Portrait of artist, designer, and illustrator Russell Shaw

Smart, thoughtful design and illustration work created with soul, intention, and playfulness.

For fifteen years, I've helped brands of all sizes come to life and communicate with their audiences in ways that connect, matter, and last. With a background spanning both agency and in-house creative teams, I am an independent creative and art director with a focus in brand identity design, typography, and illustration work across digital experiences, packaging and environmental design, publications, and more. I enjoy thinking through the Big Picture strategy and systems, and then rolling up my sleeves as a brand builder, maker, and artist to see the work through from idea to completion.

CLIENTS

AMC’s Breaking Bad, Coca-Cola, Disney, Docusign, Figma, Good Housekeeping, HarperCollins, Hearst, LEGO, LinkedIn, Loom, The National WWII Museum, Neenah Paper, New York Magazine, Pentagram, Porsche, Popular Mechanics, Slack, SoulPancake, Target, The HISTORY Channel, The Village Voice, Walgreens

Recognition

The New York Times Best-Sellers List, Publisher’s Weekly, AIGA, PRINT Magazine, PRINT Typography Annual, PRINT Regional Design Annual, The ADDY Awards, HOW Design, The Dieline, UnderConsideration, The Design Kids, 99u, Canvas Rebel Paste Magazine, Social Good Design Awards, GDUSA, PaperSpecs, Branding Served, Editorial Design Served

Above: “In Bloom” by Malika Favre.

Photos by Elle Wood Photography.

Fun Things:
Mixtapes
Bookshelf
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Animated illustration of designer and illustrator Russell Shaw riding a Vespa with his dog in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle
Russell Shaw Design's studio with printed designs and illustrations tiled across the ceiling