Sean Thompson
- Creative Director
- United Kingdom
- Member since 2013
Writer, director and QPR fan, Sean started in the heyday of CDP.
His career spanned many of the top London agencies including Wieden+Kennedy where he famously introduced the poor, unsuspecting car commercial to a flurry of animated white rabbits with Honda ‘Grrr’.
In 2006, he moved to Amsterdam as global CD at 180 on adidas. Five years later he opened Arnold as founding Managing Partner and secured the global Volvo account, which grew the start-up to 50+ people and initiated the opening in Shanghai.
Sean has two black and 13 yellow D&AD Pencils and, amongst others, a Cannes Grand Prix, Adweek's Ad of the Decade and the One Show's Best Car Ad of last 25 years.
His philosophy has always been to create ideas that stand for something and to deliver them in the most unexpected ways imaginable.
D&AD Awards (37)
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Television Commercials - Individual over 60 seconds
- 2005
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Use of Music
- 2005
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Cinema Commercials - Individual
- 2005
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Art Direction
- 2005
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Nexus Productions
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Direction
- 2005
-
Grrr
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Animation
- 2005
-
Grrr
- Radio Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- Radio Advertising
- Individual over 40 Seconds
- 2005
-
Grrr
- Radio Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- Radio Advertising
- Radio Crafts - Individual Scriptwriting
- 2005
-
Run London Go Nocturnal
- Integrated Communication
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Nike
- Integrated Communication
- Integrated Advertising
- 2005
-
Everyday / Cog / Sense
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Television Commercials - Television Campaigns
- 2004
-
Everyday
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Editing
- 2004
-
Crisis
- Copy
- Crisis
- Copy
- Campaigns
- 1995
-
Impossible Dream
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Wieden + Kennedy UK
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Direction
- 2006
-
Impossible Dream
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Wieden + Kennedy UK
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Use Of Music
- 2006
-
Grrr
- Integrated Communication
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- Integrated Communication
- Integrated Advertising
- 2005
-
Aiwa
- Digital Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Aiwa
- Digital Crafts
- Design
- 2005
-
Music Box
- Digital Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Sony
- Digital Crafts
- Sound Design & Music
- 2005
-
Everyday
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Direction
- 2004
-
Everyday
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Cinematography
- 2004
-
Everyday
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising Crafts
- Sound Design
- 2004
-
Crisis
- Public Service and Charities
- Crisis
- Public Service and Charities
- Press Advertising
- 1995
-
#ViolenceIsViolence
- Branded Film Content & Entertainment
- Dare
- ManKind Initiative
- Branded Film Content & Entertainment
- Tactical Branded Film Content & Entertainment
- 2015
-
Dreams
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden + Kennedy UK
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- TV Commercials 41 - 120 Seconds
- 2006
-
Impossible Dream
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden + Kennedy UK
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- TV Commercials Over 120 Seconds
- 2006
-
Impossible Dream
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Stink
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Art Direction
- 2006
-
Impossible Dream
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Wieden + Kennedy UK
- Honda
- TV & Cinema Crafts
- Cinematography
- 2006
-
Aiwa
- Integrated Communication
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Aiwa
- Integrated Communication
- Integrated Advertising
- 2005
-
Aiwaworld Website
- Interactive & Digital Media
- Wieden+Kennedy TOkyo
- Aiwa
- Interactive & Digital Media
- Consumer Websites
- 2005
-
HONDA Grrr Game
- Interactive & Digital Media
- unit9
- Honda UK
- Interactive & Digital Media
- Online Games
- 2005
-
Tap / Pencil / Doily
- Press Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines - Campaigns (B&W and Colour)
- 2005
-
Everyday
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- Television Commercials - Up to and including 60 seconds
- 2004
-
The Power of Dreams
- Integrated Communication
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda UK
- Integrated Communication
- Integrated Advertising
- 2004
-
Stamp
- Writing for Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda
- Writing for Advertising
- Individual
- 2004
-
Perfume / Banana / Stamp
- Writing for Advertising
- Wieden+Kennedy UK
- Honda
- Writing for Advertising
- Campaigns
- 2004
-
One of the Following / Skoda, Yes Skoda / Friendly Reminders / A Fiver Says It Is
- Press Advertising
- Fallon London
- Skoda
- Press Advertising
- Campaigns - Consumer Magazines
- 2002
-
Do Running
- Advertising Crafts
- Nike
- Advertising Crafts
- Typography Campaigns
- 1998
-
Tofoo
- Casting
- Casting
- Talent & Influencers
- 2022
