Andy Cooke
Design & direction across brand identity, screen and print
I strive to create and build brands through meaningful identities, experiences, and campaigns that live & breathe across both digital and physical touchpoints; that are rooted in strategy, theory, and thinking—that are beautiful, compelling, and engaging.
My work has been recognised by institutions such as the Andys, the Clio Awards, the Art Director’s Club, The One Show, Cannes and D&AD.
I’m currently Creative Director & Head of Design at BBH London.
Key Capabilities
Creative, Design & Art Direction, Identity Design, Design for Screen & Print, Photography, Moving Image, Project Management, Curation, Creative Strategy
The professional path I’ve travelled to this point in time has been anything but conventional — I didn’t take the traditional branding agency route. Instead, I opted to seek new challenges that have gone on to inform an outlook that’s rich, diverse and different. An optimist at heart, I relish the challenge of invention in a sea of homogeneity.
Independent Designer, 2006–
Erasmus Partners; Designer, 2010–2011
MayNinth; Co-founder & Designer, 2011–2014
RareKind; Artist Agent, 2012–2015
Staffs Uni; Associate Lecturer, 2013–17
Upstairs Gallery; Co-founder & Curator, 2013–19
Weather; Founder & Creative Director, 2015–19
EF Education First; Creative Director, 2017–20
R/GA, Design Director, 2020–21
Google Creative Lab, Design Lead, 2021–22
DesignStudio NY, Design Director, 2022
BBH London, Creative Director & Head of Design, 2022–
I've worked on projects for
Nike, Google, Coca-Cola, EF Education First, Le Coq Sportif, Dell, Sky, Samsung, RISD, Ikea, UEFA, WWE, YouTube, Eurosport, 2K, Netflix, Tesco, Experian, Barclays, Mentos, Ribena, Lyca, Mentos, Burger King, UBS, Pelé Sports
I've shown work at
People of Print at Here Gallery (2009), RareKind Manchester at 2022NQ (2012), ArtCrank Manchester at 2022NQ (2013), RareKind London in Soho (2013), Secret 7's at Mother London (2013), Pong Ping at 2022NQ (2014), Dust: Hanley at Upstairs Gallery (2016), Dust: Stoke at ACAVA Spode Works (2016), Dust: Tunstall at Tunstall Baths (2017), Dust: Burslem at The Wedgwood Institute (2017), Dust: Fenton at Fenton Library (2017), Dust: Longton at Longton Town Hall (2017), Letterspace at The Whitworth (2018), Fedrigoni 365 (2022)
I've spoken and taught at
Graphic Intervention at York St. John University (2012), Advertising & Brand Management at Staffordshire University (2013–17), Beers & Ideas 1 at 2022NQ (2014), Beers & Ideas 2 at 2022NQ (2015), Screen Printing at Present Workshops (2015), Beers & Ideas 3 at Upstairs Gallery (2016), Beers & Ideas 4 at Upstairs Gallery (2016), Then & Now at Staffordshire University (2016), Beers & Ideas 5 at BottleCraft (2017), Connected Futures at Staffordshire University (2017), Connected Futures at Staffordshire University (2018)
I've had work featured in
Grafik Magazine 185: Talent Profile, Typo / graphic Posters, How To Use Type (published by Rockport), Behance: Graphic Design, Behance: Behance.net, Computer Arts Magazine, 64GB: 64 Eminent Creatives from Great Britain (published by viction:ary), Palette 04, Neon: New Fluorescent Graphics (published by viction:ary), FormFiftyFive, WIRED Magazine, Creative Pool, Creative Boom, Creative Review, The Logo Creative, Creative Bloq, UX Collective on Medium, The Anti-Blueprint Project