Alex McDowell
production designer, producer and creative director
President's Award Recipient — 2013
Profile
Company
Experimental.design
About
Alex McDowell is a production designer, producer and creative director that works at the intersection of emergent technologies and experiential media. He originally studied fine art and planned to become a painter, but became involved with London’s burgeoning 70s punk scene and designed covers for bands including The Clash and Iggy Pop. He went on to direct videos for various artists such as the Cure and Depeche Mode, eventually relocating to LA to design sets for the likes of Madonna and Aerosmith, and produce commercials for brands including Levi’s, Converse and Coca-Cola. He later moved into the world of feature film, working on The Lawnmower Man and The Crow, as well as a long list of blockbusters directed by directors such as David Fincher, Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam. He’s the founder of world design studio experimental.design, and in 2008 he established the World Building Institute, to give designers opportunities to explore narrative design.
Company
Experimental.design
About
Alex McDowell is a production designer, producer and creative director that works at the intersection of emergent technologies and experiential media. He originally studied fine art and planned to become a painter, but became involved with London’s burgeoning 70s punk scene and designed covers for bands including The Clash and Iggy Pop. He went on to direct videos for various artists such as the Cure and Depeche Mode, eventually relocating to LA to design sets for the likes of Madonna and Aerosmith, and produce commercials for brands including Levi’s, Converse and Coca-Cola. He later moved into the world of feature film, working on The Lawnmower Man and The Crow, as well as a long list of blockbusters directed by directors such as David Fincher, Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam. He’s the founder of world design studio experimental.design, and in 2008 he established the World Building Institute, to give designers opportunities to explore narrative design.
D&AD achievements
- Participation
- President's Award Recipient — 2013
- Participation
- President's Award Recipient — 2013