We’re Hunter S. & Thompson — an award-winning creative directing unit that helps make famous brands more famous. From creating a sub-brand for Apple and a world-famous algorithm for Spotify to launching a Coldplay album, our work has earned top honors, including Ad Age’s “Best Ads & Marketing Campaigns of the Year.”

 
 
 
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TURN TO COLD

Ice-T & Stone Cold called on America to #TurnToCold—saving over 1 billion kg of CO2. The campaign earned 2 Cannes Lions (1 Gold), 2 D&AD Wood Pencils, The One Show’s covered Green Pencil, and was named AdAge’s Best Ads and Creative Marketing Ideas of the Year.

 
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COLDPLAY ALBUM LAUNCH

The album launch and interactive live event that crashed YouTube & X.

 
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SPOTIFY DISCOVER WEEKLY

The most famous music algorithm on Earth that changed the music streaming game.

 
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APPLE

A global sub-brand that redefined what Apple could be. Developed and protected under NDA—but worth asking about.

 
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OTIS

Brand development and full identity system for Otis, a fractional investment platform for art, sneakers, and collectibles. Later acquired by Public.

 
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DOVE HAVE YOUR SAY

AI-powered fight against media sexism in sports.

 
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Smirnoff

Anthony Anderson brings the summer flavor of America.

 
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THE GOOGLE COLOR PROJECT

A permanent art installation using Google Earth as the palette.

 
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Reebok We R Classic

An art-meets-pop-culture collaboration between Swizz Beatz and Reebok, launched in partnership with some of culture’s most influential media platforms.

 
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Spotify Found Them First

Let cold hard data prove you were into a band first.

 
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Under Armour Curry Two LAUNCH

Break a loudness record, launch Steph’s new kicks.

 
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The New York Times

The launch of an app for the world’s finest journalism. Designed for the speed of life.

 
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Samsung x The Selby

Docu-style films of real Samsung users getting the Selby treatment.

 
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Skillshare Brand Launch

The branding of “The Netflix for learning.”

 
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The Lincoln Motor Company

The reintroduction of an American icon.

 
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We’re Hunter Simms and Thompson Harrell – a creative unit who bonded over a nomenclatural coincidence and a passion to make great ideas happen. And we’ve done it for the best brands, agencies and artists in the world.

With a focus on design, tech and purpose, our work has impacted culture, and been recognized globally by every major creative award show and media outlet.

However, we remain humble, focused and ready to cross land, sea, air and Internet to work with you.

 
 
 

 
 

BRANDS 

Apple | Google | Spotify | Coldplay | Absolut | Nike | New Balance | Reebok | Under Armour | Hulu | The New York Times | Dove | Samsung | American Express | Bud Light | Volvo | smart Car | Audi | HBO | Jameson | Crown Royal | AXE | Levi's | Nissan | Ketel One | Vaseline | Johnnie Walker | Nickelodeon | All | KitKat | LG | Smirnoff | Miller Lite | NYC & Co | CitiBank | British Airways | Clinique | Mercedes-Benz | M&M's | Trident | Right Guard | Verizon | Barnes & Noble | Jamaica | Gevalia | Above the Influence | GAP | Degree Men | Bacardi | Burger King | Wendy’s | NeueHouse

AGENCIES 

The New York Times | Vice/Carrot | B-Reel | Co:Collective | Sid Lee | VML | Muh-tay-zik Hof-fer | Saatchi & Saatchi | Mother | Johannes Leonardo | TBWA/Chiat Day | BBH | BBDO | R/GA | Google Color Project X MPC Digital | Code and Theory | Razorfish | Narrative | Ogilvy & Mather | Translation | Publicis | Leo Burnett | KBS+P | Blast Radius | Starving Artists Project X Andrew Zuckerman | Draft FCB | Laird + Partners | Toy | Creature | Deutsch | Digitas | Phear | Tribal Worldwide | DDB | JWT | Hudson Rouge | Partners & Spade | Elephant | Momentum

Press

The New York Times | VH1 | Good Morning America | Entertainment Weekly | TED | Today Show | Vice | CNN | Time | Wired | Vogue | Forbes | Creativity | Complex | Mashable | ABC News | Gizmodo | Business Insider | Engadget | Billboard | HighSnobiety | TNW | Hypebeast | Buzzfeed | TechCrunch | Huffington Post | Elle | AdAge | Bloomberg | Fast Co. | Upworthy | NPR | PSFK | Brain Pickings | The Atlantic | Entrepreneur | INC | The Atlantic | WSJ | NBC | USA Today | Economist | Filmmaker | Brain Pickings | DesignBoom | Adweek | Rolling Stone | CBS News | Communication Arts

Awards

Cannes Lions | D&AD | The OneShow | Webby Awards | FWA | Shorty Awards | LIA | Mashable Mashie | Effies | Dubai Lynx | New York Festival | OMMA | Aaawards | Graphis | ANDY's | Communication Arts | Creative Review | Archive | Telly Awards