Robert Sheridan (born October 11, 1979) is the art director for Nine Inch Nails and How To Destroy Angels. He attended Pratt Institute in New York for one year and 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. As of 2013, he is also a member of How To Destroy Angels, contributing mainly as a visual rather than musical member. In concert, he contributes synthesisers, vocals and visual effects.
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)
- Pretty Hate Machine 2010 Remaster cover art, promotional material and website
- Limited edition tour posters for portions of the Live: With Teeth and Wave Goodbye tours
Videos
- Things Falling Apart TV commercial: Director and editor
- And All That Could Have Been: Director, editor and director of photography
- "Gone, Still": Director and editor
- "Something I Can Never Have": Director and editor
- "The Becoming": Director and editor
- With Teeth promo clips
- "The Hand That Feeds": Director and editor
- Beside You In Time: Director and editor
- Beside You In Time Bonus rehearsal footage: Director
- Year Zero trailer
- "Survivalism": Co-director
- The Slip Bonus rehearsal footage DVD: Director
How To Destroy Angels
- How To Destroy Angels member (music, art direction)
- How To Destroy Angels: Promotional photography
- An Omen EP: Promotional photography (with Tamar Levine); Cover art
- HTDA merchandise
- Limited edition posters for the How To Destroy Angels Live 2013 tour
Other
- Demonbaby.com logo
- Saul Williams' The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust! - booklet design and photography.
- The Social Network soundtrack
- The Social Network Soundtrack Blu-Ray menu design and promotional material
- 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)
- [robsheridan.tumblr.com Rob Sheridan on Tumblr]
- rob_sheridan on Twitter
- Above The Trees (archived at archive.org)