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 For all art enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art For all art direction and design enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art-direction…

Colin David Clarke

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 For all art enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art For all art direction and design enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art-direction…

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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

For all art enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art

For all art direction and design enquiries please go to strayltd.com/art-direction

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Latin
Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Designer & Art Director at strayltd
December 25, 2025 - Present
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 at Clouds Hill Group
January 1, 2013 - Present
Long-term creative collaboration: development of visual identity across label, studio, and film divisions; hand-made logotypes; art direction of audiovisual identities; promotional teasers and campaign materials; leadership for bespoke products and emerging artists.
Art Director at The Mars Volta
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
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 at Amor De Frances
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
Art direction for a 60-LP quadruple box set; commissioned collages for nine biographical artworks and sixty character works; lead campaign identity; edition of 500.
Art Director at Stiftung Herbert W. Franke
January 1, 2025 - Present
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.

Education

BA(Hons) Graphic Design at Surrey Institute of Art and Design
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1994
Classical and modern art and graphics course at Chelsea School of Art
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1991
Extended Diploma Environmental Studies at Merrist Wood College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Surrey Institute of Art and Design
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1994
Foundation Course at Chelsea School of Art
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1990

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other
    uniE608 The Mars Volta | La Realidad De Los Sueños
    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…
    uniE621 The Mars Volta | La Realidad De Los Sueños
    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…
    uniE621 Omar Rodríguez-López | Amor De Frances
    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…
    uniE621 Omar Rodríguez-López - The Clouds Hill Tapes
    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…
    uniE621 James Johnston | The Starless Room
    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.…
    uniE608 Stiftung Herbert W. Franke | Legacy Of A Visionary
    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…
    uniE621 Argos | #GetSetForBubbles
    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…
    uniE621 Clouds Hill | Branding & Identity
    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…
    uniE621 Laut | Vintage Valve Booster
    Art | Art Direction Commission Art and typography for a boutique vintage valve booster pedal, including product photography, packaging and merchandise…
    uniE621 Echo | Floppy Disc Delay Pedal
    Art | Art Direction Commission Art, typography and videography for first ever commercially available floppy disc delay pedal, including packaging, teaser and merchandise…