Alexandra Taylor
- Freelance Art Director & Consultant
- United Kingdom
- Member since 1992
Acknowledged as one of the UK’s most respected and acclaimed art directors, Alexandra Taylor has gained a reputation for her prolific award-winning campaigns.
In 2014 Alexandra was honoured with the most coveted award at D&AD – The President’s Award for her outstanding contribution to advertising, making her the first female in 52 years to gain this recognition.
Alex’s accolades extend to well over 200 entries into the D&AD Annual, 7 silver D&AD pencils and 9 silver pencil nominations, plus the Grand Prix at Cannes. Alex was appointed Head of Art by the late Paul Arden before becoming joint CD at Saatchi & Saatchi London.
With the experience she has gained in her craft of art direction she now runs a number of masterclasses in Art Direction, targeted at both art directors and management.
Alex is a multimedia practitioner working in the fields of consulting, teaching, mentoring (including being a continued D&AD creative masterclass trainer/speaker) and art director.
She hates cats.
And loves nothing more than her iPhone alerting her she has “no new messages.”
D&AD Awards (147)
-
Parkinson's - Everyday
- Outdoor Advertising
- The Assembly
- Parkinson's UK
- Outdoor Advertising
- Poster Advertising Campaigns
- 2013
-
Torchlight
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Sound Design
- 1999
-
Nursing
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Dept of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Campaigns
- 1998
-
Nursing
- Copy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Campaigns
- 1998
-
Nursing
- Press Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service Campaigns
- 1998
-
Inoculate / Pulse / Sniper / Hungry
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Art Direction
- Campaigns
- 1997
-
Army / TA Careers - Be The Best
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Mixed Media Campaigns
- 1997
-
Club 18 - 308 piece campaign
- Press Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Flying Colours
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazine, Campaigns
- 1997
-
Army Soldier. Be the Best - campaign
- Radio Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Radio Advertising
- Radio Commercial Campaign for A Public Service
- 1997
-
4 Minutes
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Direct Marketing
- Direct Response / Public Service and Charities
- 1999
-
Booby Trap - Mailer
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Direct Response / Public Service and Charities
- 1999
-
Torchlight
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Paul Weiland Film Company
- COI/Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Cinematography
- 1999
-
Voices
- Art Direction
- Department of Health/COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1998
-
Voices
- Copy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health/COI
- Copy
- Copy
- 1998
-
Clear
- Copy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health/COI
- Copy
- Copy
- 1998
-
Nursing
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health/COI
- Direct Marketing
- Public Service Campaigns
- 1998
-
Pulse
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Inoculate / Pulse / Sniper / Hungry
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Press Advertisement
- 1997
-
Homecoming
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Television Commercial
- 1997
-
10 x posters6 x Radio ads = Twig / Anti - tank / Careful Whispers / Motorway / Repeated / Breathe - In 4 x TV Ads = Homecoming / Enemy Base / First / Earthquake
- Posters
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI / Army
- Posters
- Public Service and Charities Mixed Media Campaignss
- 1997
-
Club 18 - 30 Mixed Media Campaign
- Press Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Flying Colours
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines Colour
- 1997
-
Anti - Tank
- Radio Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Shoes In Action
- Television and Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Reebok UK
- Television and Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Direction
- 1992
-
English Landscape Art
- Press Advertising
- Intercity
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Black and White
- 1991
-
MSSNG - DNA Music
- Radio Advertising
- BBDO New York
- Autism Speaks
- Radio Advertising
- Sound Design & Use of Music for Radio Advertising
- 2016
-
Whatever, USA
- Outdoor Advertising
- Energy BBDO
- Anheuser Busch
- Outdoor Advertising
- Ambient
- 2015
-
Week of Greatness: All is Right
- Film Advertising Crafts
- O Positive
- Foot Locker
- Film Advertising Crafts
- Direction for Film Advertising
- 2014
-
All Is Right
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- BBDO New York
- Foot Locker
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- TV Commercials 61-120 seconds
- 2014
-
Butcher
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- BBDO New York
- AT&T
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- TV Commercials 21-40 seconds
- 2008
-
Crumbs
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Publicis London
- Sarah Heynen
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Cinematography
- 2005
-
Be Ready
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI / The Army
- Direct Marketing
- Public Service and Charities
- 2000
-
Job Satisfaction
- Copy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1999
-
4 Minutes
- Copy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health /COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1999
-
Torchlight
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Direct Response / Public Service and Charities
- 1999
-
Fast Forward Ð Army Foundation College Poster
- Direct Marketing
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Direct Marketing
- Direct Response / Any Other Media
- 1999
-
Paint by Numbers
- Graphic Design Crafts
