Birthday for Thursday, March 11
Here’s wishing the happiest of VizEds birthdays to Octavio Diaz, a senior artist for the News-Journal of Daytona Beach, Fla.
After studying at Miami-Dade Community College, Octavio spent seven years as an artist for the Miami Herald. In 1985, he moved to Florida Today of Melbourne, where he stayed for nearly 22 years as an artist and page designer. In 2007, he moved to Daytona Beach. View his portfolio here and here. Find Octavio’s illustration blog here.
Octavio shares a birthday with actors Anton Yelchin and Thora Birch; musicians Benji and Joel Madden (of Good Charlotte), Robert “Bobby” McFerrin and Lawrence Welk; Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy; British Prime Minister Harold Wilson; Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia; writer Douglas Adams; TV journalist Sam Donaldson and media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
Plus, today is Johnny Appleseed Day and Worship of Tools Day. Seriously.
Best wishes, Octavio! Have a great birthday!