Meanwhile Studio
The independent practice of Danny Duran
Los Angeles, CA
Ideas for brands with a lot to explain.
Brand & Product Creative Executive
Selected work
Apple Film + art direction
Intention
Google Product sizzle
Coaching right when you need it
Apple Campaign + film
Close Your Rings
Apple Film + art direction
Intention
Google Product sizzle
Coaching right when you need it
Apple Campaign + film
Close Your Rings
Google OLV + Digital + Experiential
Google Health / Platform Launch
Google OLV + Digital
Fitbit Air / Launch
Apple Film
Music / A History of Sound
Vital Proteins OLV + Social + OOH
Wellness is Vital
Uber TV + OLV + OOH
Doors Are Always Opening
Marriott TV + OLV + Digital
Bonvoy / Where Can We Take You?
Apple Film + Social
Dillan’s Voice
Google OLV + Print + OOH + DOOH
Pixel 4 / Launch
Apple TV + OLV
Someday at Christmas
Apple Social + Digital
iPhone 5c / iSee5c
McDonald’s Design
BGMC / Big Mac Design
Apple OOH
iPad / Outdoor Campaign
Apple TV + OOH + Digital
iPod touch / Film & Interactive
Dolby Experiential
The Contenders
Apple TV + OLV
Watch / The Gift of Go
Apple Social + OLV
iPad Pro / Social Films
Apple TV + OLV
Apps in Motion
Apple Film
Password required
Hello / iPhone
Apple Digital + TV
Early Digital
Aspiration TV + Print + Social
Switch. Swipe. Save the Planet.
Catona Climate Identity + Film + Experiential
Brand & Field Stories
Waev Product + Digital
Mesh Network Map
Winamp Design + Digital
Entertainment Skins
- Apple / TBWA\Media Arts Lab · Creative Director
- 72andSunny · Creative Director
- Aspiration · VP Creative, Brand + Co-Head of Marketing
- Catona Climate · Chief Brand Officer
Work index
26 projects
- Apple2013Intention / Designed by Apple in California
- Google2026Fitbit Edge / Product Sizzle
- Google2026Google Health / Platform Launch
- Google2026Fitbit Air / Launch
- Apple2017Watch / Close Your Rings
- Apple2015Music / A History of Sound
- Vital Proteins2022Wellness is Vital
- Uber2018Doors Are Always Opening
- Marriott2020Bonvoy / Where Can We Take You?
- Apple2016Dillan’s Voice
- Google2019Pixel 4 / Launch
- Apple2015Someday at Christmas
- Apple2014iPhone 5c / iSee5c
- McDonald’s2015BGMC / Big Mac Design
- Apple2010iPad / Outdoor Campaign
- Apple2009iPod touch / Film & Interactive
- Dolby2019The Contenders
- Apple2016Watch / The Gift of Go
- Apple2016iPad Pro / Social Films
- Apple2013Apps in Motion
- Apple2017Hello / iPhone
- Apple2008Early Digital
- Aspiration2022Switch. Swipe. Save the Planet.
- Catona Climate2022Brand & Field Stories
- Waev2025Mesh Network Map
- Winamp2004Entertainment Skins
AppleIntention / Designed by Apple in California
Experience
From the boardroom to the final frame.
- 2025–present
Founder + Creative Director
Meanwhile Studio
Google Health · Google Fitbit Air · Waev · independent partnerships
- 2024–25
Chief Brand Officer
Catona Climate
Enterprise climate platform · company, brand + market story
- 2022–24
VP Creative, Brand + Co-Head of Marketing
Aspiration
Consumer fintech · 45-person multidisciplinary creative organization
- 2018–22
Creative Director
72andSunny
Marriott Bonvoy · Uber · Google Pixel · global platforms
- 2008–10 / 2011–18
Lead Designer + Animator → Integrated Art Director → Creative Director
TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Apple
Product narratives · accessibility · music · watch · global launches
- Before
Designer / Director / Maker
Exopolis · Petrol · Independent
Interface · motion · film · code
Long creative partnership
Danny Duran + Gregory A. Shadwick
Fifteen years of shared work across Apple, Google, Uber and Marriott.
Selected project recognition
- Cannes Lions: Gold & Bronze
- D&AD: Yellow & Graphite
- The One Show: Gold & Silver
- Clio Awards & Clio Music: Silver
- ADC: Silver Cube
- Graphis: Platinum
- Webby: People’s Voice
- AICP Show
- Art Directors Guild
Contact
If your brand has a lot to explain, let’s talk.
- Executive roles
- Leading brand, product or creative organizations.
- Embedded leadership
- A defined season inside your team.
- From day one
- Before there is a company to describe.
The independent practice of Danny Duran
Los Angeles / working globally