Brian Collins

Brian Collins (born 1959/1960) is an American designer, creative director, and educator. He is the Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS:, an independent strategy and brand experience design company with offices in New York City and San Francisco, dedicated to “help companies work better for people” through design.Prior to founding COLLINS:, he served as Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the brand and innovation division of Ogilvy & Mather for ten years. He has been a professor in the Graduate Program of the School of Visual Arts since 2001, and is an officer on the Board of Directors for The One Club, a non-profit organization recognizing creative excellence in design and advertising. Collins was named a “Design Master” by Graphis Inc. and named one of five American “Masters of Design” by Fast Company. He was also named one of 50 Most Influential Graphic Designers Working Today by Graphic Design USA. He was the first graphic designer invited to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, becoming a charter member of the Forum's Global Agenda Council on Design