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Rob Sheridan

Robert Sheridan (born October 11, 1979) is the art director for Nine Inch Nails and How To Destroy Angels. He shortly attended Pratt Institute in New York for one year and since has been working with Trent Reznor since 1999, after being hired because Reznor was impressed with his unofficial NIN fansite, "Above The Trees," which he created during high school. He has since been appointed as the art director for NIN, contributing photography, web design, album covers and packaging design, an alternate reality game, music videos, live tour visuals, and two live concert films. He was nominated for the 2008 Grammy award for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package" for his work on the Ghosts I-IV limited edition boxed set. In his work as art director for HTDA, he has contributed the HTDA logo, promotional photography, and merchandise design. He has also worked with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the artwork and packaging design for the soundtrack of The Social Network.

He is also known for his own illustration work. Beginning in 2007, he has posted artwork and released limited edition signed and numbered prints on his Sketchblog and portfolio.

Body of work

Nine Inch Nails

Design

Nin.com web design
The Spiral logo design
Things Falling Apart
The Downward Spiral re-release
The Hand That Feeds
With Teeth
Beside You In Time
Survivalism
Year Zero
Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
Ghosts I–IV
The Slip
NIN: Access
Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails (iPhone game)
The Social Network‎ soundtrack
- The Social Network Soundtrack Blu-Ray menu design and promotional material
Pretty Hate Machine 2010 Remaster cover art, promotional material and website

Videos

Things Falling Apart TV commercial: Director and editor
And All That Could Have Been: Director, editor and director of photography
With Teeth promo clips
"The Hand That Feeds:" Director and editor
Beside You In Time: Director and editor
Year Zero trailer
"Survivalism:" Co-director
The Slip Bonus rehearsal footage DVD: Director

How To Destroy Angels

How To Destroy Angels' logo
How To Destroy Angels: Promotional photography
HTDA merchandise

Other

Demonbaby.com logo
Saul Williams's The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust! - booklet design and photography.
Object Merch catalogue cover design 2000
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club t-shirt design 2002
12 Rounds promo art & design 2002
Object Merch catalogue cover design 2002
Object Merch catalogue cover design 2003
Iinfection Magazine feature layout: design & photography (The Rapture & LCD Soundsystem) 2003
Iinfection Magazine feature layout: design & photography (Primal Scream) 2003

External Links

Official website and portfolio
Sketchblog
Demonbaby (Rob Sheridan's blog)
rob_sheridan on Twitter
Above The Trees (archived at archive.org)

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−	[[Image:F_8101792.jpg\|thumbnail\|Rob Sheridan]]'''Robert Sheridan''' (born October 11, 1979~~, age 32~~) is the art director for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[How To Destroy Angels]]. He attended Pratt Institute in New York for one year~~. He~~ has been working with [[Trent Reznor]] ~~for the past 12 years~~, after being hired because Reznor was impressed with his unofficial NIN fansite, "Above The Trees," which he created during high school. He has since been appointed as the art director for NIN, contributing photography, web design, album covers and packaging design, an alternate reality game, music videos, live tour visuals, and two live concert films. He was nominated for the 2008 Grammy award for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package" for his work on the [[Ghosts I-IV]] limited edition boxed set. ~~He is also the~~ art director for HTDA, ~~and~~ has contributed the HTDA logo, promotional photography, and merchandise design. He has also worked with Trent Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]] on the artwork and packaging design for the soundtrack of [[The Social Network Soundtrack\|The Social Network]].	+	[[Image:F_8101792.jpg\|thumbnail\|Rob Sheridan]]'''Robert Sheridan''' (born October 11, 1979) is the art director for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[How To Destroy Angels]]. He shortly attended Pratt Institute in New York for one year and since has been working with [[Trent Reznor]] since 1999, after being hired because Reznor was impressed with his unofficial NIN fansite, "Above The Trees," which he created during high school. He has since been appointed as the art director for NIN, contributing photography, web design, album covers and packaging design, an alternate reality game, music videos, live tour visuals, and two live concert films. He was nominated for the 2008 Grammy award for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package" for his work on the [[Ghosts I-IV]] limited edition boxed set. In his work as art director for HTDA, he has contributed the HTDA logo, promotional photography, and merchandise design. He has also worked with Trent Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]] on the artwork and packaging design for the soundtrack of [[The Social Network Soundtrack\|The Social Network]].

	He is also known for his own illustration work. Beginning in 2007, he has posted artwork and released limited edition signed and numbered prints on his Sketchblog and portfolio.		He is also known for his own illustration work. Beginning in 2007, he has posted artwork and released limited edition signed and numbered prints on his Sketchblog and portfolio.