Jeremy Nell
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| Jeremy Nell | |
 Jeremy Nell in June 2007.
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| Nationality | South African |
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| Occupation | cartoonist, satirist, blogger |
| Website http://www.trashmedia.co.za/ |
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Jeremy Talfer Nell (born March 16, 1979) is a cartoonist, and creator of the (now retired)[1][2] [3]Urban Trash comic strip, and the Ditwits comic strip, both of which are published daily across South Africa. Urban Trash is also published in parts of Namibia, as well as in parts of England, while Ditwits features exclusively on the front page of one of South Africa's largest[4][5]national daily newspapers, The Times.
Additionally, Nell has established himself in the South African blogging community, as a satirical writer.[6][7]
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[edit] Personal life
Nell was born in Cape Town, South Africa.
After moving between incomplete courses at the University of Cape Town (in a Bachelor of Fine Arts) and AAA School Of Advertising (in Art Direction and Graphic Design), Nell found a "cubicle job" at a mobile entertainment multinational at the beginning of 2003, where, nearly three years later, he was - for a short period - unofficially promoted to Creative Director. As a result of his opposition towards dealing with pornographic content, Nell sought legal advice and found himself amid a near-litigation battle with management, before opting to offer up his position for voluntary retrenchment in late 2005.
[edit] Career
Having already created Urban Trash during March 2005, Nell decided to become a fulltime cartoonist in early November 2005, using Urban Trash as the platform.
[edit] Publishing
There are no published Urban Trash books.
[edit] Links
- Nell's profile on Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
- An interview with Nell, conducted by Zoopy.com during August 2007
- Trash Media - Nell's official website
- Nell's editorial cartoon, Ditwits, on The Times' website
- Urban Trash on News24
- Nell's profile on Cartoonist.co.za
- Urban Trash on IOL
- Jeremy Nell speaking at a social media conference, PodCamp, in 2007.
- An interview with South African social network, SA Rocks
- Social network, Zoopy.com, awarding an Urban Trash reader with a Nintendo Wii game console, on behalf of Nell.
- The SPCA condemns one of Nell's cartoons
[edit] References
- ^ http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/06/03/jeremy-nell-ends-strip-begins-the-biggish-five/
- ^ http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/39/25001.html
- ^ http://trashmedia.co.za/2008/05/25/what-will-follow-urban-trash/
- ^ The Wild Frontier at The Times » Blog Archive » The Times: 126 413 circulation and climbing fast
- ^ http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/hartley/2008/04/02/the-times-340-000-brilliant-readers/
- ^ In early 2007, Nell won "Most Entertaining Blog" and "Best Designed Blog" in the 2007 South African Blog Awards. Nell's blog was nominated in six categories, and achieved fourth place overall.
- ^ An article published in the weekend edition of the Natal Witness, discussing Nell's blog and its entry into the 2007 South African Blog Awards.
