Inspired by the work of Jack Davis, Mort Drucker and John Buscema, Glenn’s ambition was to create and illustrate comic books. However financial concerns won out (as they always seem to do) and after graduating from The Art Institute of Philadelphia he accepted a position at Gimbels Department Store as a layout artist. He exhibited enough skill to the Art Directors there to have the opportunity to fill in on illustration assignments for merchandising men’s fashions, appliances, home furnishings and store promotional assignments such as a full page illustration for the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade
then sponsored by Gimbels.
then sponsored by Gimbels.
In 1975 he became Art Director at Mitchell & Company advertising where he cut his teeth on national accounts such as Beech Nut® baby food and The Army National Guard.
Two years later Glenn left the agency and accepted a position with the Advertising Specialty Institute where he would spend the next 32 years. Over time Glenn would climb to the position of Corporate Art Director and manage the Design Department directing the design and production of a group of monthly trade magazines and periodicals as well as the company’s promotional graphics. He would go on to receive recognition with awards in art direction and graphic design from The Art Directors Club of Philadelphia, Folio Magazine’s “Face to Face” competition for Publication Design and the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence.
Independently Glenn has also received awards for illustration from The Philadelphia Sketch Club, The Art Directors Club of Philadelphia and The Artists Guild of Delaware Valley.
Glenn's clients include Major League Baseball, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Great Lakes Publishing, Rich Brands, Inc., The Wall Street Journal and Thomson/West Publishing. His children’s work has been published by the United Methodist Publishing House, Compass Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Learning A to Z and Hachai Publishing. Glenn has also illustrated the children's books “Bucket Filling from A to Z: The Key To Being Happy”, "Baby's Bucket Book", "Buckets, Dippers and Lids" and "Best Bucket Filler Ever!" for Bucket Fillers, Inc. which have gathered 34 awards for publishing excellence internationally including the prestigious "Mom's Choice" Gold medal and the Silver medal for book design from the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Independently Glenn has also received awards for illustration from The Philadelphia Sketch Club, The Art Directors Club of Philadelphia and The Artists Guild of Delaware Valley.
Glenn's clients include Major League Baseball, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Great Lakes Publishing, Rich Brands, Inc., The Wall Street Journal and Thomson/West Publishing. His children’s work has been published by the United Methodist Publishing House, Compass Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Learning A to Z and Hachai Publishing. Glenn has also illustrated the children's books “Bucket Filling from A to Z: The Key To Being Happy”, "Baby's Bucket Book", "Buckets, Dippers and Lids" and "Best Bucket Filler Ever!" for Bucket Fillers, Inc. which have gathered 34 awards for publishing excellence internationally including the prestigious "Mom's Choice" Gold medal and the Silver medal for book design from the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Glenn has served on the faculty of Cabrini College and The Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. He is member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and an executive board member of the
Bucks County Illustrators Society
Bucks County Illustrators Society
You may contact Glenn at gzimmer@comcast.net
For childrens' projects contact www.wendylynn.com
For childrens' projects contact www.wendylynn.com
