Art | Art Direction Audiovisual animated teaser for social media, teasing the release of La Realidad De Los Sueños. Total 81K Facebook views Featured Consequence Of Sound
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- Art Director
- Artist
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Colin David Clarke
- Hamburg, Germany
- 10 projects
I am an artist, art director and designer with many years experience creating bespoke products for the art and music industries, including box sets, record covers, merchandise as well as promotional material…
About
I am an artist, art director and designer with many years experience creating bespoke products for the art and music industries, including box sets, record covers, merchandise as well as promotional material
Commissions include The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-López and Stiftung Herbert W. Franke
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For all art direction and design enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art-direction
- Joined December 2025
Skills· 10
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- GermanAdvanced
- FrenchIntermediate
- LatinIntermediate
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Professional Services
- Education
- Other
Projects · 10
Art | Art Direction Commission Art direction of a career-spanning box set for Grammy Award winning musicians, The Mars Volta. A unique free-standing display box and stand, covered inside and out with a series of seven collage artworks sold out almost immediatley. Supporting the release, a viral launch teaser, brand collaboration concepts and prototypes, merchandise, product photography, and a colour-coded hype sticker system for individual ROW and US album releases Printed Edition of 5000 Entered Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Exhibited GER Featured Consequence Of Sound
- Album Art Designer
- Art Director
- Artist
Art | Art Direction Commission Series of nine biographically-themed collage artworks covering the packaging of a bespoke, limited edition, quadruple box set and slip cases. Within the art are 60 individual characters, while a portrait of Omar runs across the spines of 60 albums Printed Edition of 500 Featured | Consequence Of Sound
- Album Art Designer
- Art Director
- Artist
Art | Art Direction Commission Series of four photographic artworks and bespoke die-cut packaging for a limited edition triple album box set. and single, Winter’s Gone. Also included are artist and product identities, viral teasers and merchandise Printed Edition of 5000 Entered Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Exhibited GER
- Album Art Designer
- Art Director
- Artist
Art Direction Commission Art direction for solo gatefold album from James Johnston, the frontman of Gallon Drunk and collaborator with Nick Cave and PJ Harvey.
- Album Art Designer
- Art Director
Art Direction Commission TVC showcasing the work of Foundation Herbert W. Franke, premiered during the livestream at the Best of Earth Festival 2025 Music by Plutonic Mind Featured | Best of Earth FullDome Festival 2025
- Art Director
- Motion Graphic Designer
Creative Lead | Design Created for CHI & Partners | London Creative Lead for for digital experiential shoot ‘em up game, played on commuters’ own mobiles and Europe’s largest outdoor screen at Waterloo and Euston stations, London Over the course of three days, 11,000 games were played on the big screens and 4,000 games were played as take aways Nominated | Shorty Award
- Graphic Designer
Art Direction | Design Commission A series of logos made from hand printed, painted and splattered marks for boutique, independent record label group. Specialising in analogue recording, they have evolved to include audio equipment manufacturing, live concerts, films, publishing and management. Featured | Press ads, merchandise, records, teasers and films
- Art Director
- Brand Designer
Art | Art Direction Commission Art and typography for a boutique vintage valve booster pedal, including product photography, packaging and merchandise
- Art Director
- Artist
- Designer
Art | Art Direction Commission Art, typography and videography for first ever commercially available floppy disc delay pedal, including packaging, teaser and merchandise
- Art Director
- Artist
- Designer
Work experience· 5 roles
Freelance Designer & Art Director · strayltdDec 2025 – Present · 1 yr
Freelance designer and art director creating logos, visuals and artwork for advertising, branding and packaging projects. Projects range from multimedia installations at Waterloo Station in London to box sets and record covers for famous musicians
Art Director · Stiftung Herbert W. FrankeJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Art direction for Preserving A Legacy, a 30-second TVC; generative AI video content detailing the work of the artist’s foundation; broadcast during Best of Earth Festival live stream.
Art Director · The Mars VoltaJan 2020 – Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Art direction for the career-spanning La Realidad De Los Sueños box set; box design, die-cut covers, seven dream-themed collages, campaign identity, and related merchandise; collaborations with Pro-Ject, Teenage Engineering, and Auratone; Grammy submission.
Art Director · Amor De FrancesJan 2019 – Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Art Director · Clouds Hill GroupJan 2013 – Present · 13 yrs 11 mos
Education· 5
BA(Hons) Graphic Design · Surrey Institute of Art and Design1991 – 1994
Classical and modern art and graphics course · Chelsea School of Art1990 – 1991
Extended Diploma Environmental Studies · Merrist Wood College2010 – 2012
BA (Hons) Graphic Design · Surrey Institute of Art and Design1991 – 1994
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