Ahhhh, 
ya found me.

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I’m Burke Lauderdale, a freelance Creative Director, Art Director who believes that without grit there are no pearls. 

I hang my hat in Austin, Texas and work anywhere planes fly. And thanks to airplanes, I’ve collected more passport stamps than baseball cards.

And no matter where I am, I’m always available via burkelauderdale@gmail.com

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Uganda / Tanzania / Namibia / South Africa / Vietnam / Thailand / Cambodia / Indonesia / Nepal / Malaysia / Laos / Singapore / Peru / France / Italy / Switzerland / Germany / the Netherlands / Belgium / Dominican Republic / + other lovely places

P U B L I S H E D   W R I T T E N   &   S P O K E N   W O R D S   >

Sometimes The Best Way To Recharge Your Career Is To Get Away From It / How Quitting Your Job Can Make You A Better Creative / What in the world? / Don’t Get Me Started Podcast

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Nike / Brooks / Tracksmith / HOKA / Strava / Patagonia / YETI / Apple / Liquid Death / Huckberry / + others living their purpose

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Backroads to anywhere / An empty sidewalk in New York / Documentaries / Biographies / Autobiographies / Being all-in / The way Steve Prefontaine ran / The sound of screen door hinges / The smudge of newspaper ink on my fingertips / Smooth rocking chairs / The crunch of fresh snow underfoot / Sturgill Simpson’s voice / Being kind / The jagged shape of an oyster shell / Air-cooled Porsches / Screened-in porches / Azaleas / Heirloom tomatoes / The smell of low tide / The fire in your throat from running in the cold / Generously cheesy grits / The hues of Big Bend before a rainstorm / The repetition of crashing waves / Peeling shrimp / The salty taste of sweat / Besting yesterday / My dad’s biscuits / Framed maps / The tones of Kodak Portra film / The first sip of coffee / The pop of a record player needle settling into an album / + other purpose filled, intentional delicacies

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Disney / Sennheiser / 72andSunny LA / Droga5 New York / Mother New York / Deutsch NY / R/GA New York / BBH New York / Wieden+Kennedy Portland / Elephant New York / N/A Collective New York & Austin / Partners in Crime / Crispin Porter Bogusky Boulder / The&Partnership New York / the community Miami / SS+K New York / Grey New York / MKG New York / KBS New York / Door No. 3 Austin / Baldwin& / McKinney Durham & New York / Spot / Arnold Worldwide Boston / SHELTR Austin / + you?

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Communication Arts Interactive Annual / AdAge’s Ten Most Effective Holiday Ads / IAB MIXX Gold Award / Grand Effie Finalist / Effie Gold x 3 / Effie Silver x 4 / MITX Award / Webby Finalist / Working Not Working Profile of the Week / Hatch Award Gold x 4 / Hatch Award Silver x 5 / Hatch Award Bronze x 6 / The Leica Meet: Photo of the Month / Creative Circus Gold / Creative Circus Silver / Cannes Gold Lion found in a trash can

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The Creative Circus, Art Direction / The University of South Carolina, Advertising & Sociology

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Burke Lauderdale is a freelance Creative Director, Art Director who believes that without grit there are no pearls.

He hangs his hat in Austin, Texas and works anywhere planes fly.

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Always available via
burkelauderdale@gmail.com

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