Dylan McDonough is the Head of Creative at Paper Stone Scissors Sydney, a brand, creative and production agency that specialises in considered fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Dylan prescribes to a strategic, multidisciplinary approach to create client identities holistically across advertising, full-service branding, digital media and packaging design. Working with Ralph Lauren (global), Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Pull&Bear, David Jones, POLITIX, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Portmans and Peter Alexander, Dylan continually identifies smarter and more beautiful ways to get brands noticed and utilises purposeful storytelling to resonate and connect them to their audiences.
With over a decade of experience, his work has been recognised by The New York Type Directors Club, Tokyo Type Directors Club, Monocle Magazine, GQ Magazine, Sydney Design Awards and the AGDA Awards.
Paper Stone Scissors2016–Current Ralph Lauren (global), Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Pull&Bear, Penfolds, David Jones, FILA China, POLITIX Menswear, PUMA, Colette, Portmans, ONLY Denim, Peter Alexander, Adairs, Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Cache Cache CN, Calibre, Just Jeans, YD Australia, Highpoint Shopping Centre, Yellow Tail Wines
ERD2014–2016 Melbourne Recital Centre, ANZ, Metro Trains, Australia Post, Linara Property Group
2023 Australian Design Awards Gold – ZIINKLE Brand Identity Tech at Paper Stone Scissors Australian Design Awards Silver – RELOOP Brand Identity Tech at Paper Stone Scissors
2022 Sydney Design Awards Gold – RELOOP Brand Identity at Paper Stone Scissors Sydney Design Awards Silver – ZIINKLE Brand Identity at Paper Stone Scissors AGDA Awards Finalist – BEAR Ltd. Holiday Packaging Design
2018 AGDA Award – Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Campaign Branding 2018 at Paper Stone Scissors
2018 Tokyo Type Directors Club Award – BEAR Ltd. Branding AGDA Awards Finalist – BEAR Ltd. Branding
2017 Tokyo Type Directors Club Award – Angela Harry Branding
2016 AGDA Awards Finalist – The Remainders Monash University Featured Alumni
2015 TDC (Type Directors Club New York) Certificate of Typographic Excellence – INTGRS AGDA Awards Finalist – Hessian Magazine Issue Two Desktop Magazine Create Awards Typography shortlist The Design Kids – 15 designers to watch in 2015
2014 GQ Magazine Australia – Finalist GQ Generation TDC (Type Directors Club New York) Certificate of Typographic Excellence – Khoi Khoi Tokyo Type Directors Club Award – Khoi Khoi Desktop Magazine Create Awards Emerging Talent shortlist Desktop Magazine Create Awards Illustration shortlist AGDA Design Biennale Finalist – Khoi Khoi & Yes, No, Maybe?
2013 Monash University Most Outstanding Folio of the Year Award agIdeas Newstar Award shortlist
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2018 Monocle Magazine Interview feature with BEAR Ltd.
2016 Art Marks Published by Counter-Print Books Infinite Icon Published by Sandu Publishing
2015 TDC (Type Directors Club New York) Typography 36
2014 TDC (Type Directors Club New York) Typography 35 Tokyo Type Directors Club Vol.25 The Young Ones Magazine – Interview
