New York-based, South African-born, award-winning multidisciplinary Designer/Creative Director Ryan Atkinson is a dyslexic Libra whose optimism is only eclipsed by his inability to write concise and pithy sentences.

As a kid his dad often told him, "there is no better feeling than that of achievement" which he took to heart and has pursued ever since, sometimes to his own detriment. So far, he's managed to earn over a hundred local and international awards from organizations such as D&AD, Cannes Lions, The One Show, Art Directors Club, and Clios. Some career highlights include judging D&AD, raising awareness around Dyslexia with his “Making Sense of Dyslexia'' campaign, and being ranked the #1 designer in the Middle East and North Africa in 2017 by the BWReport.

His sixteen year career has seen him working (and living) on four continents in six cities. He has been employed by companies large and small, including McCann, Frost*Design, BBDO, R/GA and (mostly recently) JKR. He's worked with a wide range of global and local clients including Coca-Cola, Mastercard, HP, Sony, MTV, Evolved By Nature, PepsiCo, KFC, Sydney Dyslexia(Sydlexia), Deliveroo, and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

Ryan's love for emerging technologies has led him to dabble in AI, co-found a Web3 company, launch a bunch NFT collections, and help his grandma use her iPhone.

D&AD

1 Graphite Pencil, 5 Wood Pencils, 5 Shortlists

Cannes Lions

1 Gold Lion, 2 Silver Lions, 5 Bronze Lions, 13 Shortlists

The One Show

4 Gold Pencils, 2 Silver Pencils, 1 Bronze Pencil, 5 Merits, 6 Shortlists

Clios

2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Shortlists

Art Directors Club

1 Gold Cube, 1 Silver Cube, 2 Merits, 1 Shortlist

Dubai Lynx

3 Golds, 8 Silvers, 14 Bronze, 20 Shortlists

AGDA Awards

1 Pinnacle (Grand Prix), 2 Distinctions, 10 Finalists, 2 Judges Choice

The Loeries

James Elgie, Ryan Atkinson

Retouching

Chirag Doshi, Prasad Shetty

Case Study

Joris Bosdriesz

Concept Art

Karna Mukhia

Spacesuit Design Contributors

Malika Akhmedova, Noor Hussein, Lara Atkinson, Elsa De Bruin, Simone Milani, Rijin Kunnath, Saif Al Din Rashwan

Awards/Accolades

The Loeries: 1 × Gold Loerie

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©RA 2009 — 2024

DESIGNER × LOVER × HUSBAND × DAD × GAMER × WEB3 MAXI

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©RA 2009 — 2024

DESIGNER × LOVER × HUSBAND × DAD × GAMER × WEB3 MAXI