Love The Spoken Word
The New York Times x
Burberry
Lead design & art direction
Creative Director: Chomoi Picho-owiny
Editorial lead: Jainnie Cho
Strategy: Emma Harrison
Photography: Elliot Wilcox
Video: OBR Studios
How can New York Times readers explore the meaning of love and togetherness in a new and engaging way?
In collaboration with The New York Times, we created an editorial extension for Burberry's "What is Love?" Holiday 2019 campaign. To show the power of togetherness, we commissioned three emerging creatives (Kojey Radical, Yrsa Daley-Ward and Yara Rodrigues Fowler) to contemplate what love and togetherness mean in their lives through spoken-word poetry and performances in written pieces or videos, celebrating diversity in love through three very different voices and literary styles.
Paid post can be viewed here
We showcased their performances in two short films captured in a single take. We also created a kinetic typography animation to bring one of the pieces to life. Readers could view the performances on a custom landing page as well as on New York Times T Magazine social handles across Facebook and Instagram. The content was also distributed across Burberry's social handles.
Love The Spoken Word
The New York Times x
Burberry
Lead design & art direction
Creative Director: Chomoi Picho-owiny
Editorial lead: Jainnie Cho
Strategy: Emma Harrison
Photography: Elliot Wilcox
Video: OBR Studios
How can New York Times readers explore the meaning of love and togetherness in a new and engaging way?
In collaboration with The New York Times, we created an editorial extension for Burberry's "What is Love?" Holiday 2019 campaign. To show the power of togetherness, we commissioned three emerging creatives (Kojey Radical, Yrsa Daley-Ward and Yara Rodrigues Fowler) to contemplate what love and togetherness mean in their lives through spoken-word poetry and performances in written pieces or videos, celebrating diversity in love through three very different voices and literary styles.
Paid post can be viewed here
We showcased their performances in two short films captured in a single take. We also created a kinetic typography animation to bring one of the pieces to life. Readers could view the performances on a custom landing page as well as on New York Times T Magazine social handles across Facebook and Instagram. The content was also distributed across Burberry's social handles.
A multidisciplinary art director, designer and creative consultant driven by a commitment to contribute towards contemporary culture. Specialising in visual storytelling across the mediums of photography, motion, and editorial design, with extensive experience within the luxury lifestyle and automotive arena.
lobina.fernando@gmail.com
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Currently Senior Designer / Art Director at AKQA London. I have previously worked in design and art direction positions at The New York Times, &Walsh, Virtue Worldwide, Herbert & Fischer Studio, Selam X, and HarrimanSteel. I also work on ongoing independent creative projects in the worlds of image direction, editorial, and brand design.
Working with clients such as a Audemars Piguet, Adidas, Burberry, De Beers, Leica, Nike, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Volvo
Mentions
Ad Age
Ad Week
Auto Express
ID Magazine
Its Nice That
Red Dot Design Awards
Tech Crunch
The Guardian
The Verge
Top Gear