1. Nonfiction Book Illustration
“How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone Anywhere” (Career Press)
Co-authored by Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock, Illustrated by Rod Sánchez

I am the Illustrator of the award-winning book, How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere, co-authored by Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock (Career Press). The authors and I created an augmented reality (AR) reading and learning experience for the book where key illustrations are designed to animate through AR technology to unlock additional tips and demonstrate key business communication concepts. Please select the “Learn more” button below to find out more about the design of the augmented reality reading experience for How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere. (Select images below to enlarge)

2. Book Cover Design & Illustration
Penguin Random House | Scholastic Inc. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Career Press

I create book cover design solutions for various covers in the (grades K – 12) education market as well as in the trade market. My design & Illustration of the Random House Children’s Books Fall 2008 Catalog Cover received a Silver Design Award from The Create Awards Winners Showcase and my illustrated book cover I created for “Into Reading” (¡Arriba la Lectura!) program with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, received a 2nd Place Design Award by The New England Book Show.

Design Contributions:
Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Logo Design, Typography

3. Magazine Publication – Tschutti Heftli (Switzerland Culture & Arts Magazine):  
FIFA World Cup 2018 – Colombia National Football Team
El País Newspaper Interview

My painted portrait of Diego Armando Maradona was one of 32 selected Maradona portraits out of 523 worldwide submissions in the Tschutti Heftli International Illustration Competition – hosted by Swiss magazine, Tschutti Heftli.  International jury members included National Soccer Hall of Fame U.S. professional footballer and Fox Sports commentator, Alexi Lalas.  Each winning artist painted the portraits of one team in the FIFA World Cup 2018.  I was selected to paint the portraits the Colombia National Team for publication in the magazine.

My artwork and a full interview were featured on the front page of El País – Newspaper. The feature interview, “El Hombre que Pintó a la Selección,” by Zapata, Anderson was published in El País, the national newspaper of Cali, Colombia in South America on June 15, 2018.  The feature cover story focuses on my artwork of the FIFA World Cup 2018 – Colombia national football team created for the 2018 Tschutti Heftli Collectors Album (Swiss culture and art magazine, Tschutti Heftli).

The painted portraits include the following players in the Colombia 2018 FIFA National Team:
James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao, David Ospina, Juan Cuadrado, Carlos Sánchez, Frank Fabra, Santiago Arias, Abel Aguilar, Edwin Cardona, Davinson Sánchez, Cristián Zapata, & coach José Néstor Pérkerman.

4. Campaign Illustration & Design
The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College
"The College of Possibilities Campaign"

I provided art direction and designed/illustrated The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College "College of Possibilities Campaign" for (Fall, Spring, & Summer).  Each seasonal "paint splash" was created to help inspire the desire of learning, growing, and becoming – spreading awareness of the opportunities that The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College offers.  Printed Advertisements have been published in Time Out NY, Metro NY, AM New York, to name a few.  Please see below for a full page Ad published in Time Out NY.

Design Contributions:
Art Direction, Brand Strategy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Brand Identity Design, Logo Design, Typography

Catalog Cover Illustration & Design: Fall, Spring, & Summer Semesters

Visual Identity: Baruch College Website

Time Out New York: Full-page Advertisement

Billboard Design: Subway Advertising in New York City

Media Campaign Applications:

Online Banner Design: International Trade Program – Zicklin School of Business

5. Publications & Media
Select Digital and Print Publications Featuring Rod Sanchez’s Artwork

Select publications where my artwork has been featured include: The Guardian, Time Out New York, HuffPost, El País, Recruiter.com, SonicBids, Making Music Magazine,Thrive Global, The Landbote, Broadway World. (Select images below to enlarge)

6. Mural Artwork: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Artwork published in the “READ 180 – Real Book (Reading • Language • Learning)”

I was asked to create a large-scale mural artwork at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH). My artwork and I are featured in an interview piece by Erik Bryan titled, “Fantasy Job” with HMH Editor, Nicole Sclama. The feature is located in the “Career Focus: Book Editor” section of the book. I created this large-scale mural artwork in support of sharing the creative process of how fantasy book covers are designed in middle grade and teen fantasy fiction novels, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

7. International Illustration Competition – Winner
Tschutti Heftli Magazine and Publications/Media

My painted portrait of Diego Armando Maradona was one of 32 selected Maradona portraits out of 523 worldwide submissions in the Tschutti Heftli International Illustration Competition – hosted by Swiss magazine, Tschutti Heftli.  International jury members included National Soccer Hall of Fame U.S. professional footballer and Fox Sports commentator, Alexi Lalas.  Each winning artist painted the portraits of one team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.  I was selected to paint the portraits the Colombia National Team for publication in Tschutti Heftli magazine.

Illustration Winner Award – Diego Maradona
Artwork by Rod Sánchez

8. Painting Studies: Portrait & Still Life
Select Artwork and Sketches

Below please find select painting studies and sketches from my sketchbook including portrait and anatomy.