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- Graphic Design Crafts
- Illustration
- 1999
-
4 Minutes
- Press Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1999
-
Job Satisfaction
- Press Advertising
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1999
-
Torchlight
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Paul Weiland Film Company
- COI/Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Direction
- 1999
-
Torchlight
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Editing
- 1999
-
Accident
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- COI/Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Sound Design
- 1999
-
Job Satisfaction
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1999
-
4 Minutes
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1999
-
Cut Free
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1999
-
Seconds Left
- Art Direction
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Department of Health /COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1999
-
Clerks Wanted
- Advertising Crafts
- COI / The Army
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography Individual
- 1998
-
Nursing - Voices / Cockroaches / Clear
- Advertising Crafts
- Department of Health / COI
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography Campaigns
- 1998
-
Two Fingers
- Art Direction
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1998
-
Draw Blood
- Art Direction
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1998
-
Cockroaches
- Art Direction
- Department of Health / COI
- Art Direction
- Individual
- 1998
-
Draw Blood
- Copy
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1998
-
Fluent
- Copy
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1998
-
Two Fingers
- Copy
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1998
-
Cockroaches
- Copy
- Department of Health / COI
- Copy
- Individual
- 1998
-
Clerks Wanted
- Direct Marketing
- COI / The Army
- Direct Marketing
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
Sellotape
- Direct Marketing
- COI / The Army
- Direct Marketing
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
Black or White
- Direct Marketing
- Commision For Racial Equality
- Direct Marketing
- Public Service and Charities, Radio Commercial
- 1998
-
17 Year Olds Required
- Graphic Design
- COI / The Army
- Graphic Design
- Poster Campaigns
- 1998
-
Voices
- Press Advertising
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
Two Fingers
- Press Advertising
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
Cockroaches
- Press Advertising
- Department of Health / COI
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
Black or White
- Radio
- Commision For Racial Equality
- Radio
- Public Service and Charities
- 1998
-
A Camera Nicking A Mugger
- Advertising Crafts
- Metropolitan Police
- Advertising Crafts
- Photography, individual
- 1997
-
Pulse
- Advertising Crafts
- COI / Army
- Advertising Crafts
- Photography, individual
- 1997
-
Inoculate / Pulse / Sniper / Hungry
- Advertising Crafts
- COI / Army
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography, Campaigns
- 1997
-
Sniper
- Advertising Crafts
- COI / Army
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography, individual
- 1997
-
Innoculate
- Advertising Crafts
- COI / Army
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography, individual
- 1997
-
Needed, Wanted, Required
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- Campaigns
- 1997
-
Gold or Black
- Art Direction
- Commision For Racial Equality
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Sniper
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Electricians, Help
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Hungry
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Innoculate
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Needed
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Required
- Art Direction
- COI / Army
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1997
-
Yes/No - Open Hear
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Mailings up to 10,000
- 1997
-
Pulse
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Press Advertisement
- 1997
-
Army Soldier - Radio Campaign
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Campaigns
- 1997
-
Think
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Commercial
- 1997
-
Jingle
- Direct Marketing
- Norwhich Union Direct
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Commercial
- 1997
-
Twig
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Commercial
- 1997
-
Less and Less
- Direct Marketing
- Norwhich Union Direct
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Commercial
- 1997
-
Anti-Tank
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Radio Commercial
- 1997
-
Army Soldier - TV Campaign
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Television Campaigns
- 1997
-
Enemy Base
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Television Commercial
- 1997
-
Earthquake
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Television Commercial
- 1997
-
First
- Direct Marketing
- COI / Army
- Direct Marketing
- Television Commercial
- 1997
-
Racial Equality
- Posters
- Commision For Racial Equality
- Posters
- Mixed Media Campaigns
- 1997
-
Needed, Wanted, Required
- Posters
- COI / Army
- Posters
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
A Bird's Eye View
- Press Advertising
- Flying Colours
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines Colour
- 1997
-
Some Bloke's Boat
- Press Advertising
- Flying Colours
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines Colour
- 1997
-
Crack Of Dawn
- Press Advertising
- Flying Colours
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines Colour
- 1997
-
Pulse
- Press Advertising
- COI / Army
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Inoculate / Pulse / Sniper / Hungry
- Press Advertising
- COI / Army
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Electricians, Help
