Designer & Art Director
Steve is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the design and advertising agencies, from independent design studios to global advertising agencies. Creating campaign and design solutions across a range of sectors and clients, such as Triumph, Mappin & Webb, Harley-Davison, Cadbury, Volkswagen, Mercedez-Bens Trucks, Mitchels & Butler, Green King.
Steve has a keen interest in typography. Over the past 20 years he has collected a large quantity of vintage letterpress type and printing presses. In 2017 Steve left McCann to set up a letterpress studio in the Midlands where he alongside his partner Amy create traditionally crafted illustrations and type commisions for brands.
Steve has won awards for design, art direction and craft including D&AD and Creative Circle.
Digital Designer & Illustrator
Amy has over 20 years’ experience in providing creative story telling, starting her career as an illustrator Amy created illustrations for children’s books, children’s eduction and hospitality. She has continued to use her illustration skills and love of calligraphy in commercial work for brands like Harley-Davidson, Atlas Gin and SouthGate Bath.
Amy’s illustration career runs parrallel with her commercial design work. She has a proven track record in creating successful digital design solutions for major brands across a broad range of sectors, those include retail, FMCG, education and hospitality. Amy worked in digital agencies for the past 14 years before leaving to join Pinched Post, which has more recently become Thinc and Hand-inc.
Creative Copywriter
With over 20 years' experience as a Copywriter in the advertising industry, Ant has worked in some of the world's top agencies, in various different markets around the world. Some of these include DDB Chicago, Saatchi & Saatchi NZ, Y&R Melbourne and BMF in Sydney. Some of the major accounts he has created work on include: Pepsi, Toyota, MTV, Cadbury, ALDI, McDonalds and Volkswagen. He has also helped build and redefine several purpose led brands and charities such as: Children's Cancer Institute, QUIT (anti-smoking), and RSPCA.
Ant is one of the most highly awarded creatives in the country. His work has won over 40 Cannes Lions and D&AD pencils, and he has created Super Bowl commercials in the US.
In March 2023, Ant founded a new social enterprise named Givewrap® - the gift wrap that gives to charity. When you wrap a gift in Givewrap, you give to your loved ones and to charity at the same time. The brand has already secured major retail distribution in over 1000 stores across Australia, and will launch in the US and Canada in August of this year. Givewrap is on a mission to give $10 million to charity, in its first 5 years.
Strategy
Carl has close to 30 years of experience working in research, design. media, advertising, and strategic consultancy.
His career has spanned across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and has ranged from the head of marketing and insight at Channel Five to the head of planning at MCBD (now Lucky Generals); from CEO of Naked Communications, Australia to founding his own brand consultancy at This Is The Day, based in Sydney.
In various guises across the years, Carl has helped to position, design, disseminate and measure iconic brands such as Sony PlayStation, Absolut Vodka, Waitrose & Partners, Channel Five and Virgin Trains & Holidays.
More recently, he has worked closely with famous Australian brands like Kmart, SBS and Maurice Blackburn Lawyers as well as successful imports like McDonald’s, Nike and Italian foodie brand, Mutti Parma.
Today, Carl continues to believe that his best work remains in front of him, in spite of 25 years' experience, and continues to help any business, large or small, to realise its brand's full potential.
Development
Award-Winning Web and Application Developer
Callam is a seasoned developer with 15 years of experience in creating and developing websites and applications. A recipient of a CSS Design Award, his work has been featured in Web Designer Magazine. His portfolio includes projects for high-profile clients such as the Royal Opera House and UNICEF.
In recent years, he has moved up to work as an engineering manager at a leading cybersecurity firm, overseeing a large team of engineers.