Jolby

About

Jolby & Friends

Jolby is a collaborative design and illustration studio based in Portland, Oregon. Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols began their partnership in 2005 after meeting at the Art Institute in San Diego. They combine their talents as Art Directors, Designers and Illustrators, utilizing their experience from working within agencies over the course of their careers. The two have exhibited their illustrations in galleries all over the world and have produced award-winning designs for clients including Disney, Intel, T-Mobile, Pitchfork and AIGA. They try to achieve two goals within the work they create: "Tell a memorable story" and "make people smile".

 
Josh and Colby love traveling to give talks and workshops at schools and for events. For booking, please contact Jolby directly. You can also contact Jolby about licensing new and previously created artwork.
 
Their studio is run out of Fieldhouse, a joint space shared with Lizy Gershenzon and Travis Kotchel (Scribble Tone) and Chris Forrette (of Cuban Council).

 

  1. Interviews

    Etsy - '11
    Poketo - '11
    Escape From Illustration Island Podcast - '11

  2. Selected Press

    HOW Self-Promo Design Annual '11
    3x3 Kid's Book Illustration Annual '11
    AIGA MN Design Camp Speakers '11
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    Dwell
    HOW
    Grain Edit
    Drawn!
    Juxtapoz
    LA Ink
    It's Nice That
    The Fox is Black
    Kickstarter
    Publishers Weekly
    Computer Arts Magazine

  3. Inspiration

    Charley Harper
    Invisible Creature
    Sanna Annukka
    Saul Bass
    Stefan Kanchev
    M. Sasek
    Geoff McFetridge
    Book by its Cover
    Design Sponge
    Grain Edit
    Lost & Taken
    Steven Harrington
    Josh Cochran
    The City of Portland

  4. Friends

    Chris Forrette - Web Developer
    Shoko Saito - Plush Maker & Designer
    Ashley Forrette - Photographer
    Seizure Palace - PDX Screen Printers
    Frank Chimero - Designer & Thinker
    Eric Coddington - Designer/Bear-Cat
    Rachel Roellke - Writer & Teacher
    Dolls For Friends - Plush Makers
    Instrument - Design Powerhouse
    Archie - Dog
    Nate Wragg - Illustrator / Mind-Blower
    JD Hooge - Awesome Dude
    Always With Honor - Vector Wizards
    Matt GamGam - Motionographer
    Paul Anders - Motionographer
    Craft SRVCS - Designers
    Kate Bingaman-Burt - RAD
    Jill Bliss - Illustrator, Teacher
    Poketo - Shop
    Ryan Seaman - Designer & Illustrator
    Corey Warning/The Graduate - Band
    Ryan Rothermel - Motionographer
    Randi the Ran Ran - Jolby Intern 2011
    Coava / Able Brewing - Delicious Cafe
    Scribble Tone - Fieldhouse Mates
    OMFGco - Manufacturers
    Will Bryant - Professional Nice Guy
    Jeffery Frankenhauser - Intern '11-'12

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