Growing up in a small town in Southeast Georgia, I had a pencil in my hand from the time I could hold one. I loved drawing so much that my parents often had to come in at night and make me go to bed because I was at my desk sketching.

 

Fast forward to today, that never really changed. I still love drawing, only now it’s my wife telling me to stop working and go to bed.

 

That obsession with drawing and a love for computers eventually turned into a career. I went to college for design, moved to Atlanta, and spent the next 15+ years working inside agencies and in-house teams on brands like Yamaha, Kimberly-Clark, Voxx Electronics, Beckett, and Superior Essex.

 

Big clients, real pressure, high standards, and a front-row seat to what actually makes a brand work.

 

I’m John Duncan, and every bit of that experience goes into the work we do at Southpaw Creative Co.