About Forty Forty Agency Creative company in San Francisco, United States
John Trotter Founder
With over 20 years of building all types of Brand Experiences from 3-dimensional spaces to online experiences to advertising and brand building John is that rare designer that combines the ability to lead strategic thinking and award winning creative. And for the last 18 years John has been doing just that finding creative solutions that connect and resonate.
John launched Forty Forty in 2002 with the goal of transforming sports entertainment consumer and technology brands through building and creating memorable brand experiences. While leading Forty Forty John worked on adiverse range of brands with an emphasis on sports and entertainment properties. Highlights include The Washington Nationals Baseball Team The Washington Capitals Hockey Team NASCAR The NFL Players Association The Gap MTV Spike TV Keen Footwear Citizens Bank and The Philadelphia Phillies.
Prior to launching Forty Forty John was the Senior Design Director at Landor Associates in San Francisco in the Environmental Design Practice. John began his career as a Senior Creative in Nikes in-house Image Design Department.
John holds a BAin Political Science and Art from Occidental College in Los Angeles and a BFAin Environmental Design from The Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena.
Mary Tesluk Creative Director
Mary recently joined 4040 in January of 2019 as a partner and creative director. Marys role is to oversee 4040s creative work and bring her vast experience in building brands to our work with in and out of the sports space. Mary brings design expertise and strategic leadership to her work creating engaging and intuitive customer experiences and brands for over twenty years. Mary built her passion for elegant functional design at world-class firms such as Gensler Pentagram The Understanding Business MetaDesign and Conde Nast and spent two years in the design studio of Takashimaya Retail Corp in Japan designing retail experiences and product campaigns.
Mary studied English Literature and Communications at Occidental College where she was a recipient of the International Richter Fellowship and she completed her graduate work in Graphic Design at The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
With over 20 years of building all types of Brand Experiences from 3-dimensional spaces to online experiences to advertising and brand building John is that rare designer that combines the ability to lead strategic thinking and award winning creative. And for the last 18 years John has been doing just that finding creative solutions that connect and resonate.
John launched Forty Forty in 2002 with the goal of transforming sports entertainment consumer and technology brands through building and creating memorable brand experiences. While leading Forty Forty John worked on adiverse range of brands with an emphasis on sports and entertainment properties. Highlights include The Washington Nationals Baseball Team The Washington Capitals Hockey Team NASCAR The NFL Players Association The Gap MTV Spike TV Keen Footwear Citizens Bank and The Philadelphia Phillies.
Prior to launching Forty Forty John was the Senior Design Director at Landor Associates in San Francisco in the Environmental Design Practice. John began his career as a Senior Creative in Nikes in-house Image Design Department.
John holds a BAin Political Science and Art from Occidental College in Los Angeles and a BFAin Environmental Design from The Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena.
Mary recently joined 4040 in January of 2019 as a partner and creative director. Marys role is to oversee 4040s creative work and bring her vast experience in building brands to our work with in and out of the sports space. Mary brings design expertise and strategic leadership to her work creating engaging and intuitive customer experiences and brands for over twenty years. Mary built her passion for elegant functional design at world-class firms such as Gensler Pentagram The Understanding Business MetaDesign and Conde Nast and spent two years in the design studio of Takashimaya Retail Corp in Japan designing retail experiences and product campaigns.
Mary studied English Literature and Communications at Occidental College where she was a recipient of the International Richter Fellowship and she completed her graduate work in Graphic Design at The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
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