Hoodiez : Flip Black DIY by Carl Jones
"Carl Jones is a 34 year old creative visionary. Born in Frankfort Germany, moving to the US shortly after with his mother ,father and 3 sisters . With humble beginnings, as a child Carl didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth, but he did have a big bowl of cereal in his lap. Sitting on the floor in front of the television every Saturday morning watching endless cartoons. Greatly inspired by a lot of animation of the 70’s in particularly Fat Albert and the Gang and Hanna Barbera. He is a self taught artist and writer that is becoming a major creative force in animation and the arts community. Carl is currently producing Adult Swim’s top rated animated series called The Boondocks and is illustrator of the award winning comic strip of the same name. The Boondocks was nominated for an “NAACP Image Award” for Outstanding Comedy Series and the only animated production to win the honorary “Peabody Award”. During his career in animation he has also helped bring many cartoon characters to life as a spectacular voice-over actor. Starring in animated series along side award winning talent such as Samuel Jackson, Regina King and John Witherspoon. He has produced conceptual art for Warner Bros. Pictures ATL and a Warner Bros. animated campaign promoting the movie House of Wax. Along with developing an animated series for Roc-A-Fella Films called The Playpen.
Amongst his many talents, he is a brilliant toy designer as well, who has recently created a line of Art Toys Called HOODIEZ produced by Dreamland Toyworks. He is currently writing an animated film with NAACP Image Award winning writer Aaron McGruder and is developing an animated series with African King of Comedy Michael Blackson. He also started a company called Melanite Productions to create and develop multimedia content delivering a kaleidoscope of urban intellectual properties and entertainment. In addition, he has a foundation called Think Africa that is committed to providing financial support and resources for education in West Africa." |