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Billy Merryman was born in Fort Pierce, Florida, in June, 1971. Since childhood
he has had a promising talent for drawing and painting. At Tampa Technical
Institute, Merryman honed his commercial art illustration and graphic design
skills. He has been a professional illustrator and graphic designer for 21+ years.
Since 1996, he has been a top designer and art manager for Vanity Fair Corp. At VF, Billy
has designed for every major sports league as well as co-licenses such as Universal
Studios, Nickelodeon, Lucas Film Ltd., and ESPN.
Merryman has enjoyed many exciting projects and collaborations. He
illustrated the wonderful children's book,
The Adventures of Alexandra by Claudette (CeCe)
M. Jensen. He also inked a comic book,
Realm Quest.
He collaborate with D.B. Pacini on the promotional poster for The Loose End Of The Rainbow.
After reading the manuscript, Merryman
created the draft artwork and composite poster featured on this website. He enjoyed
enhancing the imaginative story with character illustrations.
The artwork cover for The Loose End of the Rainbow was provided by a Singing
Moon Press staff artist because of contract requirement. D.B. Pacini will have Merryman design
the book covers for the next two books in this Univerisal Knight trilogy.
Design and corporate identity also plays a very important role in Merryman’s career. “Bringing a company’s vision, passion, and
identity to life is what design is about.” says Merryman. Most recently he has had the opportunity to work with many young up
and coming companies such Flip Fluffs and Constants Surf & Turf. Billy continues to strive for excellence in his work and remains
open to new and creative collaborations.
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