Nathan Asplund

Illustrations created for the New York Times Travel section. “How to See the World When You’re Stuck at Home”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/travel/coronavirus-virtual-travel.html

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A love letter to skateboarding and red curbs

An illustrated food map of Long Beach. Coming soon…

Illustrations created for ProPublica. This story covers how COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Chicago’s black community.

Design/Art Direction: Agnes Chang

https://features.propublica.org/chicago-first-deaths/covid-coronavirus-took-black-lives-first/

Aviation-themed coloring sheets created for the Long Beach Airport.

“My submissions highlight the rich history of aviation in Long Beach, and a groundbreaking black aviator. It was a total pleasure to research and illustrate these historical figures and events. While working on this project I often thought about my grandfather, MSgt Aubrey Roberson, who had a long career as a supply clerk for the United States Air Force.”

“Plane to See” Coloring Sheets

Images from The ABC’s of Punk and Hardcore. The full zine can be read here:

https://issuu.com/nathanxasplund/docs/abc

And purchased here:

https://nathanasplund.bigcartel.com/

Illustrations based on folk song lyrics. Depicted are the following:

Albuquerque- Neil Young

Sign on the Window- Bob Dylan

Parasite- Nick Drake

Suicide Is Painless- Johnny Mandel

2 images from this series were selected to appear online in the American Illustration 40 Archive:

https://www.ai-ap.com/slideshow/AI/40/

Illustration created for The Washington Post Health section. This article discusses the benefits of volunteering as Martin Luther King Jr. day approaches.

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Story:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/we-volunteer-to-help-others-but-research-shows-how-much-it-helps-us-too/2020/01/10/7b365ee2-331b-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

Building empathy in children takes practice. Parents can help

Illustration for The Washington Post Local Living section. AD Victoria Fogg

Washington Post

An ongoing series of breakfast food reviews.

A series of illustrations based on the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. 1 drawing per chapter.

The completed series can be read here: Invisible Man

Cover illustration created for The Washington Post Local Living section.

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This cover is for an article on why its never too late to start exercising. The story can be read here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/never-exercised-in-your-life-its-not-too-late-to-start--and-benefit/2019/10/18/fd9b9342-f037-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html

Youth of Today

The Damned

The Band

Dinosaur Jr.

Sketches based on an October in Long Beach, CA

Illustrations for Tricycle Magazine.

Delbert and the Butterfly: How a sweat lodge confirmed a Zen monk’s spiritual free agency

Illustration created for Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. “Three buddies foster a fierce camaraderie”

https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/one-all-all-one

Sketchbook drawings from a trip to Mexico City and Puebla, 2019

A mini zine about the great sport of baseball

Spot Illustrations of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. I created these drawings while working a visitor services job at LACMA. I had a lot of free time and did a lot of people watching.

This piece was chosen to appear online in the American Illustration 38 Archive.

https://www.ai-ap.com/slideshow/AI/38/#20

Illustrations based on Cannery Row and its influence on John Steinbecks writing.

Sketchbook drawings of The Autry Museum of the American West

An accordion-style screen printed booklet.

An illustration about The Beach Boys and their 1965-66 recording sessions