Alex McDowell
| Alex McDowell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 April 1955 Borneo, Malaysia |
| Occupation | production designer, producer |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Kirsten Everberg (2 children) |
Alex McDowell, RDI (born 11 April 1955) is British production designer and film producer.
McDowell is a designer working in narrative media. He is a strong advocate of world building and immersive design and integrates digital technology and traditional design technique in his work. He has created a holistic design process that incorporates ideation, inception, prototyping, and production for tangible story worlds.
Alex McDowell was born in Borneo, to British parents. His father, HB McDowell, was an engineer for Royal Dutch Shell, and his brother, Jonathan McDowell, is a London-based architect. He attended Quaker boarding schools from age 7 to 18.
McDowell wanted to become a painter from an early age, and studied fine art at the Central School of Art and Design in London where in 1975 he and Sebastian Conran staged the Sex Pistols first headline concert. The consequent immersion into the London punk scene led to designing and printing T-shirts for Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s legendary King's Road shop Sex. With musician Glen Matlock, he founded graphic studio Rocking Russian Design in 1978, which is where Neville Brody started his career. McDowell designed album covers for punk rock groups and a wide variety of musicians including Rich Kids, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, and Iggy Pop.
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