Curtis Jobling is a British illustrator and animator, born in Blackpool, England but lives in Warrington. is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

He is best known for his role as production designer of children's TV hit, Bob The Builder, where he visualised all of that programme's inimitable characters and sets. Jobling is also an author and illustrator of children's books, notably Frankenstein's Cat, a muddled up feline, now also in production for an animated show. See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Bob the Builder is a childrens television clay character created by Keith Chapman. ... Created by Curtis Jobling, the acclaimed childrens book that follows the exploits of Doctor Frankensteins FIRST experiment. ...

Jobling studied at the Cleveland College of Art & Design, Middlesbrough, for a HND in Illustration from 1992 to 1994. A fruitful work experience placement in the puppet and prop-making department on Aardman Animations' Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit production A Close Shave landed Jobling a role as puppet painter on Tim Burton's Mars Attacks!. Cleveland College of Art and Design is a further and higher education art and design college, based in Cleveland, North East England. ... This article is about the town in North East England. ... A Higher National Diploma (HND) is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom, and is a BTEC qualification awarded by Edexcel, in England. ... Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Aardman Animations, Ltd. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Wallace and Gromit Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series of three British animated short films, a series of ten short animated sequences, and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. ... Wallace and Gromit on their way to wash windows A Close Shave is a 1995 animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations in Bristol, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Mars Attacks! is a comedy and science fiction film by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Attacks. ...

Curtis is a long-time collaborator of the Animex festival of animation in Teesside, United Kingdom. He has maintained a burgeoning relationship with the Tees Valley sub-economic region and particularly the University of Teesside, whom he opened an integral (for the area) graduate incubation centre in 2005. The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. ... Arms of the County Borough of Teesside Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in northern England based on Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar, along the banks of the River Tees with a resident population of over 388,000 in 2005. ... The Tees Valley is a distinct economic area in the North East of England; it consists of the five Unitary Authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. ... The University of Teesside, based in Middlesbrough, England, has a student body of 20,685 students as of 2005. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006 Jobling was made the Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Teesside, a position which allows him to mentor graduates and young companies who aspire to work in the film, TV and animation industries. His company, Bada Bling Ltd, specializes in the development of film and animation content, covering all aspects of production.

Jobling has collaborated with such animation industry notables as acclaimed animation director Ian Culbard, glam rock loving comic scribe Ian Carney, premier puppet makers Mackinnon & Saunders, (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride), and Qurios Animation Studio. ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Tim Burtons Corpse Bride is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated stop-motion-animation film based loosely on a 19th century Russian-Jewish folktale version of an older Jewish story and set in a fictional Victorian era England. ...

Children's Books

• Frankenstein's Cat (Scholastic, 2002) ISBN 0-439-40331-6

• The Skeleton in the Closet (with Alice Schertle) (Harper Collins Childrens Books, 2003) ISBN 0-688-17739-5

• My Daddy: My Daddy Is the Best in the Universe (Harper Collins, 2005) ISBN 0-00-712255-1

• Cheeky Monkey (Oxford University Press, 2006) ISBN 0-19-272549-1

• Dinosaurs After Dark (with Jonathan Emmett) (Harper Collins Children's Books, 2006) ISBN 0-00-722464-8

External links

• Curtis Jobling's blog
• Curtis Jobling's website