Career
After leaving the commercial art world in 1965, he illustrated comics and magazines for District of Columbia Thomson in Dundee then became a graphic artist and designer with Scottish Television for 3 years. Since then McCormick has contributed to many Scottish and United Kingdom national newspapers including The Sun, Daily Record, Daily Express, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph and New Statesman. His work has illustrated several major national advertising campaigns.
His caricature skill has seen him invited to corporate events in Jamaica, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Romania, Kuwait, India and Russia.
He was a key player in organising the National Cartoon Festival which was held annually in Ayr, Scotland between 1998 and 2002, and is a regular after-dinner speaker. His stand-up comedy presentation focuses on instant sketches of his audience.