James Alexander
After a decade working at big London agencies I found myself as an Associate Director running a design team working for some of the world’s biggest brands. But what I really wanted to do was to get back to hands on design and so I established Jade Design in 2000. I gave it six months to see if it would work and have never looked back.
There are three strands to the work I do: establish or shape brands for enterprises and individuals; inform and entertain visitors to museums, galleries and attractions; craft books to delight readers (and authors).
I work in collaboration with other designers, authors, architects and clients of all shapes and sizes. The work is content-driven and I aim for appropriate, effective and original solutions. Designs that win awards but not designs aimed to win awards.
Clients
Bexley Heritage Trust, Bluetrain Publishing, British Museum, British Museum Press, Corpnex, Dulwich College, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Egyptian Museum Cairo, English Heritage, Fashion and Textile Museum, Gerrish Fine Art, Head of Zeus, Historic Royal Palaces, IWM, Kensington Palace, Merrell Publishers, Napo, National Trust, Natural History Museum, Palace of Westminster, Profile Books, Profile Editions, Rapha, RA, Restorative Justice Council, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Opera House Trust, Scala Arts and Heritage, Science Museum, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Theatre MuseumTate, Unicorn Publishing, York Museums Trust
