Design Direction, Art Direction

& Creative Direction

Marcus Brown

I'm Marcus, an Amsterdam based Design Director & Creative with 17 years experience within the creative industry. I'm passionate about combining interactivity with design across digital and physical environments, and feel at home working amongst a range styles and mediums. From digital experiences to events, editorial, installations, e-commerce, campaigns and beyond. In particular, I love the use of contrast, colour & typography.

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Contact

hello@marcus-brown.com
Twitter / Linkedin / Behance

Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
52.3676° N, 4.9041° E

Location

Available from June 2025 onwards for Design, Creative & Art Direction.

Availability

Projects - Clients & Agencies

adidas, Google, EA Sports, PlayStation, Maserati, Dove, Samsung, Hennessy, Converse, Ford, HP, Huawei, Subaru, Cowboy Bikes, KIA Motors, VanMoof, Perrier, GAP, Hewlett Packard, Milka, Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5, Ogilvy, BBH, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Razorfish, Anomaly.

Recently

From 2022 to 2024 I worked as a Design Director at world leading e-bike brand Cowboy Bikes. Here I was in charge of the visual direction within creative and marketing. Prior to this,

I was Design Director at digital agency Resn in Amsterdam.

Recognition

Webby Awards x 6 





FWA Awards x 39



Awwwards x 18 





Cannes Lions x 2





D&AD Pencils x 2



RedDot Award x 1





One Show x 6





Best Awards x 19

View project awards list

Crossing Canarias Branding
Role: Design

JUNO - Personal (In Progress)
Role: Concept, Creative Direction & Design

3D Bike Explorers - Cowboy
Role: Design

Book a Test Ride UX - Cowboy
Role: UX & Design

CANALS - Personal
Role: Concept, Art Direction & Design

Dev: Aristide Benoit

Product Pages - Cowboy
Role: Creative Direction & Design

AdaptivePower Animations - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / 3D: First Things

AdaptivePower Animations - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / 3D: First Things

3D Product Renders - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / 3D: Graceful Monkey

Cycle Club Branding - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction & Design

Cycle Club Branding - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction & Design

Canary Islands Book
Role: Creative Direction & Design

Client: Charles Van Haverbeke

Autonomy Explorer Concept - Cowboy
Role: Design

Canary Islands Book - Charles Van Haverbeke
Role: Creative Direction & Design

Cross Digital Launch - Cowboy
Role: Creative Direction & Design

AP 2.0 - Cowboy
Role: Design

Connect Lifestyle shoot - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / Photographer: Arthur Couvat

Cowboy Website - Cowboy
Role: Creative Direction & Design

3D Animations - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / 3D: Matt Whitewood

3D Animations - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / 3D: Matt Whitewood

Design Direction, Art Direction, Creative Direction, 3D & Animation Direction, Digital & Graphic Design, Interactive Experiences (Digital & Physical), Events Creative, Installations, UX, Print, Merch Design, Creative Campaigns, Social, E-Commerce.

Skillset

Spring Lifestyle - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / Photographer: Paul Calver

Spring Lifestyle - Cowboy
Role: Art Direction / Photographer: Paul Calver

Experience (Mediums)

Immersive Digital Experiences

WebGL 3D Experiences

PDP Product Pages

Online Editorial Websites

E-Commerce Platforms & Checkouts

Digital Product Launch Events

3D Product Rendering

2D & 3D Animations

Photography Art Direction

Retail Installations

Physical Brand Activations

Event Creative & Floorplans

Kinect / Body Controlled Experiences

iPhone / iPad Apps & Controllers

Branding & Logo Design

Web Based Games

Branded Merchandise

Print Materials

Social Media Campaigns

Paid Media Campaigns

CRM Campaigns

Alphaedge 4D Animations - Resn
Role: Art Direction & Design


VanMoof S3 & X3 Launch - Resn
Role: Design & Creative


adidas Alphaedge 4D Event - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Spatial Design

adidas Alphaedge 4D Event - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Spatial Design

Humble Motors - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Design


adidas Alphaedge 4D Scanner - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Design


adidas Speedfactory- Resn
Role: Creative Direction, Spatial Design,
Digital Design & Art Direction


The House of Maserati- Resn
Role: Creative, Art Direction & Design


Huawei Conference UI - Resn
Role: Creative, Art Direction & Design

adidas Alphaedge 4D Kinect Wall - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Art Direction

adidas Alphaedge 4D Kinect Wall - Resn
Role: Creative Direction & Art Direction

Converse Diamonds - Resn
Role: Design

Digit Duel Game - Resn
Role: Typography & Design


Contact

hello@marcus-brown.com
Twitter / Linkedin / Behance

Teams

I love working in creative teams

and being surrounded by production minded people who care deeply about the idea, small details and visual craft.


