Ryan Johnson

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Ryan Johnson is a freelance illustrator based in Oakland, CA. After graduating from Boise State University in 2012 he left Idaho to pursue a full time illustration career in the Bay Area.

He has been recognized by American Illustration, 3×3 and the Society of Illustrators. He keeps busy drawing and plein air painting, drinking coffee, playing cribbage, and obsessing over podcasts, but mostly he makes illustrations.

Clients

The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, Facebook, NPR, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Smithsonian, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Variety, The Washington Post, Variety, United Airlines Rhapsody, Random House, Narratively, Airbnb, Corriere Delle Sera, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Commercial Observer, Denver Regional Council Of Governments, Portland Mercury, Boise Weekly, East Bay Express, True Parent Magazine, 5280, SevenFifty Daily, Backpacker, Duft & Watterson, Ask The Sherwins, Duckhorn Winery, Callisto Media.

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Pandemic Thanksgiving

Athlete's Mindset

How politicians target you

Boosting Immunity With Good Sleep

What will life be like in year 2070

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Reason's Why We Don't Run

Avriel Shull

No Place Like Home

New Rules of the Road

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o Close, Yet So Far Away

What Now?

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9 Truths About Later-in-Life Marriage

Congress Gave Colleges A $14 Billion Lifeline. Here's Where It's Going

How a Denver Street Connected a Community During the Pandemic

Internet Inequality

In Turbulent Times, Companies Can Look to Cities For Survival Strategies

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A Mighty Wind

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Everything you need to know about California’s 2020 primary election

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A Different Spin

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What Will You Do?

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Winter Adventures

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A Sticky Situation

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Holiday Survival Guide

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My First Merry Muslim Christmas

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First Gen Students

The Pinnacle of Luxury

Video Game Tutors

Automation

Big Hassle

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Fear of the Open Ocean

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9 Really Practical Jokes

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Seen one, seen 'em all

Zeno's Paradox

The best of culture in Boston

Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot

How I Learned to Party at a Greek Panigyri

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Tiger Ghost

Getting To Zero

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Goofy Footed

Hill of Hell

The Reel World: The Movie Issue

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Editors and Director

Fortnite

Going To The Movies

Washington Post

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How Millennials Can Maximize Savings for Retirement

Data, Data, Data! Can Numbers Help Restaurants Choose Their Spots?

Homeless Campsites

Jungle Hike

Hollywood Agents

Variety Magazine

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A Fire in Dreamland

Influenza Outbreak

Speed Dating America

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NPR

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Tasting Room Horror Stories

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Commercial Observer

Renters and Landlords

Narratively Header Illustration

Narratively

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15 Interesting Facts About Boston

Housing

Housing

Agriculture And Health

Take A Hike!

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Portugal

Sports Injuries

Sports Injuries

Reducing the Intercom Messenger

Shohei Ohtani

Ryan Johnson – Shohei Ohtani

Watching You

Watching You

Artist News

Dec 03

RYAN JOHNSON |

Fun new piece by #lcmartist RYAN JOHNSON for Indianapolis Monthly for his monthly Hoosierist column. This piece is about Avriel…

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Nov 30

RYAN JOHNSON | SIX REASONS NOT TO RUN (AND WHY MOST ARE BS) FOR NIKE JOURNAL

Next up for Nike's Coaching Journal is this beauty by #lcmartist RYAN JOHNSON "Six Reason Not to Run (and why…

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Nov 16

RYAN JOHNSON | SIX HABITS OF THE ATHLETE MINDSET FOR NIKE

Next up for Nike in their Coaching series by #lcmartist RYAN JOHNSON is "Six Habits of the Athlete Mindset." "Serena.…

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