About — Rafe Johnson
Hey, I'm Rafe — a designer and technical artist. I grew up in Scotland, shaped as much by the worlds of sci-fi as by the nature on my doorstep, and I've always used what I make to explore the future — and what it means for art and characters to feel alive.
These days I'm in San Francisco. I've worked on the Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin, augmented reality, and experimental embodied AI projects like Wisp, which led me to working on friendly AI guides at Tolan.
Outside of work, I'm usually up a mountain, gaming, painting, or behind a camera.
Experience
- 2019
- 2020
Freelance
3D Artist
Scotland
- 2021–22
- 2022–24
- 2024–25
Freelance
Technical Artist
Scotland
- 2025—
Awards
| Webby Award — Best Use of AR and AI | WOL | 2024 |
| Lovie Award | WOL | 2024 |
| Raindance — Best Game nomination | Wisp World | 2024 |
| Red Dot — Best of the Best, Luminary | Virgin Galactic | 2021 |
Press
| Wired | Tolan | 2025 |
| The Verge | WOL AI | 2023 |
| Adobe | Virgin Galactic design | 2021 |
| TechCrunch | Virgin Galactic design | 2021 |
| Business Insider | Virgin Galactic design | 2021 |
| Transform Magazine | The future of AR | 2021 |