About me
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INSTAGRAM: @richkennedys
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Rich has over 26 years experience in design and direction in a wide range of disciplines;
advertising, branding, packaging. Focusing on typography, layout and execution. As well
as being a respected hands-on designer, he has successfully run a number of design
departments, overseeing them both from a creative and mentoring perspective.
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Previously he was Design Director at FCB/Inferno and Design Director at Grey London
working on some notable accounts including Lucozade, BMW, Bose, M&S, Huawei,
Big Issue, Home Office, Volvo and This Girl Can.
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Prior to that he was the Lead Designer at BBH for 11 years. There he worked on some
of the biggest and most influential brands in the world, including; Ray Ban, Levi's , Audi,
Clarks, Sol Beer, British Airways, Virgin Media, Vodaphone, google, Axe/Lynx, Christies,
St John Ambulance, ebay and Johnnie Walker.
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Rich also work at TBWA for 8 years as Senior Designer working on many ground breaking
and famous ads such as; FCUK, Sony PlayStation, Habitat, Absolute, The Labour Party
and some of the first Apple ads to appear in the UK. Rich has also designed the worlds
largest poster for Adidas, 'Cometh the Hour' which was visible from over a mile away.
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For the last two tears Rich has been running his own design business where he has a
number of personal clients. He also provides design and direction in a creative freelance
capacity for several leading advertising agencies in and around the London area.
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His work has been recognized at almost every major award show including The Clio's, Campaign Press and Posters, The Anna's, Creative Circle, Big Awards, where he designed
the logo and the award itself. He has also been recognised at D&AD where he has
appeared in The Annual numerous times. Rich has also been a judge for New Blood and
several Creative Circle juries as well.
Skills
Advertising, Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Branding Design, Crafts, Creative Direction, Digital Art, Editorial Design, Graffiti, Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging Design, Photoshop, Print, Print Design, Typography, Visual Layout, Visualising
Sector Experience
Awards
Campaign BIG Award - Nominated, Campaign BIG Award - Silver, Cannes Lions - Shortlist, Cannes Lions - Silver, Clios - Silver, Creative Circle Award - Nomination, Creative Circle Award - Silver, Creative Review Annual - In-book, D&AD Award - In-book, D&AD Award - Nomination, D&AD Award - Yellow Pencil/White pencil, Mobile Excellence Award