About

ALLOW ME TO
INTRODUCE MYSELF

I’ve done stuff
I’m a Creative Director, Writer & Director working in the intersection of creativity and technology.
My work has been featured in places like The New York Times, CNN, BBC, World Economic Forum, & Wired. It’s also been exhibited at museums around the world including The Smithsonian and London Design Museum. And while I’m just bragging on, it has also been awarded +60 shiny things from places like Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show & The Webby’s.

Spoken at things
I’ve given several talks and done panels about the intersection of creativity, humanity, and technology at places like:

Deep Voice, Sorbonne University, Paris
D&AD - Future Impact Accelerator, London
Design Matters, Copenhagen
Digital Marketing Conference, Moscow
The Drum at Cannes Lions, Cannes
Cross Media Conference, Amsterdam
AIM Connected, London

Been interviewed
Forbes
The Drum
OVERHEAD by Unknown
BBC Digital Planet Podcast
D&AD x Design Your Life Podcast
World Economic Forum
Fox News
Fast Company
The Telegraph
El Pais

Had work exhibited
The Smithsonian
London Design Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Walker Art Center

Judged other people’s work
Danish Digital Award
Creative Circle Award
The Webby Awards
The Lovie Awards
MADS, Creative School Moscow
The FWA
The New York Festivals
Big Picture Film Festival
G8, Festival of Creative Industries


And even won some shiny things

DMA Awards ‘24
British Airways - Big Little Welcomes
1 Gold, 1 Bronze

One Show ‘23
Cox - Project Convey
3 gold, 2 silver

Clios ‘23
Cox - Project Convey
2x Gold, 1x Bronze

Cannes Lions ‘22
Verizon - 9/12: 1 xGold Lion
Cox - Project Convey: 1 x Gold Lion, 1 x Bronze Lion

D&AD ‘22
Verizon - 9/12
1 x Yellow Pencil, 3 x Wood Pencil

One Show ‘22
Verizon - 9/12
1 x Gold, 3 x Bronze

Clio Awards ‘22
Verizon - 9/12
1x Gold, 1x Silver & 1x Bronze

Webby Awards ‘22
Verizon - 9/12
2 x Webby Winner, 1 X People’s Voice

Cannes Lions ‘21
DDR Museum - TeAR down this WALL
Bronze Lion

Creative Circle Award ‘21
DDR Museum - TeAR down this WALL
4 Gold Circles

D&AD ‘21
DDR Museum - TeAR down this WALL
Wood Pencil

Danish Digital Award ‘21
DDR Museum - TeAR down this WALL
Gold, The Big Idea

Eurobest ‘21
DDR Museum - TeAR down this WALL
1 Gold & 2 Bronze

D&AD ‘20
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
Yellow Pencil

D&AD ‘20
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
Wood Pencil

Creative Circle Award ‘20
The Last Statement T-Shirt & Meet Q, The Genderless Voice.
3 Gold & 2 Silver

Danish Digital Award
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
Gold: The Big Idea

D&AD Impact ‘19
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
Future Impact Pencil

The Lovie Awards ‘19
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
2 x Silver Lovie, 1 x Lovie for Good, 1 x People’s Lovie

Cannes Lions ‘19
Copenhagen Pride - The Genderless Voice
1x Glass Lion, 4 x Bronze Lions

The Lovie Awards '18
VICE - Like What You Hate
2x Gold Lovie, 1 x Lovie For Good, 1x People’s Lovie

The Webby Awards '18
VICE - Like What You Hate
Winner People's Voice - Experimental & Innovation

Creative Circle '18
VICE - Like What You Hate
Silver - Digital Brand Experience

New York Festivals  '18
VICE - Like What You Hate
2 xBronze

The Lovie Awards '17
Arla Essens - Sense The Flavors
1 xSilver, 1 x People's Choice

 
 

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