Excellent Cardigan is the name under which Robert James Driscoll works — a designer, educator, and sound tinkerer. I work where
clarity meets chaos. Over the past two decades, I've helped brands, books, and bands find their visual voice. Currently Art Director for Corporate Marketing at
Penguin Random House
.
I'm drawn to projects with feeling. The weird ones. The earnest ones. The ones where design isn't just solving problems — it's making magic.
When I'm not designing, I'm can be found working on new modular patches, developing workflows using AI, or wandering bookstores.
I've been known to ramble.
What I'm up to now.
Raising Nico
My toddler is in a synth-drumming, kazoo-shrieking phase. It's… inspiring?
Launching OGMA
Building a studio for the weird, the whimsical, and the wonderfully out-of-scope.
Experimenting with AI workflows
Sharing use-cases, leading live demos, and mentoring designers through the good (and not-so-good) tools.
Writing new music
Exit Wave has a few songs brewing — dark, melodic, cinematic stuff.
Staying inspired
Currently reading "How Buildings Learn," revisiting Brian Eno's diaries, and collecting grainy paper textures.