Austin Howe

Austin Howe has spent decades as a copywriter, creative director, agency principal, and freelancer for some of the top agencies in the world, including design agencies such as JDK, Sandstrom Partners, Cahan & Associates, and Bob Dinetz Design, as well as advertising agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, Wieden+Kennedy, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, TBWA Chiat Day, and Deutsch. The author of Designers Don't Read and Designers Don't Have Influences, he has worked on naming, branding, print campaigns, posters, packaging, websites, digital advertising, TV, radio, and viral campaigns. In addition to receiving hundreds of international creative awards, Howe was the first-ever radio jury chairman for the Clio Awards and has served on the Clio executive jury. He currently teaches portfolio classes and creative concept development, and has conducted creative workshops for Portfolio and Creative Circus in Atlanta, Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Miami, and Publicis in Seattle. He lives in Portland, Oregon.