Profile
Sawdust is the creative collaboration between Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton. For over a decade, we have produced engaging, award-winning work for renowned brands such as Apple, Nike, Netflix, NASA, The New York Times, WIRED, Microsoft, Adidas, Reebok, and Converse, and have been commissioned by numerous creative agencies worldwide.
Our personal artworks are driven by a fascination with the atmospheric and enigmatic, often exploring ideas related to light, shadow, form, ambience, tension, futurism, typography, geometry, and more recently, sound. Ethereal narratives combined with aesthetic exploration are recurring themes in our work. The drive to evolve and explore creatively, visually, and technically continues to fuel our growth as creators.
Recognition for our work includes features, profiles, and interviews in books, magazines, and online publications, as well as exhibiting pieces at esteemed galleries such as The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Dolby Gallery in San Francisco, and The Design Museum in London.
Contact
Representation
UK / Europe
B&A
+44 (0) 20 7645 3337
ukinfo@ba-reps.com
US / RoW
Levine/Leavitt
+1 212 979 1200
agents@llreps.com
Links
Awards
Typography
Nomination
2019
Communication Design
Typography 40 Annual
2019
Award of Excellence
Typography
2019
Selected Work
2017
Typography For Advertising
Wood Pencil
2017
Award of Excellence
Typography
2017
Typography Nomination
2017
Crafts For Design
Wood Pencil
2016
Communication Design (x2)
Typography 37 Annual
2016
Awards of Excellence (x2)
Typography
2016
Top 100 Influencer
2016
Illustration Awards
Typography / Illustration
2016
American Illustration
34 Annual Award
2015
Designs of the Year (DOTY)
2015
Award of Excellence
Typography
2015
Graphic Design Annual
2014
Best of Nation
2008
Gold
2008
Illustration
Nomination
2007
Advertising Awards
2006
Exhibitions
NFT Factory
Paris, France
2023
Superchief Gallery
Los Angeles & New York, US
2022
Superchief Gallery
Los Angeles & New York, US
2022
Dutch Design Week
Eindhoven, Netherlands
2021
San Francisco Design Week
San Francisco, US
2019
Dolby Gallery
San Francisco, US
2017
KKOutlet
London, UK
2016
An American Icon at 100
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia, US
2015
Design Museum
London, UK
2015
The Proud Archivist
London, UK
2014
Take Cover / Mother
London, UK
2014
Terra Gallery
San Francisco, US
2013
Clore Ballroom
Southbank Centre
London, UK
2013
Reade Gallery
New York, US
2013
Barnsley, UK
2013
Dutch Uncle
London, UK
2012
TM51
Oslo, Norway
2012
Oslo, Norway
2011
Munich, Germany
2011
London, UK
2010
Tramando
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010
Saatchi & Saatchi
London, UK
2006
Publications
Victionary
Dopress
OFFF
Beautiful/Decay
SendPoints
Taschen
Hightone
Victionary
2007
For Business
Steven Heller & Rita Talarico
The Design Museum
Sandu
Victionary
Sandu
Monsa
Thames & Hudson
Victionary
Communication Arts
Victionary
Gestalten
Gestalten
Gestalten
Gestalten
Victionary
in Graphic Design
Thames & Hudson
MaoMao
Counter Press
LinksBooks
Carlton
OFFF
Sandu
Sandu
Index Book
Laurence King
1960 — Today
Taschen
Victionary
Sandu
Unit Editions
Extraordinary Feature
Designerbooks
Communication Arts
TDC
TDC
Victionary
2008
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
Tromsø, Norway
2016
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
Barcelona, Spain
2015
Porto, Portugal
2013