Rodrigo Corral is a graphic designer and conceptual artist based in New York City. In 2002, Corral founded Rodrigo Corral Design studio to create iconic book jacket art for the publishing industry. Corral has created designs and conceptual art for Jay-Z, Ray Dalio, John Green, Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Libeskind, Gary Shteyngart, Junot Diaz, Gucci Mane, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Jared Leto, Jeff VanderMeer, Edward Snowden, Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow and for organizations such as The Criterion Collection, New York magazine, and The New York Times.
Rodrigo Corral | |
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| Education | School of Visual Arts |
| Movement | Graphic Design |
| Website | rodrigocorral |
Early life and education
editRodrigo Corral was born in Long Island, New York. His parents immigrated from Colombia shortly before he was born. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Career
editRodrigo Corral has taught design at the School of Visual Arts and Cooper Union. He was included in the 2018 New York Times list of best book covers,[1] and published his own New York Times bestselling book, Sneakers, in 2018.
He is currently the creative director at Farrar, Straus and Giroux,[2][3] Creative Director at Large at New Directions Publishing, and runs his own studio, Rodrigo Corral Design.[4]
References
edit- ^ Dorfman, Matt (21 December 2018). "The 12 Best Book Covers of 2018". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Charles, Ron. "Who is that woman on Jonathan Franzen's 'Purity'?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Murg, Stephanie (22 March 2011). "Rodrigo Corral Appointed Creative Director of Farrar, Straus and Giroux". Adweek. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Racic, Monica (6 October 2010). "Under Cover: Rodrigo Corral and "Super Sad True Love Story"". The New Yorker.