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‘Andy is a super creative communicator.
An invigorating human to work with’

Louise Parker, Art Editor, Bauer

I'm a media brand specialist

Design leadership

What sets me apart is my experience developing the world’s biggest media brands. I’m expert at aligning brand, design, and content at the highest level. Everything I deliver is both affordable and actionable. And nothing goes out the door unless I know it to be excellent.

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Editorial Development Director, Time Inc UK
Creative Director, Time Inc UK
Creative Director, Time Inc, Australia
Creative Director, Rolling Stone, NYC
Creative Director, Mademoiselle, NYC
Creative Director, Q, Mojo, and Empire

Editorial Development Director,
Time Inc UK
Creative Director, Time Inc UK
Creative Director, Time Inc, Australia
Creative Director, Rolling Stone, NYC
Creative Director, Mademoiselle, NYC
Creative Director, Q, Mojo, and Empire

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Teaching the 2022 Design Leadership MA in London

Teaching

Everything I do involves some kind of teaching. But since Covid, I have made it a priority. I now work on some of the UK’s best courses, but I also design and deliver bespoke training programmes for clients.

University courses

2023/22/21 MA Design Leadership,
UAL University, London
2023/22 MA Art Direction,
UAL University, London
2023/22 MA Publishing,
UAL University, London
2023/22 BA Publishing,
UAL University, London
2023/22/21/20 MA Publishing, Nottingham Trent University
2020 MA Publishing,
Cardiff University

2023/22/21 MA Design Leadership
UAL University, London
See my corporate training programmes
Speaking at the PPA Festival, London

Speaking

Being able to talk about my practice is a fast track to understanding why some things work, and others don’t. It’s a privilege to do it, and I always learn something new.

Selected events

2023 InterMedia Live!, The Curzon Theatre, London
2018 PPA Festival, Tobacco Dock, London
2017 Marketforce, Conference keynote, London
2017 Magfest, Conference keynote, Dublin, Ireland
2017 PPA Belgium, Conference keynote, Brussels

See my conference keynote video
Judging the PPA Designer of The Year award

Judging and awards

I’ve been fortunate to judge all kinds of design and publishing awards. It’s an honour to do it, and it’s always exciting. I’ve won awards myself, so I know how important they can be.

Selected events

PPA Awards, 2023/22/21/20/19/18/17/16
BSME Awards, 2015
D&AD Chair of Judges for Editorial Design, 2015

Selected Judging

PPA Awards, 2023/22/21/20/19/18/17/16
BSME Awards, 2015
D&AD Chair of Judges for Editorial Design, 2015

Selected awards

PPA 2022 Cover of The Year – for BBC Wildlife
SPD Silver Medal for Illustration – for Rolling Stone
BSME Mark Boxer Award – for lifetime achievement in the publishing industry

The BSME Mark Boxer Award