About me

Andrew Lawrence is Global Executive Creative Director at Elmwood, one of the world's leading brand design consultancies. He leads creative direction across the global studio network — working with brands including Heineken, Mars, Haleon, and Unilever — with a specific focus on what he calls intent-led design: the discipline of creating originals, not variations.

Over three decades, Andrew has helped build Elmwood from a single studio into an international consultancy, and is currently leading the agency's creative evolution at the intersection of strategic rigour and generative AI — not as an efficiency play, but as a new frontier for creative origination.

A juror for D&AD, The Drum Awards, and NY Festivals, (to name a few) former D&AD Trustee, and Visiting Professor of Innovation at Staffordshire University, Andrew was named one of the 100 most influential people in British design by The Drum.

Skills

Agency Coordination, AI, Brand Management, Brand Stategy, Branding, Consultancy, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Teaching / Lecturing

Sector Experience

Branding, Design

Clients

Heineken, MARS Inc, Unilever

Trade Associations

Trustee Board Member D&AD

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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
2023 TOP 100 Creative LeadersCreative Leader of the Year Annual 2026 ShortlistCreative Leader of the Year Top 100 Influencer of the Year 2016 Annual 2016 JudgePackaging Annual 2019 JudgeBranding
Influencer:

Andrew Lawrence was recognised as an Industry Influencer on 15th March 2016

Top 25 Executive Creative Director Project featured:LW Theatres
on 20th February 2019
Project featured:Extra Rebrand
on 4th July 2022
Project featured:The Week
on 22nd June 2023
Project featured:Dolmio
on 22nd June 2023
Project featured:Old Mout
on 11th July 2023
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Contributor:

Andrew Lawrence has been a Contributor since 15th March 2016.

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Location
London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Director
Languages
English
Creativepool member since 3 December 2015