How I Got Here: Patrick Duffy
Designer Patrick Duffy has worked everywhere from ad agencies like Fallon through to in-house teams at Airbnb and Dice, where he’s just taken on the new role of creative director. Here he explains how he got there
How We Got Here: Mike & Rob, AMV BBDO
To coincide with Cannes Lions, this week on CR we’re focusing on the ad industry. As they celebrate 20 years of working together, we speak to AMV BBDO creative partners Mike Crowe and Rob Messeter about keeping the fire burning
How I Got Here: Hattie Stewart
Artist Hattie Stewart discusses why she prefers to be thrown in the deep end, how suffering for art isn’t her thing, and why you can’t go wrong with hearts and flowers
How I Got Here: Rob Ryan
Artist Rob Ryan on why his work goes far beyond paper cuts, and what it’s like to make it in your 40s.
How I Got Here: Jonas Bendiksen
After interning at Magnum Photos as a teenager, Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen went on to join the prestigious agency when he was just 27. As part of our photo special this week, he talks about luck, determination and the importance of a great story
How I Got Here: Aaron Draplin
The Field Notes founder on his mission to stay small, how his hometown shaped his career, and why he developed his DIY ethos.
How I Got Here: Alice Tonge
Alice Tonge is the Head of 4Creative, Channel 4’s in-house agency, which she describes as a “wonderful mash-up of design agency, ad agency and production company”. Here she explains how she got there.
How I Got Here: Jim Stoddart
Jim Stoddart, art director at Penguin Press since 2001, talks about an early switch from architecture to graphic design, where he finds inspiration, and the importance of patience and empathy in design. This article is part of our series focusing on designers working in-house.
How I Got Here: Amanda Levete
Amanda Levete is known for daring, ambitious and innovative architectural projects. Last year her practice AL_A completed the £54 million exhibition hall and porcelain tiled courtyard at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London – a project that involved drilling 50 metres into the ground and remodelling a 19th-century screen. Levete studied architecture at the […]
How I Got Here: Joel Meyerowitz
The veteran photographer talks to CR about learning his craft on the streets of New York, making the case for colour and his new retrospective, Where I Find Myself
How I Got Here: Ami Vitale
Over the last two decades, Ami Vitale has travelled to over 95 countries, writing, taking photographs and now making films, driven by belief that telling stories helps connect people rather than emphasise differences. Besides working with National Geographic Magazine, she conducts photography workshops all over the world and is publishing a book, Panda Love: the Secret Lives of Pandas. Here, she speaks to us about how she discovered photography, making an impact and more, and tells the stories of some of her images
How I Got Here: Ringan Ledwidge
Director Ringan Ledwidge on how studying typography has influenced his commercials career, imposter syndrome, and the difficulty – but importance – of juggling work and a personal life in advertising