Freelance creative/art director and designer based in Stockholm, with broad experience from leading and developing brands. Clients and projects spans from small and nimble to large and complex. Extensive experience from top tier agencies, studios and in-house teams.
Working across a wide spectrum of creative outputs, with a focus on strong concepts, visual language, experience, craft and strategy. With a tech and Ai-integrated work process.
An interdisciplinary approach to creative problem-solving, bringing together branding, communication and craft in a digital era to build brands that last.
Apart from freelancing Johan runs It’s a thing, a small creative studio.
Experience
founder and Freelance creative consultant
for creative/art direction and brand design
Senior art director/Lead
Senior art director/Lead
Art director
Shout
Art director
Pets
Art director
Junior designer
Awards (selection)
Cannes Lions (global)
gold
Epica Awards (global)
gold
Eurobest (euro)
gold
DMA ECHO awards (global)
silver
YouTube Ads Leaderboard (nordics)
Winner
Guldägget (Sweden)
Silver and diplomas
Swedish Design Prize (Sweden)
Gold, Gold, silver and silver
Guldnyckeln (Sweden)
gold, silver and bronze
100-wattaren (Sweden)
100 and 50W