In launching the agency the question on everyone's lips was always 'Who is Rupert Ray?'
We posed this question to a list of invited artists to illuminate the historical character or to invent a new myth. In doing so we joined together in the creation of an unfolding narrative, we found out more about Rupert Ray but just as importantly we found out more about the artists. This sort of detailed and ongoing collaboration will be at the heart of the way we work.
The artists who took part were: Adam Hinton | Adrian Johnson | Alex Maclean (Rupert Ray) | Alison Carmichael | Bob London | Butter | Celyn Brazier | Charles de Grussa | Chrissie Macdonald | Crispin Finn | Dan Mather | Dick Hogg | Emily Forgot | Famille Summerbelle | Fred Deakin | Genevieve Gauckler | Henki Leung | Ian Stevenson | James Joyce | Jamie Wieck | Jean Jullien | Laura Lees | Leandro Castelao | Luke Pearson | Malika Favre | Noma Bar | Paul Belford | Pete Fowler | Sarah Maycock | Shynola | Si Scott | Vincent Mahe
We love the story, the myth and the spirit of restless adventure he displayed by the character, so it seemed most appropriate to name the company after him. You can read the biography in the about section of our website.
Rupert Ray launches in April 2012 founded by the two directors, Alex Maclean (CD) and Caroline Matthews (MD). They met at the highly acclaimed design company Airside, co-founded by Alex, which voluntarily closed in March 2012 after 14 years of award-winning work.
The company will draw on the strengths of both directors who, whilst coming from very different backgrounds, secretly want to do each other's jobs. Alex is a 'client's creative' and Caroline is a 'designer's MD'.
Their combined experience defines Rupert Ray’s offering – each of them has 20 years experience in design and advertising. This allows them to undertake projects in media spanning both the digital realm and the old world.
Rupert Ray will create finely tuned stories for people and brands, deliberately crafted for specific media. The agency’s disciplines will include visual branding, illustration, graphic design and moving image.
