Roan Collom New York Times Illustration Portfolio
Hello! I am an illustrator and graphic designer, originally from Oakland, California, now based in Brooklyn. I am a recent graduate of Pratt Institute (BFA in Graphic Design).
Hello! I am an illustrator and graphic designer, originally from Oakland, California, now based in Brooklyn. I am a recent graduate of Pratt Institute (BFA in Graphic Design).
This page has a selection of work catered to this review. It is unlisted, so if you click away elsewhere on the site, you can return to it via the link I provided in my submission.
Good Room
Event posters made for Good Room, a club in Brooklyn.
Colored Pencil and graphite on paper. Each ~11 x 17”.
Reaper ‘Heady’ Zine
Selected spreads from a zine based on the musician Reaper’s album Heady, made as a gift to the artist on the album’s 7th anniversary.
Photo illustrations done in Photoshop, laser printed on parchtone paper. 5.25 x 8” pages.
Byline: Anonymous Food Critic
Primary illustration for the first of a recurring column in the online magazine Byline. (Article
Made in Illustrator.
Vector Tromp L’oeil Illustrations
Made as part of my Senior thesis project, taking advantage of custom gradient tools in illustrator. These works are concerned with the aesthetics of dropshipping (digitally watermarked images, decals, stickers), and kitsch-craft.
Made in Illustrator, then riso printed (4 color passes) and cut-to-shape. Mailbox: ~15x16”. Flower: ~11x16”.
Symbol Fatigue Show Poster
Thesis show poster for Dylan Teaford’s Symbol Fatigue. He presented a welded, cast sculpture of himself as the Archangel Michael. The poster loosely draws from Guido Reni’s painting, Archangel Michael Trampling Lucifer.
Graphite and colored pencil on paper. 11 x 14”.
Animated Works
Animations made at school: a rabbit trying standup, an interrupted golf swing, and a cigarette being lit.
All done in Procreate.
3 Life Drawings
Series of 3 drawings, montaging images from photos taken throughout Brooklyn, as well as images from Wikimedia Commons, a public domain website.
Graphite on construction paper. Each 12 x 18”.