It soon found outlets, and St Trinian's, the first cartoon of which was drawn in Changi, became a huge success.
The team then held a series of iterative discussions to determine the final list of cartoon topics, to find quotes which best exemplified the cartoon topic and to comment on the early versions of the cartoons, some of which were redrawn several times before they were agreed on.
The cartoons, many of which depict the Prophet Mohammed naked, were published in the magazine today.
On the wall near Ms. Kostrzewski's desk were several cartoons, one of which depicted an old man.
His cartoons, many of which featured the trendy social-climbing couple the Stringalongs, appeared daily in The Times (1969 83), The Guardian (1983 86), and The Daily Telegraph (1986 88).
The cartoons, some of which feature Muhammad, come amid continuing protests by Muslims around the globe over an anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims.
Around 100 people died in riots across the Muslim world as protests spread after the publication of the cartoons - one of which depicted Muhammad with a bomb in his turban - in numerous western newspapers in 2006.
Members of Afghanistan's Parliament also condemned the publication of the cartoons, one of which shows Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, and called for Denmark to prosecute those responsible for printing them.
Barsotti's simple line brings out the greatness of the idea while mashing up the two classic New Yorker themes, dogs and cartoons — both of which will surely endure until cargo pants make a comeback.
In a lengthy statement the editor-in-chief of Jyllands-Posten admitted that the 12 cartoons, one of which depicted Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, had caused "serious misunderstandings".
