About The Unkown JonesRalston Scott Jones is a graphic designer and an artist. For more than 45 years, he has designed, advertisements, illustrations, logos and materials for branding, as well as creating fine art in multiple media. Jones’ popular and effective graphic designs, especially logos and brand images, can be seen on signs, letterheads, and websites of companies and organizations throughout central Illinois.
Jones started and managed two successful graphic design studios — Artistudio and the Unknown Jones. He developed a diversified portfolio of work for clients in Illinois and throughout the United States. Through the studios, Jones created corporate identities, illustrations, marketing exhibits and comprehensive displays, and promotional materials. Major clients included W.W. Grainger, Lowery, C.S. Johnson, and SAMI (Student Apartment Mart Inc.). Before starting the studios, Jones was a publication designer, illustrator, and artist for Country Companies, McKnight and McKnight Publishing Company, and RX Sports and Travel magazine. Since 2006, he has focused more of his talents on fine art and illustration. Jones creates in oils, watercolors, pastels, and charcoals as well as continuing graphic design on paper and computer. Exhibits of his works have been held at several galleries including one-person shows at Grey Dove Studio (Bloomington, Illinois) and through the Art Circle of Bloomington-Normal. A native of the St. Louis area, Jones and his wife Hiroko have live and worked in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, since 1972. |