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Stanley Chow is an Illustrator from Manchester. He is probably best known for his iconic minimal geometric portraits.
His career began in mid 90s where he was designing flyers and posters for nightclubs and bars in city centre of Manchester, storyboarding for adverts and illustrating for teen and fashion magazines. He received global recognition for his work with the White Stripes which earned him a Grammy Nomination for best limited edition packaging design in 2008… since then he has worked for many publications in the USA, most notably The New Yorker and The New York Times and his clients include Manchester United, Adidas, Nike, BT, Vodafone, VW, Netflix, McDonald’s.
In Manchester his illustrations have also been used for Andy Burnham’s Mayoral campaigns, Chinese New Year celebrations and Get Me There (precursor to The Bee Network).
Katy Cowan is the founder and editor of Creative Boom, a UK-based platform championing creatives worldwide. Since launching in 2009, Creative Boom has grown into a global resource reaching over a million people each month, alongside a private community of 7,000 members. With 25 years’ experience across media, PR and marketing, Katy also hosts The Creative Boom Podcast, which has passed one million downloads.
