 2007, 8th Circle Press—formerly Order of St. Nick—now features over 120 original greeting cards celebrating multiple occasions, including birthdays, weddings, Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day. His card designs have been licensed by multiple companies including England’s MoonPig, and have appeared on The Colbert Report and Fox News. Cards created in Photoshop and with acrylic paints and canvas.