Profile - Sawdust

Sawdust is the work of London based duo Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton. We have been working together since 2006.

Artworks:
With a particular interest in the atmospheric and enigmatic, our work explores ideas associated with ambience, emotion, future, tension, light, shadow, geometry, letterforms and sound. Ethereal narratives and aesthetic exploration are recurring themes in our works.

Commissions:
We have created bespoke imagery, typography, motion and identity work for clients including; WIRED, Apple, Netflix, Nike, NASA, The New York Times, Microsoft, Adidas, Converse, Audi, Coca-Cola, Reebok, National Geographic.

Contact

hello@sawdust.works

Representation

UK / Europe
Bernstein & Andriulli
+44 (0) 20 7645 3337
sam@ba-reps.com

US / RoW
Levine/Leavitt
+1 212 979 1200
agents@llreps.com

Links

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Instagram

Awards

D&AD
Typography
Nomination
2019

Type Directors Club
Communication Design
Typography 40 Annual
2019

Communication Arts
Award of Excellence
Typography
2019

Creative Review Annual
Selected Work
2017

D&AD
Typography For Advertising
Wood Pencil
2017

Communication Arts
Award of Excellence
Typography
2017

German Design Award
Typography Nomination
2017

D&AD
Crafts For Design
Wood Pencil
2016

Type Directors Club
Communication Design (x2)
Typography 37 Annual
2016

Communication Arts
Awards of Excellence (x2)
Typography
2016

Creativepool
Top 100 Influencer
2016

Greek Design &
Illustration Awards
Typography / Illustration
2016

AI—AP
American Illustration
34 Annual Award
2015

Design Museum, UK
Designs of the Year (DOTY)
2015

Communication Arts
Award of Excellence
Typography
2015

Computer Arts Collection
Graphic Design Annual
2014

World of Logo Design Awards
Best of Nation
2008

MIXX Awards
Gold
2008

D&AD
Illustration
Nomination
2007

Interactive Marketing &
Advertising Awards
2006

Exhibitions

Cyberpunk Vol. 3
Superchief Gallery
Los Angeles & New York, US
2022

Cyberpunk Vol. 1
Superchief Gallery
Los Angeles & New York, US
2022

Cabinet Of Collaborations
Dutch Design Week
Eindhoven, Netherlands
2021

CommUNITY
San Francisco Design Week
San Francisco, US
2019

The Dolby Art Series
Dolby Gallery
San Francisco, US
2017

TfL: The Language of London
KKOutlet
London, UK
2016

The Coca-Cola Bottle:
An American Icon at 100
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia, US
2015

Designs of the Year (DOTY)
Design Museum
London, UK
2015

Comic Sans for Cancer
The Proud Archivist
London, UK
2014

Secret 7″
Take Cover / Mother
London, UK
2014

AIGA / InsideOut SF
Terra Gallery
San Francisco, US
2013

Gerald
Clore Ballroom
Southbank Centre
London, UK
2013

Gerald & James
Reade Gallery
New York, US
2013

Enlightened
Barnsley, UK
2013

Clerkenwell Design Week
Dutch Uncle
London, UK
2012

This Is Now
TM51
Oslo, Norway
2012

Art Mosh
Oslo, Norway
2011

Art Mosh
Munich, Germany
2011

Art Mosh
London, UK
2010

Brasilia Prima
Tramando
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010

Daydream Network
Saatchi & Saatchi
London, UK
2006

Publications

Books

64GB
Victionary

Amazing Layout Design
Dopress

Archetype
OFFF

Book 4
Beautiful/Decay

Black & White & Gray
SendPoints

Brand Identity Now
Taschen

Brochure & Layout
Hightone

Choi’s Package

CITIX60
Victionary

D&AD Annual
2007

Design Firms Open
For Business
Steven Heller & Rita Talarico

Designs Of Our Time
The Design Museum

Designers Universe
Sandu

Fedrigoni 365

Gr4ph1c D1git5
Victionary

Geometrix
Sandu

Graphic Beats
Monsa

Handmade Type Workshop
Thames & Hudson

Hands On
Victionary

Inspo Finds Collection I

Interactive Annual 26
Communication Arts

Less Is More
Victionary

Los Logos 6
Gestalten

Los Logos 7
Gestalten

Los Logos 8
Gestalten

Los Logos: Compass
Gestalten

Making a Splash
Victionary

MIN: The New Simplicity
in Graphic Design
Thames & Hudson

Minimal Graphic Design
MaoMao

Monogram Logo
Counter Press

Music and Entertainment Graphics
LinksBooks

NewGraphicDesign
Carlton

Unmasked
OFFF

Page Unlimited
Sandu

Responsive Logos
Sandu

Selected B
Index Book

The Graphic Design Idea Book
Laurence King

The History of Graphic Design Vol 2,
1960 — Today
Taschen

Trend Bible

Type for Type
Victionary

Type Player 3
Sandu

Type Plus
Unit Editions

Typefaces Endowed With
Extraordinary Feature
Designerbooks

Typography Annual 5
Communication Arts

Typography 37
TDC

Typography 38
TDC

Typoholic
Victionary

WOLDA Annual
2008

Magazines

Brand Magazine, HK
Campaign, UK
Cap & Design, Sweden
Chois Gallery, US & China
Communication Arts, US
Comm. Arts Annual, US
Computer Arts, UK
Computer Arts Collection, UK
Computer Arts Projects, UK
Creative Cloud, UK
Creative Review, UK
Digital Arts, UK
Design 360 Calendar, UK
Design Week, UK
Eight:48, UK
Feld 100, Germany
Form, Germany
Gràffica, Spain
Grafik, UK
Graphic Design Ann. 2014, UK
Gym Class, UK
Icon, UK
IdN, HK & US
Ingenuity, China
Inspire, Sweden
Inspire, Taiwan
Lürzer’s Archive, Germany
Novum, Germany
Photoshop Creative, UK
Print, US
Stylesight, Japan
The Drum, UK
WIRED, UK

Speaking

Design vs Music
Tromsø, Norway
2016

OFFF
Mexico City, Mexico
2016

OFFF
Barcelona, Spain
2015

Plug & Play
Porto, Portugal
2013