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A multidisciplinary Art Director and Graphic Designer based in London, working across creative direction, production, strategy, motion & graphic design for print and digital media. Morton's practice delves into various creative disciplines, visual storytelling and brand aesthetics – delivering impactful results that spans formats and mediums.
       
Currently, Morton serves as the Art Director at both Wonderland Magazine and Man About Town Magazine, where working across different facets of the fashion industry has afforded a unique and comprehensive understanding of visual communication and creative content.



Clients Include


Airtasker
Audemars Piguet
Boie USA
Bvlgari
Cartier
Chanel
Cheap Monday
Christian Louboutin
Coal Drops Yard
Cutler And Gross
Dior
Dior Jewellery
DKNY
Fendi
Fila
Gay Times
Guess
Gucci
Louis Vuitton
Man About Town Magazine
Omega
Pas Normal Studios
Tor & Co
The Body Shop
The British Embassy
University of The Arts London
Wonderland Magazine








A multidisciplinary Art Director and Graphic Designer based in London, working across creative direction, production, strategy, motion & graphic design for print and digital media. Morton's practice delves into various creative disciplines, visual storytelling and brand aesthetics – delivering impactful results that spans formats and mediums.
       
Currently, Morton serves as the Art Director at both Wonderland Magazine and Man About Town Magazine, where working across different facets of the fashion industry has afforded a unique and comprehensive understanding of visual communication and creative content.

︎︎︎  Instagram: @mike.w.morton
︎︎︎  Email: hi@michaelmorton.design
  Projects


Cutler and Gross

Brand Identity & Toolkit, Motion, Print, Srategy, Spacial









Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Mark Eydelshteyn / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue Promo

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Social Media Assets, Video Edit, Motion









Ayra Starr / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Orville Peck wearing DSQUARED2 / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Damiano David wearing DIESEL / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








FENDI Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Gavin Leatherwood / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








New In Town: A Beat Ahead / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








DKNY Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








A Special Portfolio / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue

Design, Layout








Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 ssue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








FILA Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue

Design, Layout, Motion, Promo






Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Sophie Thatcher / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








GAY TIMES Honours 2023

Social / Event Video & Motion









Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Pato O’Ward Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Ross Lynch / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Floweroflove for Dior Beauty /Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Pop Watches / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Morgan SpectorMan About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








DIOR MEN’S Fashion Editorial / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








TAG HEUER / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue

Design, Layout








Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 ssue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Rhuigi / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








The Body Shop

Social Media Asset, Brand Toolkit









Normani / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial









Social Media Asset, Brand Toolkit
Role Model / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design









NETFLIX Enough Excuses - D&AD

360 Campaign, Digital, Motion Design, Strategy








Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Givenchy Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








New In Town: Screen Inductees / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design








Future Queer - Gay Times Honours 2022

Poster Design








Wet, Wet, Wet / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








SEVENTEEN / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








DIOR Jewellery / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








FILA Fashion Editorial / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








LOUIS VUITTON Art De Vivre / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue

Design, Layout





 


Joseph Lawrence / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial








Diego Calva / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout








Ayra Starr / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial









Wonderland Summer 2024 ssue

Design, Layout








Angelina Woreth/ Wonderland Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial











→  Selected Projects

Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design


Autumn / Winter issue. Featuring talent photo shoots from Robbie Williams, Himesh Patel, Jeff Goldblum, Bronze Avery, Isaac Powell, Gavin Leatherwood + more. Fashion photo shoots from Dior Men, Louis Vuitton + more.


Team:

Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor Andrew Wright
Art Director Michael Morton
Fashion Director Luke Day
Production Director Lola Randall










Cutler and Gross

Brand Identity & Toolkit, Motion, Print, Srategy, Spacial


Brand identity for Cutler and Gross, the iconic eyewear brand. Developing a cohesive brand system, crafting editorial spreads, and creating motion assets highlighting the new responsive logo, grid system, and typography developed at Public London. Trade show space design in Germany and Milan, including artwork for both interior and exterior displays + more.



Client:
Cutler and Gross

Studio:
Public

Team:
Simon Parkes
Angela Osgerby
Jack Price
Michael Morton














Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design


Autumn Issue. Featuring talent photo shoots from Ayra Starr, Seventeen, Cooper Koch, Normani, Quenlin Blackwell, Role Model, Sophie Thatcher + more. Fashion photo shoots from Prada, Givenchy, Dsquared2, UGG + more.


Team:
Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor in Chief Toni-Blaze Ibekwe
Senior Editor Ella Bardsley
Editor Erica Rana
Features Editor Ben Tibbits
Art Director Michael Morton
Assistant Art Director Bethany Griffiths
Fashion Director Abigail Hazard
Production Director Lola Randall











Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue

Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design


Spring / Summer Issue. Featuring talent photo shoots from Kingsley Ben-Adir, Fabien Frankel, Conan Gray, Felix Mallard, Luke Newton, Jack O’Connell, Orville Peck, Aaron Pierre, Joseph Quinn + more. Fashion photo shoots from Prada, Dsquared2, Fila + more.


Team:
Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor Andrew Wright
Creative Director Jeffrey Thomson
Art Director Michael Morton
Fashion Director Luke Day
Production Director Benjamin Crank
Junior Producer Lola Randall












Man About Town

Brand Identity across Print & Social, Brand Guidelines, Strategy


Led the Creative Direction and Visual Graphic Identity for Man About Town’s rebranding and relaunch, establishing a new visual Editorial and Design Direction, including the new logo and layout design- developing guidelines and overseeing digital social media output as well as print magazine. Conceptualization, Production, and Art Direction for Editorial shoots, collaborating with global high profile talent and directing creatives across London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin + more.









GAY TIMES Honours 2023

Social & Event Video & Motion design


GAY TIMES Honours 2023 celebrated LGBTQ+ individuals shaping culture and community, set in a vibrant “Queertopia” of unity and joy. I Collaborated with GAY TIMES' creative team to develop a motion design system that brought the theme to life across social media and event spaces, creating a cohesive and inclusive experience.


Client:
Gay Times


Team:
SVP Global Activations: Josh Fletcher
Editorial Director: Lewis Corner
Senior Art Director: Jack Rowe
Creatives: Anisa Cleaver, Yosef Phelan