Brendan Conn🇳🇱
Senior Art Director at Philips
About Brendan Conn
Senior Art Director at Philips
From starting out designing flyers for the local night life of the 'Toon', to building global brands — it's been a great journey so far...
As a Senior Art Director / Design Director based in Amsterdam, I specialize in building and realizing brand worlds — storytelling through identities, communications and experiences — orchestrating at the intersection of strategy, design thinking and deep insight.
I am driven by ‘the idea’ — a meaningful narrative rooted in brand truths — and the craft in transforming authentic ideas into beautiful human and inclusive design. I’m equally at home tweaking the kerning as I am inspiring and enabling teams in collaborating to shape differentiating creative solutions.
In life, I always listen to my 'Mam' and I believe in being kind to one another. If you don't find me at my desk, I'm most likely out on the road bike.
I look forward to hearing your story.
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What mentees say
“Imagine one of those chats where you share things you usually don’t talk about openly—like the truth behind the pros and cons of your current job or the dream you have not yet reached after years of trying. Now, picture having this conversation with someone who is not a close friend. Can you do that? If not, I hope you’ll be able to find a free spot on Brendan’s calendar.”
“Brendan was a truly motivational mentor. He gave me effective feedback and thoughts on my work. His clear communication makes him very approachable. He offered many useful tools for my job search and I look forward to many more productive sessions with him. Highly recommended.”
“Brendan gave me insightful and professional advice and thoughtfully reviewed my portfolio with good feedback. I look forward to the next session.”