Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards
CORE EXPERTISE
FINE ART CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TRAVEL & CULTURAL INFLUENCE
Certification
LIAA
Timeline
DANIEL STANFORD

DANIEL STANFORD

Creative Director
Ottawa

Summary

Visionary Creative Director and Fine Artist with 25+ years leading global campaigns for brands like Victoria’s Secret, Lancôme, Guess, Aldo, and Revlon, alongside a celebrated international art career. Exhibited at the MIS Museum (São Paulo) and Cornell Art Museum (Florida); featured during Art Basel Miami with celebrity collectors including Rihanna and Snoop Dogg. Innovator in AI-integrated design (MidJourney, ChatGPT) and modular sustainable housing. Based between Canada and Vietnam, fusing corporate impact with soulful artistic storytelling.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Art Director

Blonde Film / Greenhill London LLC
01.2022 - Current
  • Developed AI-enhanced concept visuals and pitch decks for film investment.
  • Art directed business development media used to secure multi-million dollar funding.
  • Visual storyteller for investor decks, set design, and brand world-building.
  • Remote

Creative Director & Founder

Stanford Emporium Inc.
01.2016 - Current
  • Built a brand ecosystem merging modular housing, fine art, and digital luxury.
  • Curated and sold work at Miami Art Basel, designed high-end limited edition print drops.
  • Brokered PPE/Crypto OTC during pandemic-era opportunities; strategic investor liaison.
  • Vietnam

Art Director (Freelance)

Victoria’s Secret, Lancôme, Guess, Aldo, Simons, Revlon
01.2000 - 01.2020
  • Directed Victoria’s Secret’s Sexy Volume III and Intimissimi’s global campaigns.
  • Art directed Guess campaigns (Set Me Free, Love Story) — award-winning successes.
  • Shot Simons campaigns in Rio, Morocco, Mexico; drove 18% sales uplift.

Director of Creative & Strategic Development

Splashlight Inc. (SSENSE, Aldo)
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Oversaw e-commerce and 360 production shoots; managed multi-brand budgets.
  • Delivered $5M+ in product sales across digital platforms and visual content delivery.

Creative Director

Eye Candy Media
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Directed a 248-page fashion photography publication bi-annually.
  • Resourced new international photographers, elevated visual standards.
  • Innovated high-impact effects with specialty printing (metallics, glitter, embossing).
  • Mentored design teams and led content across fashion weeks and global events.
  • International

Director of Photography

La Maison Simons Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Spearheaded seasonal campaign themes and visual concepts.
  • Pioneered international Simons shoots in Rio de Janeiro, Mexico, and Morocco.
  • Directed all creative for catalogues, posters, and packaging.
  • Managed budgets and collaborated with Simons’ marketing director.
  • Achieved multicultural castings and impactful lifestyle imagery.

Education

B.A. - Communications

University of Ottawa
01.1988 - 1 1992

Graphic Design Certificate - undefined

Algonquin College
01.1989 - 1 1990

Graduate - Visual Arts Program

De La Salle, Ottawa
06-1985

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Capture One

Awards

Silver Award – Canadian National Magazine Awards (Eye Candy Volumes), London International Advertising Award – Art Direction, GUESS 'Set Me Free', Books: FASCINASIA Vol. 1 & 2, Brazil – Sea of Dunes, Victoria’s Secret: SEXY, Featured In: KA Magazine, Décover, Avant Garde (LA), 1968 Magazine

CORE EXPERTISE

  • High Fashion & Luxury Campaigns
  • Mixed Media & Fine Art Photography
  • AI Visuals & Concept Design (MidJourney, ChatGPT, Leonardo)
  • Art Direction for Film / E-Commerce / Editorial
  • Investor Pitch Design & Fundraising Collateral
  • Modular Architecture & Sustainable Branding

FINE ART CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • MIS Museum of Image and Sound, São Paulo (2019)
  • Cornell Art Museum, Florida – Fifteen Minutes w/ Andy Warhol (2016)
  • Solo Shows: Miami Art Basel (2015–2019), LA, Beverly Hills
  • Collections: Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Lise Watier Foundation, Wrigley CEO

TRAVEL & CULTURAL INFLUENCE

Extensive global experience across Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Turkey, Sri Lanka, and beyond — deeply influencing his visual language, material aesthetics, and conceptual architecture.

Certification

Graphic Design

LIAA

London International Adverting Award - Guess Jeans 2001 - Set Me Free

Timeline

Senior Art Director - Blonde Film / Greenhill London LLC
01.2022 - Current
Creative Director & Founder - Stanford Emporium Inc.
01.2016 - Current
Director of Creative & Strategic Development - Splashlight Inc. (SSENSE, Aldo)
01.2014 - 01.2015
Creative Director - Eye Candy Media
01.2007 - 01.2010
Director of Photography - La Maison Simons Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2008
Art Director (Freelance) - Victoria’s Secret, Lancôme, Guess, Aldo, Simons, Revlon
01.2000 - 01.2020
Algonquin College - Graphic Design Certificate,
01.1989 - 1 1990
University of Ottawa - B.A., Communications
01.1988 - 1 1992

Graphic Design

04-1985
De La Salle - Graduate, Visual Arts Program

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