Andy Cooke

Design & direction across brand identity, screen and print

I strive to create and build meaningful brand identities that live & breathe across both digital and physical touchpoints; that are rooted in strategy, theory and thinking—that are beautiful, compelling and engaging.

An optimist at heart, I relish the challenge of invention in a sea of homogeneity. The design of something new, and unexpected. It might be a simple problem to solve, it might be complex. It might be daunting. We can figure that out together along the way, though.

Key Capabilities

Creative Direction
Art Direction
Identity Design
Design for Screen
Photography
Moving Image
Design for Print
Project Management
Curation
Creative Strategy

Motion Design by Miriam Palopoli. Sound on! 🔊

I've worked on projects for

I've worked on projects with

Independent Designer, 2006–

Erasmus Partners; Designer, 2010–2011

MayNinth; Co-founder & Designer, 2011–2014

RareKind; Project Manager, 2012–2015

Staffs Uni; Associate Lecturer, 2013–17

51–53; Co-founder, 2013–19

Upstairs Gallery; Co-founder & Curator, 2013–19

Weather; Founder & Creative Director, 2015–19

Klay Pizzeria & Bar; Co-founder, 2015–20

EF Education First; Creative Director, 2017–20

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)

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