Wayne Ford Email & Phone Number

London/Wiltshire

An independent designer, creative director and visual consultant working with a diverse range of clients. Both nationally and internationally, on B2B, consumer and customer media projects. As well as visual and brand identity, book and exhibition design, design management/strategy and consultation; across multiple channels.Key services→ Design and art direction → Design management consultancy→ Design strategy→ Complete project management→ Brand and concept development (non-disclosure)

London/Hong Kong

As design director of Haymarket Business Media (part of the international Haymarket Media Group), I was responsible for the overall creative direction, development and brand identity of the group’s 30 plus brands across multiple channels in both the London and Hong Kong offices.Key aspects of role→ Design and art direction → Creative direction→ Budget and financial planning→ Scheduling→ Project management→ Staff management/appraisal (largest team 30)→ Staff development and mentoring→ RecruitmentCore brands Asian Investor (China), Autocar Professional (India), AV, Blueboomerang, Brand Republic, Conference & Incentive Travel, Campaign, Campaign Asia-Pacific (China), CEI Asia (China), Children & Young People Now, ENDS, Event, Finance Asia (China), Garden Retail, GP, Horticulture Week, HR, Independent Nurse, Management Today, Marketing, Media (China), MediaWeek, MIMS, Nursery World, Packaging News, Planning, PrintWeek, PR Week, Regeneration & Renewal, Revolution, SC, Third Sector, West coast Labs and Windpower Monthly.Core business sectors Business, management, finance, environmental, renewable energy, gardening/horticulture, medical, charity/not-for-profit, incentives/events, travel, children/youth sector, advertising, marketing, media/communications, planning and regeneration, technology, print and packaging.

London, United Kingdom

Various clients spanning the editorial and visual communication spectrum; most frequently the focus fell upon brand and content development, white label briefs, new business pitches and design/creative consultancy.On behalf of content marketing agency Redwood I art directed the Royal Society of Arts Journal for two years following a successful new business pitch; with the first issue under the agencies management coinciding with the journal’s 150th year anniversary. I was regularly called upon by Redwood and sister agencies Specialist and Cedar to undertake new business pitches and one off projects and briefs on their behalf. Other design projects included: book, visual identity and exhibition catalogues.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the creative direction of The Observer newspaper’s awarding winning colour supplement, collaborating with some of the finest photographers and illustrators working today, including, Brigitte Lacombe, Derek Hudson, Jason Bell, Fleur Olby, Jonathan Lovekin, Kevin Summers, David Bailey, Brian Grimwood, Martin Parr, Jane Bown, Frazer Hudson, Harry Borden, Jonathan Worth, Jillian Edelstein and Francesca Sorrenti, not to mention the very best writers, editors and food, fashion and interiors stylists.