Emma Carpenter

Creative Director & Morph Fan

Emma Carpenter, or ‘Em’ as she is often referred to, is the Creative Director at the Cape Town QuirkStation, bringing with her a great British sense of humour and years of experience from AKQA in London and Ogilvy in Cape Town.

As a child at school in London, Emma idolised Tony Hart and his plasticine stop-motion creation, Morph. From a young age, Emma knew that she wanted to be an artist and spent much of her youth sketching and drawing. Years later, design seemed like the ideal creative medium for her already bright future.

In 1995, Emma completed the Foundation Course at the famous Central Saint Martins College of Art in before leaving for the Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall. Emma graduated in 1999 with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and Communication, specialising in typography.

Emma has a rather long list of award-winning work to her name, so here are just a few to whet your appetite:

2008 Finalist Loerie Awards: ‘Digital - Website’, www.weylandts.co.za.
2006 Shortlisted BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) Awards: ‘Best community website or campaign’, www.sainsburys.co.uk/yourideas.
2006 Finalist Revolution Awards: ‘Best Brand Building Using Digital Channels’ and ‘Best Online Retailer’, www.sainsburys.co.uk.
2006 Winner Campaign Digital Awards: ‘Best Relationship Marketing Programme’, www.sainsburys.co.uk/yourideas.
2004 Winner IVCA Biznet Awards: ‘Business to Business’, The London Stock Exchange Media Centre.

Apart from her sixth sense for sniffing out bargains and a penchant for fish fingers, Emma spends much of her time (and money) renovating her Austin Mini. Some of her favourite websites include The BBC, Gmail, Ebay and, of course, Mini Spares. She has a morbid disgust for Facebook as it is apparently "the root of all evil".

“Open to suggestions.” – Emma Carpenter

Emma has passed the GAIQ (Google Analytics Individual Qualification)

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