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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 - 2020
JP Morgan / ABC Home
 
HUGE
Design Director
2013 - 2019
Nakamura.ke / Time Warner / Ranstad / Samsung /  Lowes / Sprite Embraer  Air / Nike / AMC
 
Razorfish
Sr. Art Director
2012 - 2013
Audi / Microsoft
 
Ogilvy
Sr. Art Director
2011 - 2012
IHG / Coca-Cola / BCBS
 
Sapient
Art Director
2009 - 2011
American Airlines / Carters / Coca-Cola
 
Schematic
Art Director
2007 - 2009
NPR.com
 
Freelance
Art Director
2001 - 2007
 
IBM Interactive
Designer
1999 - 2001
 
The Coca-Cola Company
Designer
1998 - 2000



Contact: john.jferguson@gmail.com