Freelance
Creative Director/
Design Director
kleinmania@gmail.com
IG: @kleinmania
Some highlights:
2023
Cannes Lions x6 Silver, x1 Bronze for Bed-Verts
Bed-Verts Campaign of the Week on Contagious
2022
New role as Creative Director at Howatson+Company
AWARD Awards juror Design
2021
Left Associate Creative Director role at Droga5 New York to return to Sydney, Australia
Started new role as Head of Design at 72andSunny Sydney
2020
Angry Birds “Bring the Anger” campaign
1 Webby honoree, 1 Webby nominee, 2 One Show shortlists
Winner, Adweek's Experiential Awards for Best Use of Influencers in an Experiential Activation
Webbys judge
2019
Cannes Gold Lion for Philadelphia #Bagelgate Mobile/social real time response. I photoshopped cream cheese onto a dry bagel in 26 minutes
Webbys judge
2018
Creative and design direction for Covergirl’s “IRL” flagship Times Square store launch campaign
Switched to Associate Creative Director role at Droga5
Design direction for Pizza Hut Pie Tops II; the worlds second sneakers that order pizza, in collaboration Shoe Surgeon, project included branding, packaging and app design.
Webbys judge
2017
Design director for global Google Pixel 2 campaign.
Design direction for PIzza Hut “Pie Tops” – sneakers that order pizza, collaboration with Shoe Surgeon, featured on NBC News, Today USA and Hypebeast.
2016
Design director for global Google Pixel launch campaign.
Joined Droga5 New York.
Swimwear print for We Are Handsome previewed at Sydney Fashion Week.
Published in Graphis Poster Annual 2016.
Design and art direction for Award School 2015 Recruitment Campaign.
20th Annual Webby Awards judge.
2015
Team mentor at inaugural Semi-Permanent X Telstra Innovation Lab.
Logo design for Oscar Mayer Wiener Rover featured on Wired, Adweek, Creativity Online, CNET, Chicago Tribune and Today Show (USA).
Award School campaign published in Lürzer's Archive 2/2015.
JB Smoove retweeted Larry & Leon Curb Your Enthusiasm Illustration.
Webby Judge.
2014
Self initiated font project, Comic Spurs interview on dezeen magazine and featured on Fast Co. Design.
Creative Promises, self initiated project
featured on Fast Co. Design, Creativity Online.
Webby Awards judge, International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, associate member.
Published in Lürzer's Archive – design for Qantas Prohibited Items print.
Published in Graphis Design Annual –art Direction and design for DDB Remedy, 10 Years of Operation promotion.
Webby Judge.
2013
Cannes Gold Lion, Media – lead design of Icon, app interface and packaging design for McDonalds 'Track My Maccas' app .
2 Cannes Silver Lions – Outdoor.
Typography and grade for Dry Dock
Dangerous Debris posters.
"Lost Wormhole" poster ranked number 8 in Buzzfeed's 15 Most Important Things Ever Found On A Bulletin Board.
Photo by Corrie Bond for Howatson+Company