There's nothing better than being amongst designers, creatives, developers, animators and project managers pursuing an epic creative vision. All of work above was done with amazing teams and wouldn’t be possible without them.



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Marcus Brown

Marcus Brown

Marcus Brown

Design Director & Creative

Design Director & Creative

Design Director & Creative

Project Clients & Agencies

Project Clients & Agencies

Project Clients & Agencies

adidas, Google, EA Sports, PlayStation, Maserati, Dove, Samsung, Hennessy, Converse, Ford, HP, Huawei, Subaru, Cowboy Bikes, KIA Motors, VanMoof, Perrier, GAP, Hewlett Packard, Milka, Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5, Ogilvy, BBH, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Razorfish, Anomaly.

adidas, Google, EA Sports, PlayStation, Maserati, Dove, Samsung, Hennessy, Converse, Ford, HP, Huawei, Subaru, Cowboy Bikes, KIA Motors, VanMoof, Perrier, GAP, HP, Droga5, Ogilvy, Wieden+Kennedy, BBH, Anomaly.

adidas, Google, EA Sports, PlayStation, Maserati,
Dove, Samsung, Hennessy, Converse, Ford, HP, Huawei, Subaru, Cowboy Bikes, KIA Motors, VanMoof, Perrier, GAP, Hewlett Packard, Milka, Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5,
Ogilvy, BBH, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Razorfish, Anomaly.

About

About

About

I'm an Amsterdam based Design Director & Creative with 17 years experience within the creative industry. I'm passionate about combining interactivity with design across digital and physical environments, and love to work across a range of styles and mediums. From digital experiences to events, editorial, installations, e-commerce, campaigns and beyond.

Amsterdam based Design Director & Creative with 17 years experience within the creative industry. I'm passionate about combining interactivity with design across digital and physical environments, and love to work across a range of styles and mediums.

I'm an Amsterdam based Design Director & Creative with 17 years experience within the creative industry. I'm passionate about combining interactivity with design across digital and physical environments, and love to work across a range of styles and mediums.

Recently

Recently

Recently

From 2022 to 2024 I worked as a Design Director at world leading e-bike brand Cowboy Bikes. Selected recent work from Cowboy across creative and digital mediums can be seen below. Prior to this, I was Design Director at digital agency Resn as well as freelance offering design, creative & art direction.

From 2022 to 2025 I worked as a Design Director at world leading European e-bike brand Cowboy Bikes. Prior to this, I was Design Director at digital agency Resn as well as freelance offering design, creative & art direction.

From 2022 to 2025 I worked as a Design Director at world leading European e-bike brand Cowboy Bikes. Prior to this, I was Design Director at digital agency Resn as well as freelance offering design, creative & art direction.

Contact

Contact

Contact

hello@marcus-brown.com
Twitter / Linkedin / Behance

hello@marcus-brown.com
Twitter / Linkedin / Behance

Recognition

Recognition

Recognition

Webby Awards x 6 



FWA Awards x 39

Awwwards x 18 



Cannes Lions x 2

D&AD Pencils x 2

RedDot Award x 1



One Show x 6



Best Awards x 17

Webby Awards x 6 



FWA Awards x 41



Awwwards x 18 



Cannes Lions x 2

D&AD Pencils x 2



RedDot Award x 1



One Show x 6



Best Awards x 17

Webby Awards x 6 



FWA Awards x 39



Awwwards x 18 



Cannes Lions x 2

D&AD Pencils x 2



RedDot Award x 1



One Show x 6



Best Awards x 17

Available from June 2025 onwards,
— Design, Creative, Art Direction.

Available from June 2025 onwards,
— Design, Creative, Art Direction.

