Creative Lives: David McKendrick, art director - a podcast by Lecture in Progress

This week our podcast guest is David McKendrick, art director and co-founder of B.A.M. studio, who was recorded live in conversation at G. F Smith’s Show Space.

David founded B.A.M. with business partner and fellow art director Lee Belcher in 2014. Before that, he served as the creative director at British Esquire, where he won multiple awards for the magazine’s relaunch.

After graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 2000, David began his career at Graphic Thought Facility, before going on to work as a senior designer at North studio, then as art editor of the Bespoke department at Wallpaper* magazine.

Throughout that time he has regularly collaborated with the world’s finest photographers, designers and filmmakers, enabling brands to gain recognition for cutting-edge, bold design.

He tells us about the reality of orchestrating photoshoots as a beginner, thinking on his feet and maintaining confidence in the company of big-name artists.

Lecture in Progress is an online resource that inspires and informs the next generation of creatives by providing practical advice and day-to-day insight into the industry. This podcast series features creatives sharing what they do and how they got to where they are.

This episode of Creative Lives was was presented by Indi Davies and the producer was Ivor Manly. Lecture in Progress is made possible by the support of a number of brand patrons – they include GF Smith, Squarespace and The Paul Smith Foundation. Check out lectureinprogress.com for more details.

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