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A 360° 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
A 360° 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
Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
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Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
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Mark Eydelshteyn / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
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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
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Orville Peck wearing DSQUARED2 / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Damiano David wearing DIESEL / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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FENDI Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Gavin Leatherwood / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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New In Town: A Beat Ahead / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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DKNY Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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A Special Portfolio / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue
Design, Layout
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Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 ssueCreative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout
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FILA Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue
Design, Layout, Motion, Promo
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
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Sophie Thatcher / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
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GAY TIMES Honours 2023
Social / Event Video & Motion
Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issueCreative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout
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Pato O’Ward / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Ross Lynch / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issueCreative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Floweroflove for Dior Beauty /Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Pop Watches / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Morgan Spector / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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DIOR MEN’S Fashion Editorial / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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TAG HEUER / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Man About Town Spring / Summer 2023 issue
Design, Layout
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Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 ssueCreative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout
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Rhuigi / Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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The Body Shop
Social Media Asset, Brand Toolkit
Normani / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
Social Media Asset, Brand Toolkit
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 Spector / Man 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
NETFLIX Enough Excuses - D&AD
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Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout
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Givenchy Fashion Editorial / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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New In Town: Screen Inductees / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design
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Future Queer - Gay Times Honours 2022
Poster Design
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Wet, Wet, Wet / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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SEVENTEEN / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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DIOR Jewellery / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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FILA Fashion Editorial / Man About Town Spring / Summer 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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LOUIS VUITTON Art De Vivre / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue
Design, Layout
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Joseph Lawrence / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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Diego Calva / Man About Town Autumn / Winter 2023 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design, Layout
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Ayra Starr / Wonderland Autumn 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
Wonderland Summer 2024 ssue
Design, Layout
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Angelina Woreth/ Wonderland Winter 2024 issue
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial
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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
Wonderland Spring 2025 issue
Spring issue. Featuring talent photo shoots from Emma Chamberlain + 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
Creative Direction, Production, Editorial, Design
Spring issue. Featuring talent photo shoots from Emma Chamberlain + 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 Autumn / Winter 2024 issue
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
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 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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
