George W. Ford, Jr.

has been a professional graphic artist for over twenty years. He graduated from Virginia State University (located in Petersburg, VA) in 1994 with a BFA in Visual Communication/Commercial Art.

As a youth, Ford was commissioned to be the resident cartoonist for Halifax County’s local newspaper, The Gazette-Virginian. He was the creator and artist of three features which were published three times per week. His work led various newspapers in the region to call upon other young, fledgling cartoonists to create comic strips for them. George has won numerous awards for his artistic endeavors throughout elementary and high school.

After graduating from college, Ford went to work as a computer graphic artist at Annin Flags (formerly Dettra Flags, Inc.), the largest flag-manufacturing company in the United States. Several of his projects went on to win awards for creativity at industry conventions in Las Vegas.