John Charles Norman

John Charles Norman
Born (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966 (age 58)
Terrell, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Graphic designer
  • advertising executive
AwardsEpica Award
Websitewww.johnnorman.com

John Charles Norman (born May 5, 1966 Terrell, Texas) is an American graphic designer and advertising executive, and was formerly the Chief Creative Officer of Havas in Chicago.[1] He is best known for his work on the NFL, the NBA, State Farm, the Hewlett Packard +HP campaign, the Coca-Cola Happiness Factory and Open Happiness campaigns, and for numerous campaigns for Nike.[2][3]

Norman spent nine years working in Europe, and was called a "visual storyteller" by the Wall Street Journal after creating campaigns for Nike and Coca-Cola that required no dialogue and could be run in a multitude of countries.[4] His work has received an Emmy nomination, numerous Cannes Lions, an Epica award, D&AD awards, and One Show awards.

  1. ^ Oster, Erik (March 19, 2019). "Havas Chicago Hires Industry Veteran and Former Translation Partner as CCO". www.campaignlive.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  2. ^ "Search results for "john norman"". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  3. ^ Sherwood, I.-Hsien (April 13, 2017). "My career in 5 executions: Translation's John Norman". www.campaignlive.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  4. ^ Vranica, Suzanne. "IPG's Martin Agency Hires a Visual Storyteller". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-06-19.