Hej There
The safest car in Volvo’s history, the company’s biggest launch and a new era for electric transportation. The launch of the Volvo EX90 included design, story, and architecture.
Love: The Spoken Word
A New York Times x Burberry collaboration. 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.
Small is Mighty
For the launch of the Volvo EX30, Thinking small might actually be the biggest thought of all.
A New Identity to Unite All Entities for RTL
From news to soap operas, RTL has a legacy of 68 television channels across Europe and is defined by the breadth of its content, culture and brands.
The Drive Behind
The design, process and collaboration behind the Volvo EX90 are explored in this new documentary format for Volvo Cars.
Episode 18, Penelope
A modified dot matrix printer was developed to allow for the stream of consciousness of Molly Bloom to be perpetually printed over several hours, resulting in a single 17-meter-long print.
Effortless Everywhere
The launch campaign of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SII adopted a casual approach. Shot candidly and inspired by reportage photography. This method emphasized authenticity, capturing natural, unstaged moments that reflect the brand's SUV offering of effortless luxury, everywhere.
Ian Adam-Smith Architects
Ongoing creative collaboration with the architectural practice. spanning identity, print and photographic direction.
Black Badge Cullinan SII
A new colour and attitude for Rolls Royce Black Badge. Starting with Cullinan SII Black Badge
Measuring Water
Visualising the water measurement technologies of Dassault Systemes for The New York Times
Hej There
The safest car in Volvo’s history, the company’s biggest launch and a new era for electric transportation. The launch of the Volvo EX90 included design, story, and architecture.
Love: The Spoken Word
A New York Times x Burberry collaboration. 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.
Small is Mighty
For the launch of the Volvo EX30, Thinking small might actually be the biggest thought of all.
A New Identity to Unite All Entities for RTL
From news to soap operas, RTL has a legacy of 68 television channels across Europe and is defined by the breadth of its content, culture and brands.
The Drive Behind
The design, process and collaboration behind the Volvo EX90 are explored in this new documentary format for Volvo Cars.
Episode 18, Penelope
A modified dot matrix printer was developed to allow for the stream of consciousness of Molly Bloom to be perpetually printed over several hours, resulting in a single 17-meter-long print.
Effortless Everywhere
The launch campaign of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SII adopted a casual approach. Shot candidly and inspired by reportage photography. This method emphasized authenticity, capturing natural, unstaged moments that reflect the brand's SUV offering of effortless luxury, everywhere.
Ian Adam-Smith Architects
Ongoing creative collaboration with the architectural practice. spanning identity, print and photographic direction.
Black Badge Cullinan SII
A new colour and attitude for Rolls Royce Black Badge. Starting with Cullinan SII Black Badge
Measuring Water
Visualising the water measurement technologies of Dassault Systemes for The New York Times
A multidisciplinary art director, designer and creative consultant driven by a commitment to contribute towards contemporary culture. Working in visual storytelling across the mediums of photography, motion and editorial design.
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 Audemars Piguet, Adidas, Burberry, De Beers, Leica, Nike, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, Vice.
Work has been mentioned in:
Ad Age
Ad Week
Auto Express
ID Magazine
It's Nice That
Red Dot Design Awards
Tech Crunch
The Guardian
The Verge
Top Gear
Full CV and Portfolio are available.
Let's talk:
lobina.fernando@gmail.com
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