Humor · Illustration · Copy

R. A. Murphy

Illustrated Humor for Business

Original cartoons, copy and illustrated advertising that give people a reason to stop, smile—and remember your business.

A business message becomes a little human moment: a recognizable situation, an affectionate joke, a punchline and an illustration with personality.

“The idea isn’t to decorate an ad with a cartoon. It’s to make the cartoon the reason someone notices the ad.”

Concept, copy, punchline and illustration can be developed together as one piece, then adapted for the places your customers already see you.

Original humorous concepts for social media, ads, email, websites, promotions and recurring campaigns.

Complete business humor: the situation, the wording, the punchline and the finished illustration—not just artwork waiting for a message.

Selected existing cartoons available on a non-exclusive basis for newsletters, presentations, internal communications and business publications.

I create warm, observant illustrated humor for businesses—work that treats customers as intelligent people and finds the comedy in ordinary life.

My approach combines advertising copywriting, comic writing and AI-assisted illustration in a distinctive pen-and-ink and watercolor style.

Let’s make something memorable

If you have a product, promotion or everyday customer situation that deserves a better way to be noticed, I’d be glad to talk about it.

ra@ramurphy.com