James Dudley becomes Creative Principal at Standing Ovation
With James Dudley as its new Creative Principal, Standing Ovation is further expanding its expertise in strategy, consulting, creation and conception, effective October 1, 2020.
James Dudley has held numerous design and creative positions at brand experience companies throughout his career to date. As Creative Principal, James Dudley will bring his skills and experience to the creative development of Standing Ovation.
An architect by training, he began his career with his own design firm in London. 20 years ago, he moved to Switzerland as a designer with Bellprat Associates and Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux. In 2003, he joined Andreas Messerli, where he served as creative director for 14 years. During this time, he led a multidisciplinary design team and won numerous national and international competitions. Since 2017, he has been running his own consultancy Atelier James Dudley and also lectures Master Design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
His strengths as a creative expert include strategic consulting, creative direction of brand experience projects, and developing and leading topic-specific design thinking and design sprint workshops. James Dudley works at the intersection of strategy, identity and experience design to create authentic, meaningful and memorable brand touchpoints.
