Ryan Olbrysh

Illustration for the June 2023 issue of Cincinnati magazine. “Are You ‘Ready For It,’ Swiftcinnati? Resistance To Taylor Swift Is Futile These Days. We Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.”

Illustration for the Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2023. “How Prime-Time TV Will Look Different This Fall: As Dual Strikes Grip Hollywood, The New Season’s Network Schedules Lean Heavily On Reality And Game Shows.”

Illustration for The Hollywood Reporter. “The Nonprofit That Keeps Stars’ Charities From Flaming Out: Ten-Year-Old Social Impact Fund Works With A-Listers Like Kerry Washington And Ryan Reynolds To Make Sure Their Charitable Endeavors Are Fiscally Sound.”

Illustration for AARP The Magazine about the 40-year anniversary of the peak of new wave music.

Illustration for an AARP Publications app feature on the year 1973. “From Devo to Serpico, The Bic Lighter to Riggs v. King (Or Roe v. Wade): World Changers That Appeared 50 Years Ago.”

Illustration in the January 2024 issue of Hour Detroit magazine for a piece about who will replace Michigan’s retiring U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.

Cover art for documentary films from the Media Education Foundation.

Illustration for the October 2023 issue of Car and Driver magazine about California’s outsize influence on emissions standards.

35th anniversary illustration for the October/November 2023 issue of Men’s Health.

AARP.org illustration for a piece about AARP’s 65th birthday and a look back at their history.

Illustration for the Fall 2023 issue of the Coloradan (the University of Colorado Boulder’s alumni magazine). “Behind The Sci-Fi: Erin MacDonald, Star Trek’s Science Guru, Sounds Off On Landing The Role Of A Lifetime And What You Don’t See On Screen.”

Illustration for Road & Track online about EV charging stations.

Illustrations for CarAndDriver.com’s 2023 year In Review.

Cover illustration for the September/October 2023 issue of Virginia Golfer magazine.

Cover illustration for the February 4, 2023 REVIEW section of the Wall Street Journal. “Challenging The U.S. Is A Historic Mistake: Like Nazi Germany And Imperial Japan, Today’s China Is A Rising Power Determined To Dominate Its Region And Convinced That American Strength Is Waning. It Runs The Risk Of Experiencing A Similar Fate If It Attacks Taiwan.”

Illustration for the November 19, 2022 issue of de Volkskrant (Netherlands). "Kylian Mbappé is the symbol of the World Cup in Qatar. The richest footballer in the world, who stayed with his club in Paris because President Macron wanted him to, and Qatar paid the bill."

Cover and opener illustrations for the August 19, 2022 issue of Newsweek. “Beijing’s Big Bet: China Sees Israeli Technology As Key To Its Bid For Global Dominance. Can The U.S. Stop It?”

November 2021 Illustration for TIME online. "All Of Paul Thomas Anderson's Movies, Ranked." As a big fan of P.T. Anderson, this was a dream assignment. I love Boogie Nights and Punch-Drunk Love, but Magnolia is at the top of my list. I've rewatched it numerous times in the 22 years since its release, and with each viewing I feel more strongly that it is nothing short of a masterpiece.

July 2022 Illustration for EdTech. “K–12 Schools Implement Connectivity Solutions To Narrow The Homework Gap: Two And A Half Years Into The Pandemic, Schools Work To Solve Digital Equity Issues That Make It Difficult For Their Students To Get Online At Home.”

Illustration for the November 2022 issue of Sports Illustrated Germany. "How Football Conquered Germany: When The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Play The Seattle Seahawks In Munich, Football In Germany Will Reach Its Temporary High Point, But That Should Only Be The Beginning.”

Illustration in the April 2023 issue of Hour Detroit for a story about Detroit’s teacher shortage and a homegrown way to try and solve it.

Cover illustration for the Fall 2022 issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. “How To Be A Changemaker.”

Illustration for the BBC, which accompanies a longform piece about the 2022 Men’s World Cup in Qatar. “Into Qatar: A Journey To Explore A Nation’s Relationship With Football.”

Cover illustration for the April 3, 2020 issue of Newsweek.

Illustration for the July/August 2022 issue of Harvard Magazine. "Aiming For Excellence: Higher Education Ambitions—And Shortcomings.”

Cover illustration for the Fall/Winter 2022 issue of Miamian (The Magazine Of Miami University).

Illustration for the cover of the November/December 2022 issue of Briarpatch Magazine (Canada) for a story about workers in Brampton, Ontario fighting wage theft with the help of the Naujawan Support Network.

Illustration for the Summer 2022 issue of Boston College Magazine. "The Many Roles Of P.J. Byrne: A Renowned Character Actor Who's Appeared In Countless Hit Movies And Television Shows, Byrne's Star Is On The Rise."

Illustration for AARP The Magazine. “The Cradle Will Rock: How The Next Generation Of Musicians Compares With Their Famous Parents.”

Personal illustration about the 2019 US Women’s National Soccer Team’s World Cup victory.

Illustrations in the March 2022 issue of Men’s Health, which accompany their annual Sex Survey feature.

