John Ferguson is a designer navigating the confluence of culture, visual language, narrative systems, and craft. He practices and collaborates across a spectrum of media, including print, brand expression, digital products, creative coding, art direction, and mentorship. He’s a Design Director at Work & Co where he leads and collaborates across multi-disciplinary teams at the intersection of brand and product.
Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.
James Baldwin
For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I’m not sure where I’m going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn’t do it.
Frank Gehry
Recent Talks
Led an “Intro to Product Design” workshop for over 100 high school students at the Diversity in Design Collaborative / Designed By Youth Fest in Philadelphia.
Invited to speak at the State of Black Design conference on ‘Navigating the Path: Process and the Power of Authenticity
Currently Reading:
What Design Can’t Do by Silvio Lorusso
Counter Intuitivity by Mario Van der Meulen
All About Love by bell hooks
Work & Co
Design Director
2020 -Netflix / Lululemon / The Obama Foundation / Bullish / Harley Davidson / Home Depot / Traeger / Major League Baseball
Goods & services
Design Director
2019 - 2020JP Morgan / ABC Home
HUGE
Design Director
2013 - 2019Nakamura.ke / Time Warner / Ranstad / Samsung / Lowes / Sprite Embraer Air / Nike / AMC
Razorfish
Sr. Art Director
2012 - 2013Audi / Microsoft
Ogilvy
Sr. Art Director
2011 - 2012IHG / Coca-Cola / BCBS
Sapient
Art Director
2009 - 2011American Airlines / Carters / Coca-Cola
Schematic
Art Director
2007 - 2009NPR.com
Freelance
Art Director
2001 - 2007
IBM Interactive
Designer
1999 - 2001
The Coca-Cola Company
Designer
1998 - 2000
Contact: john.jferguson@gmail.com