Available from June 2025 onwards,
— Design, Creative, Art Direction.

JUNO

JUNO

JUNO

Launching in 2025

Launching in 2025

Launching in 2025

JUNO is an interactive and typographic journey charting the history of the NASA Juno spacecraft

as it travelled to Jupiter and has since captured incredible photographic and scientific content.

My Roles: Creative Direction & Design.

JUNO is an interactive and typographic

journey charting the history of the NASA Juno spacecraft as it travelled to Jupiter and has since captured incredible photographic and scientific content. Role: Concept & Design.

JUNO is an interactive and typographic journey charting the history of the NASA Juno spacecraft

as it travelled to Jupiter and has since captured incredible photographic and scientific content.

My Roles: Creative Direction & Design.

Canary Islands Book

Canary Islands Book

Canary Islands Book

Canary Islands Travel Guide

Canary Islands Travel Guide

Canary Islands Travel Guide

Published in 2024, Canary Islands is a 200+ page travel guide charting the seven Canary Islands in detail. It provides incredible photography, island maps, helpful hiking trails and the showcases the best highlights to explore across the area.

Published in 2024, Canary Islands is a 200+ page travel guide charting the seven Canary Islands in detail. It provides incredible photography, island maps, helpful hiking trails and the showcases the best highlights to explore across the area.

Published in 2024 by Lannoo, Canary Islands is a 200+ page travel guide charting the seven Canary Islands in detail. It provides incredible photography, island maps, helpful hiking trails and the showcases the best highlights to explore across the area.

Published in 2024, Canary Islands is a 200+ page travel guide charting the seven Canary Islands in detail. It provides incredible photography, island maps, helpful hiking trails and the showcases the best highlights to explore across the area.

Client

Client

Client

Charles van Haverbeke

Charles van Haverbeke

Charles van Haverbeke

My Roles

My Roles

My Roles

Creative Direction & Design

Creative Direction & Design

Creative Direction & Design

Cowboy Interactives

Cowboy Interactives

Cowboy Interactive Products

Cowboy Interactives

Cowboy Interactive Product Experiences

Cowboy Interactive Product Experiences

We designed a wide range of interactive concepts

to allow users to explore products in 3D, view colors and details, book a test ride, see augmented reality bikes, as well as discovery autonomy on a city map. My Roles: Creative Direction & Design

We designed a wide range of interactive concepts to allow users to explore products in 3D, view colors and details, book a test ride, see augmented reality bikes, as well as discovery autonomy on a city map.

My Roles: Creative Direction & Design

We designed a wide range of interactive concepts

to allow users to explore products in 3D, view colors and details, book a test ride, see augmented reality bikes, as well as discovery autonomy on a city map. My Roles: Creative Direction & Design

Cowboy Product 3D

Cowboy Product 3D

Cowboy Product 3D

High-end 3D Product Renders

High-end 3D Product Renders

High-end 3D Product Renders

From 2022 to 2024, we created high-end 3D product renders for every new bike launch and product update, both static and motion. This involved close collaboration with 3D partners to define shots, angles, lighting, and art direction.

From 2022 to 2024, we created high-end 3D product renders for every new bike launch and product update, both static and motion. This involved close collaboration with 3D partners to define shots, angles, lighting, and art direction.

From 2022 to 2024, we created high-end 3D product renders for every new bike launch and product update, both static and motion. This involved close collaboration with 3D partners to define shots, angles, lighting, and art direction.

We produced an extensive range of angles used across all brand and e-commerce touch points,

from retail screens to ads, crafting each to show an elevated aesthetic and design-first brand.

My Roles: Creative & Art Direction

We produced an extensive range of angles used across all brand and e-commerce touch points, from retail screens to ads, crafting each to show an elevated aesthetic and design-first brand. My Roles: Creative & Art Direction

We produced an extensive range of angles used across all brand and e-commerce touch points,

from retail screens to ads, crafting each to show an elevated aesthetic and design-first brand.

My Roles: Creative Direction & Art Direction

We produced an extensive range of angles used across all brand and e-commerce touch points,

from retail screens to ads, crafting each to show an elevated aesthetic and design-first brand.

My Roles: Creative & Art Direction