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[[Image:F_8101792.jpg|thumbnail|Rob Sheridan]]'''Robert Sheridan''' (born October 11, 1979) is the former art director and webmaster for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[How To Destroy Angels]]. Prior to Sheridan's hiring, much of NIN's art direction was handled by [[Gary Talpas]]. Sheridan left his position as NIN art director in late 2014, and was succeeded by [[John Crawford]].
==Biography==
Sheridan attended Pratt Institute in New York for one year and began working with , before being asked in 1999 to interview for the position of webmaster to launch the newly acquired [[Trent Reznornin.com]] , in 1999, after being hired because advance of ''[[The Fragile]]'' album cycle. Reznor was had been impressed with his unofficial NIN fansite, "[[Retired fan sites#Above The Trees|Above The Trees"]], which he created during high school. He Sheridan got the webmaster position and quickly took on additional duties, such as photo and video documentarian, which had previously been performed by [[Jonathan Rach]] on ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' album cycle. His duties continued to expand as he was then appointed as the art director for NIN, contributing photography, web design, album covers and packaging design, an alternate reality game, [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]], live tour visuals and 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 contributed the HTDA logo, promotional photography, and merchandise design. He also worked with Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]] on the artwork and packaging design for ''[[The Social Network Soundtrack|The Social Network]]'', ''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]'' and ''[[Gone Girl Soundtrack|Gone Girl]]'' soundtracks.
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 was also briefly a member of How To Destroy Angels, contributing mainly as a visual rather than musical member. In concert, he contributed synthesizers, vocals and visual effects. He also helped to design the [[Beats Music ]] streaming audio service, serving as a creative director alongside Reznor, the who was then chief creative officer. In a February 2020 Reddit AMA session, a fan asked about Sheridan's decision to part ways with the NIN camp. Sheridan stated that a number of things were happening in his personal life (divorce, midlife crisis, etc.) that were hampering his involvement, and that he had to leave Los Angeles to get into a better headspace and have personal growth. [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/f28eyi/i_am_rob_sheridan_authorcreator_of_the_comic_high/] He was creator and writer of a comic book series called ''High Level'', and has also co-founded a fashion/merchandise brand called Glitch Goods, utilizing his now-famous glitch art. His most recent project is creating tour visuals for Pearl Jam's 2024-2025 ''Dark Matter'' world tour. He provided glitch and analog effects for the ''[[Use_in_Video_Games#Intergalactic:_The_Heretic_Prophet|Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]'' announcement trailer.
==Body of work==
*[[Use in Video Games|Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails]] (iPhone game)
*Limited edition posters for portions of the [[Live: With Teeth]] and [[Wave Goodbye Tour|Wave Goodbye]] tours
*[[Lights In The Sky Tour]] visuals
*[[NIN 2013-2014]] Tour visuals
===How To Destroy Angels===
*''The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack'': Art direction
*''Gone Girl Soundtrack'': Art direction
*[[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*''High Level'': Creator, writer*Glitch Goods*2015-2017 Tour visuals for Puscifer*2024-2025 ''Dark Matter'' World Tour Creative Director and visuals for Pearl Jam*Announcement trailer for ''Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet''
==External Links==
*[httphttps://www.rob-sheridan.com/ Official website and portfolio]*[httphttps://rob-sheridanwww.robsheridanproductions.comRob Sheridan Productions]*[https://sketchblogrobsheridan.threadless.com/ SketchblogGlitch Goods]*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801102120/http://www.demonbaby.com/ Demonbaby] (Rob Sheridan's blog, archived at the Wayback Machine)*[httphttps://highlevelcomic.com High Level Comic]*[https://robsheridanwww.tumblr.com /robsheridan Rob Sheridan on Tumblr]*[httphttps://www.facebook.com/robsheridan Rob Sheridan on Facebook]*[httphttps://instagram.com/rob_sheridan Rob Sheridan on Instagram]*[httphttps://discord.gg/4GnK5pt Rob Sheridan Discord server]*[https://www.flickr.com/people/demonbaby Rob Sheridan on Flickr]*[https://www.youtube.com/c/RobSheridanProductions Rob Sheridan on YouTube]*[https://vimeo.com/robsheridan Rob Sheridan on Vimeo]*[https://www.patreon.com/robsheridan Rob Sheridan on Patreon]*[https://bsky.app/profile/rob-sheridan.com Rob Sheridan on BlueSky]
* {{twitter|rob_sheridan|rob_sheridan}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010625023248/members.nbci.com/ninatt/main.htm Above The Trees] (archived at archive.orgthe Wayback Machine)
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