@bobstaake

Illustrator and writer. @NewYorker @WashingtonPost @NewYorkTimes @WallStreetJournal, @RandomHouse, @MADMagazine, @CartoonNetwork, 75+ children’s books.

 Chatham, Massachusetts
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Joined February 2008
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When Google says they’ve “stopped support” for Nest thermostats, they’re really saying “we’ve started our assholish extortion process.”
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Google says they’ve “stopped support” for Nest because it sounds better than “we’ve started our assholish extortion process.”
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A Dumpster For Trumpster
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Humorist David Sedaris is teaming up with illustrator Bob Staake for a new picture book coming next year. THE SELFISH SISTER, about an entitled sibling who demands everything, is slated for publication by Astra on March 17, 2026. ow.ly/NtrL50XfKxr
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Nine Candlesticks.
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Telltale proof that the Roomba in the studio is an under-achiever:
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#juneteenth2025 #Juneteenth
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NYT Selling Bee: so “illegitimize” isn’t legitimate?
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Thumbnail pencil sketch with digital shading for the new book. 4.5" x 4.5"
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Thanks to the "Illustration Department" for having me as a guest on their podcast. I had a poditively fantastic time. Link in comments.
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“Balance” - 8” x 8” giclee
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Finally figured out what to call a folded-over potato chip: A potaco.
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Just doing my humble part to save the world’s refrigerators from being plastered cooler to freezer with ugly magnets. If one retro-inspired fridge magnet is good, then a 12 piece set of MODERNETS is even sweeter. (Go to bobstaake.com/bobshop
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Prismacolor pencil study/sketch for large format painting of an iceberg. Not 100% happy with this, but that’s the point: it shows me what I’ll want to change in the final paintings.
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The (In)Human Flamethrower
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Stairway To Heaven
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Not a speck of AI in this studio.
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