Illustration in the February 15, 2021 issue of TIME magazine. “How Close We Came: The Secret History Of The Shadow Campaign That Saved The Election.”

Illustration for the April 2022 issue of D magazine (Dallas). “From Slovenia, With Love: A Countryman Of Luka Dončić’s Pays His First Visit To Dallas. Of Course Brisket Is Involved.”

Illustration for the cover of de Volkskrant’s September 11, 2021 Saturday supplement about the legacy and consequences of 9/11, plus two illustrations for stories about the continuing War on Terror, and how military contractors raked in the cash in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As a freelance illustrator I love that I'm given the opportunity to learn about topics that I previously knew nothing about. One week it could be Korean crime films, the next it could be the history of the Chevy Suburban. A few weeks ago it was astrology ... and wrestling. Here are 12 pieces I recently completed for a WWE Superstar Horoscope feature.

Illustration about Africa as an emerging economic powerhouse for the cover of the UK magazine The Investor.

Illustration for the May/June 2022 issue of Men’s Health. “Recovery Brew: First Came Hard Cider. Then Hard Seltzer. Now Big Beer Is Betting On A New Wave Of Ultralight ‘Wellness’ Beers. Even NFL Legend Troy Aikman Is Getting In On The Game.”

Illustration for the Fall 2022 issue of EdTech magazine. “Fan Friendly: Mobile Technology Resources Are Helping Connect College Sports Fans On Game Day.”

Illustration for the October 2022 issue of Cincinnati magazine. “Show Them The Money: $martPath Uses Puppets To Teach Kids Financial Literacy.”

Illustration for the December 2022 issue of Baltimore magazine. “Bright Lights, Big City!: Will A Reborn Former Civic Center Finally Make Baltimore A Major Tour Stop And Spark A Downtown Renaissance?”

Illustrations for the March 6, 2020 issue of Newsweek.

Illustration for the July 23, 2020 edition of the Wall Street Journal. "Bed Bath & Beyond Followed A Winning Playbook—And Lost: The Retailer's Emphasis On Creating Private-Label Items Before Modernizing Its Technology Meant It Was Caught Flat-Footed When The Pandemic Struck."

Illustration in the June 2021 issue of Men's Health for a story about Clubhouse, the voice-only social media platform.

Illustration for the Fall 2022 issue of Northwestern Magazine. “Bearing Witness: Steven Thrasher Has Spent His Career Reporting On Social Justice. Why Can’t He Stop Fighting?”

Cover illustration for the January 24, 2020 issue of Newsweek.

Illustration for TIME. "The United States Of Political Violence: To better understand how the threat of violence against public officials is transforming America, TIME collected 50 case studies—one from each state—since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Together, they show the scope and severity of a crisis that is eating away at the foundation of democracy."

Cover illustration for the March 2021 issue of In These Times. "The Factory Next Door," by Austyn Gaffney, is about a West Virginia insulation factory that, despite heated opposition and several legal challenges, is being built on land that used to be an apple orchard and is a stone's throw from an elementary school.

Spot illustrations for the February 2020 Innovation Issue of Irvine Standard.

Illustrations for Car and Driver and Road & Track online.

Illustration for the cover of Connecticut Magazine’s 50th anniversary issue. “The People, Issues And Moments That Shaped The Last Half-Century.”

Quentin Tarantino illustration for the July 2019 issue of Empire magazine. Read about the making of this piece here!

Illustration in the December 2021 issue of Milwaukee magazine. “Is Paul Ryan Down And Out? Digging Into His Quiet Three Years Since Congress.”

Illustrations in the November 2021 issue of Cincinnati Magazine for a feature on coffee culture.

Illustration for the March 27, 2020 issue of Newsweek. “Which Democrat Is Winning The Hollywood Primary?”

Illustration for the Fall 2022 issue of Illinois Alumni. “Restrictions Lifted: UI System Ends Debt-Related Transcript Holds.”

Illustration for the May 2021 issue of Hour Detroit magazine about the decriminalization of hallucinogens in Ann Arbor, the first city in Michigan to do so.

For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, seven ultra-modern stadiums are being built by South Asian migrant laborers. Over 6,500 have died in the course of that work. Qatari authorities have refused any sort of investigation into the deaths and human rights abuses, and FIFA has taken no meaningful action to demand changes.

Illustration for the March 20, 2021 issue of de Volkskrant.

Illustration in the June 2021 issue of Cleveland magazine for a story about Twelve Literary Arts, which is an intergenerational teaching, learning, workshop, and performance space for poets, playwrights and performance artists. Twelve recently released "In Search of the Land," an album that is a celebration of Black identity in Cleveland.

Cover illustration for the June 12, 2020 issue of Newsweek.

Voting rights illustration for the Southern Poverty Law Center online.

Illustration for the February 22, 2019 issue of the Wall Street Journal. "In Charged Political Climate, Best Picture Oscar Is About More Than The Movie. Factions behind ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and other best-picture nominees look past the films to what they represent."

