James Oconnell is an award winning Creative Director, Designer, Illustrator, Thinker, Doer and Speaker based in Manchester ☂ UK.

He is Director and owner of Round Collective.

He's crafted all manner of creative ✏things for brands like Ministry of Sound, Sony, Reebok, Nike, New Balance, Asics, MUFC, MCFC, Timeout, Manchester Airport, Soccerbible, Computer Arts, BPP, Wired, The Atlantic, British Cycling, Malmaison, Aegean Airlines, YouTube and the BBC to name a few.

James believes the spice of life is meeting people ✌ this is where experiences and stories are made - the nectar of our industry.

James’ illustration is represented globally by GGREPS