Mike Dempsey

My name is Mike Dempsey. I have been a graphic designer for more years than I care to remember.

Mike Dempsey has been has been around the block a bit.
A graphic designer for over 40 years. He worked in publishing for ten of those. Founded the design consultancy CDT in 1979. Has created everything from stamps to film title sequences and editorial design to visual identities. He is a writer, photographer, broadcaster, painter, blogger and studied acting at the Method Studio London. In between all that he’s had six children, 8 houses, 2 divorces, 5 cats 2 dogs. Has won ten D&AD Silvers and a Gold. Elected a member of Alliance Graphic International, was President of D&AD and past Master of The Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry. He left CDT at the end of 2007 to form Studio Dempsey - an intimate space to dream and create. He lives and works in London and Dorset.