Co-Founder @ HiggonsonHurst Founder @ The Type Foundry
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We built HigginsonHurst, an illustration agency representing Chrissie Abbot / Daisy Fletcher / Damien Frost / Esra Røise / Han Lee / Mike Ballard / Paul Bommer
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We had fun putting on exhibitions & helping build culture.
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We launched The Type Foundry, which represented (and designed) a whole number of display typefaces that we used in our designs.
2012 — 2014
Head of Digital @ Figtree Digital Director @ Prophet Design Director @ Wednesday
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Released two EPs described as discordant, noise and ‘interesting’.
Not for weddings & have not (I hope) been played at a funeral. Listen here.
2014 — 2019
CD → ECD → Principal @ DesignStudio
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Moved from London to San Francisco!
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Moving from London to San Francisco and helping DesignStudio grow into a global brand agency, was an adventure. I needed people around me who could help me learn and grow.
Now designers meet every 3 months (ish) and we help each other do good with good design. First Things Club
2019 — 2022
Global Creative Director, Pinterest
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I was asked to write a book, fast forward years (and a run-in with mortality) & I asked myself — why hadn't I written that book?
I've been lucky to have joined some inspiring organizations as a brand advisor. Hoo Koo E Koo Re-Origin Wasted Club Culture Circle
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I'm a strong advocate (and practitioner) of Design Thinking to give brands unfair advantages. Sometimes I flex the Design as Author muscle, so created my own playground.
Using my book Use Design To Design Change with cohorts of start-ups (and scale-ups). I ask dumb questions that help teams unlock smart answers about people → product → brand.
2024
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Having carted my OP1 as I run around the world branding stuff, i've collated quite the library of sound snippets. They tell quite a story. My Story.