Illustration for the cover of the Fall 2020 issue of Vitality, the magazine of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

Illustration for the June 29-30, 2019 edition of the Wall Street Journal for a story about TikTok, a Chinese-developed video sharing app that is luring American Gen Z-ers away from Snapchat, partly by spending a shit-ton of money advertising … on Snapchat.

Illustration in the January 15, 2021 issue of de Volkskrant which accompanied an interview with Hans Kribbe about the strongmen of global politics.

Illustration for Deloitte Insights. “Climate Change 101 For Business Leaders.”

Illustration for FedTech’s 2022 Tech Trends online feature.

Illustration for EdTech’s 2022 Regaining Budget Control Campaign.

Cover illustration for the December 6, 2019 issue of Newsweek.

Illustration for the March 14, 2020 edition of the Wall Street Journal. "Diary Of A Crazy Week In The Markets: ‘It’s Going To Be Tough Out There’: Veteran Traders, Bankers And Investors Just Tried To Survive As Wall Street’s Great Bull Run Ended”

Illustration about the latest in Parental Control software technology for the September 18, 2019 edition of the Wall Street Journal.

Illustrations in the May 29, 2918 issue of The Hollywood Reporter for stories about Beyoncé and Jay-Z going vegan, and Kyra Sedgwick living a plastic-free life.

Illustration for the July/August, 2020 issue of Men’s Health.

Illustration in the September 7, 2019 issue of the Economist for a review of Salman Rushdie's new novel Quichotte.

Cover and opener illustrations for the May 2021 issue of Baltimore magazine. “Cleaning Up City Hall: The Baltimore Region Has A History Of Corruption. Can A New Administration Effect Real Change?”

October 26, 2021 Illustration for TIME online: "The 19 Most Underrated Movies On Netflix.”

Illustrations for the Fall 2021 issue of USC Annenberg Magazine. “Behind The Music: From Performance To Business And Scholarship, The Love Of Music Shapes Lives And Livelihoods.”

Illustration for the August 12, 2020 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. "The Memorabilia King vs. The Studio Detective: The Never-Before-Told Account Of An Epic Battle Over Stolen Movie Props”

Illustrations for Deloitte’s 2022 MADE (Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable) campaign.

Illustrations in the Fall 2021 issue of the Muhlenberg College alumni magazine for a feature on community-engaged research.

Illustration for a story in the May 2, 2018 issue of Willamette Week about Portland's long-shot bid to land a Major League Baseball team.

Illustration in the April/May 2021 issue of AARP The Magazine for a story about Yacht Rock.

Photo illustrations from the personal series "American Carnage," a commentary on the administration of Donald. J. Trump.

Illustrations for the Winter 2022 issue of University of Utah Magazine. “Launch Pad: Over The Course Of 20 Years, The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute Has Helped Build Hundreds Of Student Startup Teams And Kickstart Thousands Of Careers.”

Illustration for the April 29, 2020 issue of The Economist.

Illustration for the Spring 2020 issue of California magazine. “Jack Scott And The Jock Liberation Army: In The Early 1970s Even Athletes Were Swept Up By The Revolutionary Spirit.”

"The Power Of Podcasting" illustration for the Spring 2019 issue of USC Annenberg Magazine.

Illustration for page 1 of the Wall Street Journal's September 21, 2019 Exchange section. "In the battle to dominate the new entertainment landscape, Hollywood’s titans are borrowing from Netflix’s playbook, transforming how they do business with writers, producers and stars—and how money is made in entertainment."

Illustration for the April 2021 issue of 5280. “The Health Care System Earned Black Coloradans’ Mistrust: How Historic Racism And Inequality In Health Care Undermined Efforts To Tend To Communities Of Color During COVID-19.”

“A Guide To What To Watch During The Holidays.” Illustration for the December 7, 2019 issue of the Wall Street Journal.

Illustration for a story in the September 2nd, 2018 print issue of the New York Times about jukebox musicals.

Illustration for the October 26, 2019 edition of the Wall Street Journal about the crash of ‘29.

“The Best Parenting Advice Is To Go Live In Europe.” November 20, 2019 illustration for The Atlantic.

Illustration for the August 2019 issue of In These Times magazine. “How A Sewer Socialist City May Push Democrats Left In 2020: When Presidential Hopefuls Arrive In Milwaukee For The 2020 Democratic National Convention, They Must Choose Whether To Embrace The City’s Socialist History, Or Run From It.”

A series of eight illustrations for a July 2018 Harvard Business Review online package about the spread of false news.

Illustration in the September 8, 2021 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. “‘Nobody Knows My Life Better Than I Do.’ Music Icon Dionne Warwick Dishes On Her New Toronto Film Fest Doc Don’t Make Me Over, Her Musical Legacy, Concern For Britney Spears, And How She Conquered Twitter With Humor And Kindness.”

2022/2023 forecast Illustrations for Barron’s.

Illustration in the Winter 2021 issue of FedTech magazine. “Virtual Classrooms Expand Learning Opportunities For Federal Workers: The Army And The State Department Deployed Remote Technology To Provide Mandatory Employee Training During The Pandemic.”

Illustrations for a series of articles in de Standaard about Generation Z.