live or die

[download the printable version here etc.]

This is the latest cube grenade I just did for Rackspace.

It’s one of my favorites I’ve done so far. [More Rackspace work is here.]

I hope you like it, but it’s OK if you don’t. Here’s why I’m partial:

• I like the elegance of the drawing.
• I like the way it’s talking about something specific to the business (i.e. the cloud), not just some vague, “Go Team!” cultural platitude.
• I like the direct honesty of it. “We live or die by the cloud” etc. is basically the God’s honest truth; it doesn’t matter if one agrees with it or not. That IS Rackspace’s business strategy, in black and white.
• It just works. Straight and to the point. It does everything a good cartoon ought to do.

I am enjoying my gig with Rackspace. Even if it’s still early days, they’re letting me play around with a new, HUGE idea. Yes, I am stoked.