Growing up in an Australian ski resort, David couldnt imagine anything better than touring the world as a ski instructor. Ironically, it was his imagination that took him abroad, not his skis. David launched his career by winning top student honors at the Australian Writers & Art Directors School. At 22, he became a partner…

He mustve wanted the hell out of Chicago is all I can figure. Because he was standing there in my office doorway wearing a three-piece pin-striped suit. It was the was the first time I ever laid eyes on David Kennedy and the last time I ever saw him in that suit. After he got…

David Lubars is Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman of BBDO North America.  In the 13-years since David joined BBDO in 2004 as its creative lead, the agency has been named Agency of the Year by various industry publications more than 15 times and has become not only the dominant creative force in New…

For more info on David Berlow, see the official announcement of his TDC Medal.     Type Directors Club recorded David Berlow as part of its Type Legends video series, which can be viewed here.     In 2019, David Berlow spoke at Google HQ in New York. Watch his video here.  

When I think of David Abbott, I think of mince beef or potatoes or some other rather prosaic foodstuff. This is not a reference to his visual appearance, which, as it happens, is dapper to the point of perfection. No, it is the produce featured in ads written by David for Sainsbury’s, a brand that…

David Kennedy and Dan Wieden A foreigner who has the great good fortune to spend quality time inside the Bedlam known as Wieden & Kennedy gradually comes to three conclusions regarding its eponymous founders: They are outsiders; they are teachers; and they are kids. From April Fools’ Day, 1982, when David Kennedy and Dan Wieden…

David Mackenzie Ogilvy was born in West Horsley, England, on June 23, 1911. He was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh and at Christ Church, Oxford . After Oxford, Ogilvy went to Paris, where he worked in the kitchen of the Hotel Majestic. He learned discipline, management – and when to move on: “If I…

Dan is one of the few native Oregonians we have and is the whole reason most of us have moved our families to Portland. After graduating from the University of Oregon, Dan spent a few years in public relations before he applied his writing talent to the advertising business. Twenty-eight years ago Dan was a…

David Kennedy and Dan Wieden A foreigner who has the great good fortune to spend quality time inside the Bedlam known as Wieden & Kennedy gradually comes to three conclusions regarding its eponymous founders: They are outsiders; they are teachers; and they are kids. From April Fools’ Day, 1982, when David Kennedy and Dan Wieden…

Colin Brignall’s career began in photography. He trained as a press photographer in London’s Fleet Street before moving on to commercial and fashion photography. In 1964, he joined Letraset as a photographic technician in the company’s type design studio. Before long a keen interest in letterforms surfaced and despite his lack of formal training, he…