About
Sawdust is the award-winning creative partnership of Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton. They are an independent design duo based in London, United Kingdom.

The disciplines they work in include custom typography, image-making, identity and art direction across music, art & culture, fashion, corporate and advertising sectors.

Their approach has earned them a worldwide reputation for creating visually striking work that is thoughtful, innovative and meticulously crafted.

Sawdust’s work has been recognised by some of the following publications and organisations promoting design excellence; D&AD, Novum, Lürzer’s Archive, IdN, Gallery, Computer Arts, Print, Creative Review, Icon and It's Nice That.

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Clients
Agencies / Design Groups

Airside
ATTIK
Bell Pottinger Group
Blue Marlin
The Communications Agency
Creature
Dare
Dave
Dutch Uncle
Futurefabric
GBH
Interbrand
Leagas Delaney
Leo Burnett
McKinney
Mindlab
Ogilvy
Rizon
Saatchi
Tesch
ustwo
VCCP
WCRS
yumyumcreative

Arts & Culture

The Alamo Drafthouse
Art Mosh
Brasilia Prima
Beautiful/Decay
Dakus Films
DixonBaxi
HypeForType
Norwegian Ink
Mondo

Corporate

BMW
British Gas
Camden Council
CloserStill
Holiday Express
iPulse
John Lewis
Learning & Skills Group
MediaPro
Microsoft
Minttulip
Monsoon
Orange
RBS
SpinVox
Vodafone
Virgin

Fashion & Retail

AKA
Ftpbtf
Graniph
Monsoon
Nike
Nixon
Puma
Worn By

Music & Events

Be Events
Boom Boom
Exposure
Fine Art Recordings
Hi Pitch
Higher Heights Records
The Last Days of Decadence
Mercury Records
The Mill
MVSICA
No Cure Records
Proud Galleries
Sony Music
Syco Records
Universal Music

Non-profit

British Heart Foundation
NGO Security Program (NSP)
Open Rights Group
Hoxton Hall
Publishing / Editorial
Computer Arts
Computer Arts Collection
Contagious
Faber & Faber
Feld 100
Fixed & What
Middle Boop
Nude
Novum
Print

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Press & Awards
Books

Annual of Int. Design (G.MDX)
Beautiful/Decay BK 4
Brand Comm. (Design Week)
Brand Identity Now (Taschen)
Choi's Package, 03
D&AD Annual 2007
Design & Design, Vol 1
Design & Design, Vol 3
Designers Universe (Sandu)
Graphic Beats (Monsa)
Handmade Type Workshop (T&H)
Int. Design Yearbook 11' (G.MDX)
Los Logos: Compass (Gestalten)
Minimal Graphic Design (MaoMao)
Page Unlimited (Sandu)
Painting in Wall Design (LSTPH)
Selected B (Index Book)
The Design Studio Handbook (CA)
Typoholic (Victionary)
WOLDA Annual 2008

Magazines

Campaign
Chois Gallery
Computer Arts
Computer Arts Collection
Computer Arts Projects
Daydream Network
Digit
Digital Arts
Design Week
Don’t Panic
Eight:48
Feld 100
Grafik
IdN
KAK
Lürzer’s Archive
Middle Boop
Novum
Print

Online Select

AisleOne
Baubauhaus
Bitique
Collate
Collected Visuals
Creative Review
Designspiration
Dirty Mouse
FormFiftyFive
ffffound
Grafik
Human Resources
September Industry
siteInspire
Slanted
This is Duty
TypoJungle
Visuelle

Awards & Recognition

2010
Print (New York)
Carry Hope winner

Creative Review
Record sleeve select

2008
World of Logo Design Awards
(WOLDA) Best of Nation

MIXX Awards, gold

2007
D&AD Annual 2007
Nomination

2006
Interactive Marketing and
Advertising Awards (IMA)

Exhibitions & Shows

2011
Art Mosh
Oslo, Norway

Art Mosh
Munich, Germany

2010
Art Mosh
London, UK

Brasilia Prima, Tramando
Buenos Aires, Argentina

2006
Daydream Network
Saatchi & Saatchi, London, UK
Influences
typography,art,music
Stats
Projects