About

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I’M ANDREW

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AND THIS IS
MY ABOUT PAGE.

  • Only until you can speak the local language better than just ordering drinks and food and apologising.

I’m an English expat* and I live with my mostly Dutch family (five humans and a hairy dog from Bosnia), near Amsterdam, on the way to the beach.

I do advertising for a living with nice people I meet, sometimes as a creative, sometimes a creative director; solo or together with one of my special advertising friends.

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Become one of ANDREW'S SPECIAL FRIENDS™
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I’ve been freelancing since 2020, often with my friends at Wieden + Kennedy, 72 & Sunny, Uber, Ace of Hearts and others, but before that, I was a creative director at The Martin Agency, in Richmond VA, leading creative on the global Oreo account as well as Stoli and Kayak. Before THAT, I ran creative at a hybrid creative/production studio in Amsterdam, called Minivegas; was European Creative Director at a digital agency called Blast Radius, and a CD at Amsterdam Worldwide and formerly, Strawberryfrog. I started my work life in London, at Ogilvy.

I doodle during meetings

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A portrait of me, by my son, Sam

TL;DR: Here’s a handy audio-visual accompaniment
to this ABOUT PAGE

Collage of stylized fashion, sports, technology, vehicles, outdoor adventure, and abstract graphic images

If you want to see what the inside of my brain looks like, I have an ever-swelling board of visual inspiration here.

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  • OREO - COLORFILLED
    The One Show Gold Consumer Website
    The One Show Merit Consumer Websites
    FWA Mobile site of the Day

    SMART - DANCING TRAFFIC LIGHTYOUTUBE MOST VIRAL
    ADC Silver, Digital Experiences

    KASPERSKY - CYBER THREAT
    Webby Awards Websites - Corporate Communications
    Spin Awards Silver, Websites
    FWA Site of the Day
    FWA Cutting Edge Award
    AWWWARDS Honourable Mention
    Featured in book: Taken by Surprise: Cutting-Edge Collaborations Between Designers, Artists and Brands

    WSPA - STAP VAN DE OLIFANT AAF
    Spin Awards Silver, Innovation
    ADCN Bronze, Digital

    MICROSOFT 22TRACKS
    ADCN Silver - Branded Media
    FWA Site of the Day

    SCHIPOL - GO MULTINATIONAL
    FWA Site of the Day

    ONITSUKATIGER.COM
    FWA Site of the Day

    EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 BLANC
    Team P&G Awards Silver, Effectivity
    Team P&G Awards     Best Campaign

    BOSS NUIT POUR FEMME
    Team P&G Awards Runner up, Best campaign

    HUGO JUST DIFFERENT: KINO
    Webby Awards Best use of Interactive Video
    Luxury Daily Top 10 luxury branded videos
    Team P&G Awards Silver, Innovation
    Lovie Awards Silver, Interactive video
    FWA Site of the Day

    PERNOD RICARD - SCALPEL
    EuroBest Bronze, Design
    Dutch Design Awards Shortlist

    ONITSUKA TIGER - TANSU
    EuroBest GRAND PRIX, Design
    M&M Awards Best Use of Content
    Cannes Gold, Design
    One Show Winner, Collateral Design

    PERNOD RICARD, AKHTAMAR
    Euro EFFIES Silver, Integrated
    Euro EFFIES Best Use of Digital
    Euro EFFIES International Targeting Award
    M&M Awards Best Use of Digital

    ASICS LEFT/RIGHT
    Cannes Shortlist, Best Low Budget Campaign
    Cannes Shortlist, Best use of social
    Cannes Shortlist, Design - Self Promotion
    Communicator Awards Silver, Marketing Effectiveness 
    Tomorrow Awards Shortlist
    ADC Silver, Interactive
    ADCN Nomination, Innovative Media
    Festival of Media Best Use of the Digital Landscape
    Creative Review Annual In Book
    One Show Finalist, Interactive 
    Mobius Awards First Place, Unique Use of Media
    Mobius Awards Best Of Show, Media Innovation
    Cristal International Winner, Cyber
    Eurobest Bronze - Best Use of Social

    ONITSUKA TIGER, ZODIAC
    Communicator Awards Gold, Integrated
    Communicator Awards Silver, Animation in film
    ADCN Silver, Integrated
    One Show Finalist, Craft
    M&M Awards Winner, international Integrated Award

    ASICS RUNNING EXPANSIONS
    Tomorrow Awards Shortlist

    ONITSUKA TIGER, ELECTRIC TIGERLAND
    50 Shoes that Changed the World In book
    ADCN Silver, Integrated
    One Show Nominated, Integrated Campaign
    Meribel Ad Festival Crystal award, Integrated
    Eurobest Shortlist: Integrated
    Dutch Design Awards Winner: Brand and Strategy
    Japan Magazine Fashion Association Special award for excellence in Magazine advertising
    Cannes Finalist, Titanium.
    Clio Finalist, Print 
    Montreau Finalist
    Promax/BDA State of Design show Showcase

    ONITSUKA TIGER, MADE OF JAPAN
    Cannes Silver, Cyber
    FWA Site of the day

    CHEVROLET, GET REAL
    FWA Site of the month

    ONITSUKA TIGER, MADE OF JAPAN (COMPLETE FOUR YEAR CAMPAIGN)
    Featured in book Taken by Surprise: Cutting-Edge Collaborations Between Designers, Artists and Brands
    Featured in book “How 30 Great Ads Were Made: From Idea to Campaign”