Naveed Hussain

Creative Director

New Delhi, Delhi, India

About

Naveed Hussain is an Indian visual artist with 9+ years of experience across illustration, branding, packaging, editorial design, and photography. As a multidisciplinary creator, he is driven by a deep curiosity and a passion for pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling. His body of work spans a broad creative spectrum, seamlessly blending artistic sensitivity with strategic design thinking. Naveed’s work has been internationally recognized and awarded. He recently won the prestigious TDC71 Award, 2025 by the Type Directors Club, received a Gold at the Dieline Awards 2022 for Identity System Design, and was an In-book Winner/Baby Elephant at the Kyoorius Design Awards 2021. His projects have also been showcased at major design festivals including Indianama: Jerusalem Design Week 2019 and London Design Week 2017, and featured in global design platforms such as TheBrandIdentity and The Bounty Hunters. His portfolio includes collaborations with some of the world's leading brands, such as Absolut, Adidas Originals, Airtel, Apple, Budweiser, Facebook, Netflix, OnePlus, Setu Wellness, UNICEF Ghana, Uniqlo, and Zee Network, among others.

Experience

  • centdegrés (Delhi, India · Hybrid)
    • Freelance Design Consultant
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Design Lead
      Jun 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs

  • Creative Director at Naveed Hussain
    Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  • Animal (New Delhi, Delhi, India)
    • Art Lead
      Oct 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs

      Clients: Ab InBev, Absolut, Adidas Originals, Airtel, Apple, Araku, Budweiser, Facebook, Keventers, Netflix, One Plus, OPPO, OYO, Setu Wellness, UNICEF Ghana.

    • Art Director
      Aug 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Art Director & Photographer at Veu
    Sep 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Art Director & Photographer at Turn Black
    Sep 2017 - May 2018 · 9 mos

    Developed a visual look and conceptualised the apparel shoots since the inception of the brand.