About Me
Hi, I'm Laura Osborne, Creative Director, Art Director, Brit, Pom Mom, aesthete, art & curio collector, audiophile and Desertfest NY disciple, based in Brooklyn NY.
I had a modest upbringing in Yorkshire (where we talk like Jon Snow), but with aesthetes for parents I was taught how to find joy in the details.
With the rugged edge of the Pennines as my playground I became obsessed with beauty through painting, photography, birdwatching and stargazing.
On rainy days I’d learn how to use new software, watch my dad’s sci-fi VHS tapes or pour over my mum’s dark German fairytale books.
That ingrained curiosity, creativity, resourcefulness - and love for the strange - guided me to London, San Francisco and New York.
For the last 15+ years of my creative career I’ve worked in-house and at boutique and global advertising agencies. I’ve enjoyed imagining new brand identities, developing and launching new technology products, tugging at the heartstrings of brand fans and most of all, making people laugh.
I’ve mobilised a meme that hit the front page of every major newspaper in London to New York; introduced TFL Oyster contactless payments with Barclaycard; brought tears to the eyes of the owner of the Glastonbury Festival; launched Facebook Stories before Stories was mainstream social media lexicon; prompted an AI neural network called ZenMan to write a screenplay on what love is; gave the Volkwagen Beetle the retirement send off it deserved at New Years Eve Ball Drop, Times Square; and revitalised a 103 year old national treasure by sneaking Velveeta into Vogue.
Some Places I’ve Worked:
Grey NY - New York FIG - New York Johannes Leonardo - New York The Factory, Facebook HQ - Menlo Park, CA Anomaly - London BBH - London Grand Union - London
Some Brands I’ve Worked On:
Modelo - Applebees - Viator - Childrens Hospital Colorado - Facebook - Google - Deloitte - Volkswagen - Audi - Alfa Romeo - RAC, British motor service - Virgin Media - Freeview TV - O2 Mobile - Vizzy Hardseltzer, Molson Coors - The Glenlivet, Pernod Ricard - J2O, Britvic - Coca Cola - Mentos, Perfetti- Barclays - Barclaycard - The Guardian - British Airways - Bang & Olufsen - Boots - Penguin Books - Old El Paso - Playstation - Waitrose - Tesco
Some Places I’ve Studied:
The Audacious School Of Astonishing Pursuits The Art Students League of New York General Assembly D&AD Masterclass Central St Martins Buckinghamshire New University aka Bucks Ad School | Graphic Design & Advertising, BA (Hons)
Find out more about me:
iamlauraosborne@gmail.com