Chomoi is a designer, photographer, artist and coder living and working in the heart of London. As a senior-level Art Director, he has worked both agency and client-side driving successful advertising campaigns, site designs and brand identities.
In 2004 he started The Urban Design Office which became known for low cost, high quality design. In 2005, moving client-side to DGM, he successfully steered creative for all marketing & brand collateral helping secure DGM’s position as a top 3 advertising network.
When Virgin called in 2006, they soon gave him his own team. When he first started at Virgin, he oversaw all design, mentored 7 designers / developers, organised workflow, and delivered hundreds of projects including virginmedia.com with Start Creative.
Chomoi then went on to create the Special Projects department with a focus on advertising. Mixing art direction with hands-on design he ensured that Virgin Media produced top quality campaigns for clients such as Nike, Disney, Starbucks, Mazda, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Visit Denmark, and Swiftcover. Over the last year, they have collaborated with top creative agencies including Saatchi and Saatchi, Steak and AKQA.
Having developed an agency style environment, Virgin Media now has a creative reputation for top quality work for an enviable list of brands within entertainment, sports, lifestyle, telecoms, travel, leisure and automotive industries.
He writes about his travels in design, advertising and typography on PixelRes.com: a blog about craftsmanship, innovation and the practical side of working in the creative industries.
Chomoi Picho-Owiny
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