ROB WILSON
Rob Wilson is a freelance illustrator based in New York City, who specializes in branding, packaging, and corporate iconography.
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CREATIVE STATEMENT
A New Yorker with roots in West Texas, Rob is a designer and illustrator whose client list includes Design Within Reach, HarperCollins, New York Magazine, Oetker Hotels, The Wall Street Journal, and Vespa. His illustration styles focus on bold, conceptual graphics as well as narrative hand-drawn pen and ink drawings. His expertise in branding allows his illustrations to communicate ideas quickly and, most often, with a sense of humor. His work has been honored by Communication Arts, AIGA, Type Director’s Club, and Graphis. He has also been nominated for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award.
RECENT CLIENTS
- Todd Snyder NY
- Valentino
- Warby Parker
Q&A
What is your favorite logo?
My favorite logos are those that are conceptual and smart. Whether they’re typographic, illustrative—or both—I like logos that communicate both emotionally and intellectually.
Which brand do you most admire for its use of illustration?
The brands I admire for their use of illustration are ones that are confident enough to allow the artwork to enhance, challenge and expand the audience’s notions of who they are and what they stand for. There is nothing better than seeing a brand use illustration in a way that makes me amazed that they were bold in their decision to hire an illustrator who created memorable, unexpected and exciting images.
What packaging would be your dream job?
A dream packaging project would be a collaboration that gives me the ability to create fabulous illustrations for a client that expands the breadth of my work, and communicates for them in wonderful, unexpected ways.