Darren Whittington

Award winning creative director, senior lecturer BA(Hons) Creative Advertising, Falmouth University & external examiner MA Advertising, University of the Arts London, LCC.

Darren is a multi disciplined creative with over 20 years experience in the communications industry working across advertising, design, publishing and fashion with leading agencies Leo Burnett, Ogilvy, BBH, Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann, St Lukes, Pentagram, Turner Duckworth and Wolf Olins.

His work transcends all media, creating campaigns for KIA, Becks, Sony, E&J Gallo Winery, SAAB, Vodafone and The Body Shop, brand development and packaging for Coca Cola, Waitrose, M&S and Pukka Tea, illustrations for many of the magazines in the UK, designed collections for London Fashion Week and has helped turn brands such as The Eden Project and The National Trust into leading destinations.

Darren has been within academia for nearly 10 years, working alongside leading agencies around the world to help nurture the thinkers & leaders of tomorrow’s creative industries, develop new education structures and create networks that help deliver talent the industry requires. Notable  collaborations this year alone include Ogilvy, BBH, Fold7, CHI & Partners, RAPP, Collective London & KRFL.