- Press Advertising
- COI / Army
- Press Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Less and Less
- Radio Advertising
- Norwhich Union Direct
- Radio Advertising
- Direction
- 1997
-
Colin
- Radio Advertising
- Flying Colours
- Radio Advertising
- Ideas Over 40 Seconds
- 1997
-
Less and Less
- Radio Advertising
- Norwhich Union Direct
- Radio Advertising
- Ideas Over 40 Seconds
- 1997
-
Careful Whispers
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Radio Operator
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Think
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Twig
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Repeated
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Breathe In
- Radio Advertising
- COI / Army
- Radio Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Army Soldier - Point of View
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- COI / Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Cinema Commercial Campaigns
- 1997
-
Confessions
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Flying Colours
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Cinema Commercials
- 1997
-
Drugs
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Salvation Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Enemy Base
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- COI / Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
First
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- COI / Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Homecoming
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- COI / Army
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Public Service and Charities
- 1997
-
Visiting Times
- Advertising Crafts Typography
- Metropolitan Police
- Advertising Crafts Typography
- individual
- 1996
-
Muggers Retirement
- Art Direction
- Metropolitan Police
- Art Direction
- individual
- 1996
-
Silk Cut - Crown
- Advertising Crafts
- Gallaher Tobacco Limited
- Advertising Crafts
- Photography, individual
- 1995
-
2 Minute Launch
- Direct Marketing
- The Army
- Direct Marketing
- Direct Response Television
- 1995
-
Night Driving
- Public Service and Charities
- The Army
- Public Service and Charities
- Television and Cinema
- 1995
-
Decision
- Public Service and Charities
- The Army
- Public Service and Charities
- Television and Cinema
- 1995
-
Habitat - Campaign
- Press Advertising
- Habitat UK Limited
- Press Advertising
- Newspaper, Campaigns
- 1993
-
XXXX - How to annoy a lager drinker
- Press Advertising
- Allied Breweries Brands Marketing
- Press Advertising
- Trade and Professional Magazines, Single
- 1992
-
Australians wouldn't give a XXXX for anything else
- Advertising Crafts
- Allied Breweries Brands Marketing
- Advertising Crafts
- Best Use of Photography, Campaigns
- 1992
-
XXXX - UFO
- Posters
- Allied Breweries Brands Marketing
- Posters
- 48 and 96 Sheet
- 1992
-
Silk Cut
- Posters
- Gallaher Limited
- Posters
- Campaigns
- 1992
-
Strange Taste
- Television and Cinema Advertising
- Schweppes
- Television and Cinema Advertising
- Television Commercials up to 30 Seconds
- 1992
-
Wood & Wood
- Editorial and Books
- Wood & Wood Internatioal Signs Limited
- Editorial and Books
- Complete Books
- 1992
-
Plastics'
- Press Advertising
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Black and White
- 1991
-
Intercity
- Press Advertising
- Intercity
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Campaigns
- 1991
-
Intercity - 100mph/English Landscape/Some Yorkshire
- Copy
- Intercity
- Copy
- Trade Advertisement
- 1991
-
Is this country losing its marbles?
- Typography in Advertising
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Typography in Advertising
- Consumer Newspapers and Magazines
- 1991
-
We'll bring eggs…
- Typography in Advertising
- Intercity
- Typography in Advertising
- Consumer Newspapers and Magazines
- 1991
-
Plastics'
- Copy
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Copy
- Consumer Advertisements
- 1991
-
Intercity
- Copy
- Intercity
- Copy
- Consumer Campaigns
- 1991
-
Intercity - 100mph/English Landscape/Some Yorkshire
- Posters
- Intercity
- Posters
- Campaigns
- 1991
-
English Landscape Art
- Typography in Advertising
- Intercity
- Typography in Advertising
- Consumer Newspapers and Magazines
- 1991
-
Intercity - 100mph/English Landscape/Some Yorkshire
- Typography in Advertising
- Intercity
- Typography in Advertising
- Consumer Posters, Campaigns
- 1991
-
English Landscape Art
- Typography in Advertising
- Intercity
- Typography in Advertising
- Consumer Posters, individual
- 1991
-
In 1945…
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Black and White
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Black and White
- 1990
-
Two Columns
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Black and White
- 1990
-
V&A
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Campaigns
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Newspapers Public Service
- 1990
-
V&A
- Press Advertising
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Press Advertising
- Public Service Campaigns
- 1990
-
Two Columns
- Copy
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Copy
- Cross Track Posters
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Copy
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Copy
- Consumer Advertisements
- 1990
-
Two Columns
- Posters
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Posters
- Cross Track Posters
- 1990
-
V&A
- Posters
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Posters
- Cross Track Poster Campaigns
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Copy
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Copy
- Cross Track Posters
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Posters
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Posters
- 12 to 16 Sheet
- 1990
-
In 1708…
- Posters
- Victora & Albert Museum
- Posters
- Cross Track Posters
- 1990