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michael johnson

michael johnson

  • director
  • United Kingdom
  • Member since 1996

Michael set up Johnson Banks over thirty years ago. His company is known for how they define, then design, brands that make a difference. They work with people who want to do big things: tackle hunger; fight for an open internet; address child poverty; raise billions for innovation and education; bring culture and enlightenment to the world; create products that question the norm; shift paradigms and change lives.

Their projects are as varied as world famous museums, education institutions and not-for-profits across the world. Past projects have included global rebrands of Duolingo, Mozilla, and the University of Cambridge’s ‘Dear World… Yours, Cambridge’ campaign. Recently they have rebranded Jodrell Bank, COP26 and the Royal Academy of Music, and are currently working on projects across public health, further education and climate change innovation.

Johnson himself oversees the strategic and creative output of the company but is just as likely to roll up his sleeves and get involved in the work himself. He has conducted lecture tours across India and China, been an external examiner and lecturer at multiple UK design colleges and is currently visiting professor at Glasgow School of Art.

He has written three books, including the transatlantic bestseller 'Branding: In five and a half steps’ and has multiple designs in the V&A’s permanent collection. He is an ex-president of D&AD, has won over a dozen graphite pencils, 7 yellow and one 'black' – and in 2017 he was awarded D&AD's highest honour, the President’s Award – joining a list that includes Sir Terence Conran, Ridley Scott, Wally Olins, Alan Parker and Sir John Hegarty.

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