Creative Consulting

Visual Ideation & Design Strategy for companies, organisations and individuals.

Work with me - Devlin Shea - have over 20 years experience working globally in consumer insights, marketing and communication design strategy alongside a parallel fine-art career.

This fusion has led me to create engaging and effective tools to help clients make informed choices and global organisations improve customer acquisition and retention.

How I can help

The visual ideation steps I’ve developed help clients use visual thinking to identify the subtle cues their consumers will embrace or reject.

Every decision carries meaning, intentional or not. For instance, in a painting, marks, colours, and gestures can reference a moment in art history and/or describe something unique or new.

In marketing, images, phrasing, and tone also communicate subtly, influencing whether consumers feel included, excluded, or repelled.

A small detail can easily derail the conversation if not carefully considered. Understanding what you’re conveying helps to minimise the risk of your audience being distracted by an unintentional plot.

What I can help with

  • CONSUMER INSIGHTS

I help marketing departments understand their Consumer needs, to BUILD STRATEGY which meet those needs.

  • RESEARCH

I work with R&D departments at different stages of PRODUCT DESIGN - from exploratory and concept design, to bottle or package design, to final product testing.  

  • COMMUNICATION

I help ALIGN MESSAGING for external communication. I also work internally with teams to help them hear one another, so a project can move forward with common goals. 

  • ENVISION WORKSHOPS 

I conduct workshops where we Ideate to GET UNSTUCK, working with teams or individuals.

  • COACHING

I work with individuals on their PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT goals.

Who I work with

I have extensive experience working with a diverse global portfolio of brands and industries.

Including:

CPG: P&G, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Kraft, Kelloggs, Nike 

Durable Goods and Services: Intel, Cisco, Audi, VW, Ikea, E.on, 3 Mobile

Fine Fragrance: Hugo Boss, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Escada, lacoste, Gucci, Puma, D&G

Nonprofit & Education: Amnesty International, Unicef, Susan G Komen, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harvard University, Brooklyn College, HKBU

How I work

I primarily work remotely - embracing the efficiency of online working.

I feel confident the may years of working - in country - throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America have given me unique cultural insights which informs current and future projects.

Work with me

Book a free consultation

If you are interested in working with me, get it touch and lets discuss!