Hi. I design digital experiences and build digital platforms. I’ve sat in every seat of that work — directing at agencies,08 founding my own,07 building a platform from zero,06 and eight years inside Nike.04
Now I run an independent practice, two ways: directly with brands,02 and as a partner to agencies on their client work.03 I study how great brands work, in public, every week.01
I choose projects on two criteria: interesting work, and people I respect and enjoy spending time with. Building something interesting? Book a discovery call — or just write: dan@thebrand.report
The Brand Report. My public research practice — brand intelligence on outdoor, sport & lifestyle, read by CMOs, founders, and brand leaders. It keeps the consulting sharp, and it’s free.
Directly with brands, now. I’m working with Converse on Blank Canvas — a new way for emerging artists to create with the brand. And with Fire Aside to redesign the digital products that help communities survive wildfire.
Partner to agencies, now. Your banner, your NDA, your client. I’m working with Enjoy the Weather to innovate how and where people can customize, and with Love Street & Co on a new way we’ll all use the computer in our pocket.
Nike, ×8 years. I led the redesign of Nike By You — how millions of people make a Nike product their own — and spent three years in Nike Valiant Labs building a platform for emerging artists to collaborate with Nike.
Rally Community Platform. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit — sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Platform founder. The first commerce platform for Tumblr — a community marketplace where artists sold their work directly to the audiences they’d built.
Agency founder. Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant, C.O. Bigelow. I learned what it takes to run the work, not just make it.
Agency design director. Digital for Burton Snowboards and the Wexner Center for the Arts. I learned the craft where the work gets made.