Dean Motter
| Dean Motter | |
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| Nationality | Canada/American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colorist |
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Notable works
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Mister X, Terminal City , The Prisoner: Shattered Visage |
| Awards |
1983 Juno Award / Album Graphics: Anvil: Metal on Metal 1984 Juno Award / Album Graphics: The Nylons: Seamless 1985 Casby Award / Album Cover: Jane Siberry: No Borders Here 1985 Toronto Art Directors Club, Best of the 80's / Album Cover: Honeymoon Suite |
| http://deanmotter.com | |
1983 Juno Award / Album Graphics: Anvil: Metal on Metal
1984 Juno Award / Album Graphics: The Nylons: Seamless
1985 Casby Award / Album Cover: Jane Siberry: No Borders Here
Dean Motter is an illustrator, designer and writer who worked for many years in Toronto, Canada, New York City, and Atlanta. Motter is best known for his album cover designs, two of which won Juno Awards. He is also the creator and designer of Mister X, one of the most influential "new-wave" comics of the 1980s.
Dean Motter showed interest in drawing from an early age, and his parents, both artists themselves, encouraged his endeavors. He initially attended college for fine arts, but lost interest and segued into music. In the late 1970s, Motter edited and art directed Andromeda, a Canadian comic book series which adapted the works of major science–fiction authors such as Arthur C. Clarke and A.E. van Vogt. During that time Motter and collaborator Ken Steacy created The Sacred & The Profane (published in Star Reach), which Archie Goodwin referred to as "the first true graphic novel" in the contemporary comics medium. He also collaborated on the design for Marshall McLuhan's posthumous book Laws of Media and illustrated several educational children's books.
Motter achieved recognition for his album cover design during his tenure as art director for CBS Records Canada, and later with his own studios, Diagram Studios and (following the closure of Diagram) Modern Imageworks. His record jackets and promotional graphics (for acts such as The Nylons, Triumph, Loverboy, The Diodes, Liona Boyd, The Irish Rovers and Jane Siberry) have won several awards. Motter has been nominated for a Juno Award six times, and won twice. He won a Juno Award in 1983 for "Best Album Graphics" for his work on the Anvil album Metal on Metal. The following year, he again won the "Best Album Graphics" award for his work on the Seamless album by The Nylons, along with Jeff Jackson and Deborah Samuel.
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