I'm Olabode
Award Winning Brand Designer. Multidisciplinarian Creative Director. Brand Strategist. Visual Storyteller.
With over 15 years’ experience across multinational brands, leading creative agencies and independent consultancy. Olabode specialises in corporate identity systems, packaging, campaign key-visual systems and editorial design for mass-market FMCG, financial-services and civil-society brands in Nigeria, West Africa, and North America.
Brand Identity Design for Grand Oak Across 8 different Products For LeoBurnet, Lagos.
Award Winning Campaign for Golden Terra Amaana Oil Packaging & Product Design
ALIEVE - Rise Above Pain
Award Winning Terra Seasoning Cube "Unwrap Joy, Unleash Taste Campaign
Terra Unwrap Joy Campaign
Art, Illustration & Photography Global for Awarrd Winning Short Film Whispers in the wires
Amaana Oil
Corporate Editorial Design & Brand Communication for Cadbury for Nitro 121
Award Winning Fruity Personal Project for Pernod Ricard's Absolut Vodka
TGI Corporate Website: UI/UX Design and Development, 2025
Award Winning Goodness Campaign for Malta Guinness from Guinness Nigeria Plc.
Mandilas x Carrier Lekki Showroom Opening Teaser and Sustainance Campaign
UNISEF - Behind Every Smile
THE WORK. THE IMPACT. THE RECOGNITION.
Gold Advocacy & Social Impact Messaging (2025)
Won by UpInTheSky (Whispers in the Wires for Paradigm Initiative)
My Role: Campaign Visual Identity, Key Visuals and Photography.
Best Human Rights Film, Berlin Short Film, Germany, 2025
Won by UpInTheSky (Whispers in the Wires for Paradigm Initiative)
Role: Campaign visual identity, key visuals and photography.
Pitcher Africa Award (Bronze, Entertainment Film (2026)
Won by UpInTheSky (Whispers in the Wires)
Role: Campaign Visual Identity, Key Visuals and Photography.
Pitcher Africa Award (Bronze, Integrated Campaigns (2025)
Won by UpInTheSky (Favourite Tenant for MREFxARM Investment Manager)
My Role: Key visual and identity across the integrated campaign.
Winner, Brand of the Year, 2026, ADVAN African Awards.
Won by TGI Group (Golden Terra Soya Oil)
My Role: Visual direction and model photography direction for the 2026 revitalizartion
Winner, Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Grand Prix 2023
Won by TGI (Terra Seasoning Cube, "Unwrap Joy, Unleash Taste")
My Role: Lead Designer of the key visual and product photography
WHAT I BRING TTO THE TABLE.
Brand Identity System & Architecture
Packaging Design
Camapign Systems & Art Direction
Editorial & Corporate Communication Design
THE WORK SPEAKS SO DO THE PEOPLE
Olabode brings together strategic thinking, creative excellence and strong leadership. His ability to translate ideas into compelling brand experiences and lead creative solutions with clarity and purpose distinguishes him as a valuable talent in the design industry.
Bunmi Oke
Olabode combines exceptional design expertise with strong creative leadership, consistently turning complex briefs into compelling brand and digital solutions. His technical versatility, strategic thinking and ability to lead creative execution make him an invaluable design professional.
Probal Bhattacharya
Olabode is a strategic design leader who combines creative vision, technical expertise and strong ownership. His ability to lead creative direction, solve complex problems and deliver impactful brand solutions sets him apart in the design industry.
Chamberlin Ukenedo
Olabode is a leader in brand design, art direction, and visual storytelling. He sets visual direction for whole campaigns and leads creative teams. His experience demonstrates an ability to shape visual direction, develop original creative solutions and influence visual development.
Oje Ojeaga
ARTITUDE WITH OLABODE
CREATIVITY IS A MINDSET.
Artitude explores the mindset, struggles, breakthroughs and ideas behind the people who create.
MENTORSHIIP
GREAT WORK IS NEVER A SOLO ACT.
Ideas may start with one person. Great work happens when people challenge, sharpen and bring those ideas to life together.
MENTORSHIP
CREATIVE DIRECTION
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
WORKSHOPS
TEAM BUILDING
THE BRANDS THAT BET ON THE IDEA
A selection of brands, businesses and organisations I've had the privilege to build, shape and transform.
DON'T JUST WATCH THE IDEAS. LET'S BUILD IT.