Good ideas have a habit of becoming things.

I’m Melissa Burgess, a Franco-British Creative Director and Senior Art Director. I like taking a good idea and seeing how far it can go — into an identity, a campaign, a photograph, a product, a space, or sometimes somewhere I hadn’t expected at all.

I’ve never been very good at staying in one creative lane. Over the years, I’ve designed magazines, built brands, art-directed shoots, developed products, created retail experiences and co-founded my own stationery company. I spent five years as Senior Art Director at Agence 100% and eight years shaping the visual world of 91 Magazine.

What ties it all together is curiosity — I like seeing where a good idea can lead.

Today, I work independently with brands and creative teams, from the first scribble to the finished thing.

Creative Direction · Art Direction · Brand Identity · Campaigns · Editorial · Photography · Print · Product · Retail and spaces