IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING,
MAKE IT
ICONIC.
SELECTED WORK
IDEAS MADE
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
Selected projects were developed during Ahmer’s tenure at global advertising agencies, including WPP, IPG, and Dentsu, and at social impact agency Matter Unlimited.
CAMPAIGNS
THE WORK.
EVERY WOMAN TREATY
Uniting the World to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
OBAMA FOUNDATION
We are the ones.
MERCK FOR MOTHERS
All for ending maternal mortality
CHASE
Chase campaign for digital adoption.
OLAFUR ELIASSON / LITTLE SUN
Art Powering Hearts
MASTERCARD
New York City Priceless Cities launch campaign.
HOSH
Celebrating the boundless creativity of Native American artists.
MARRIOTT
All Marriott US Brands
IXIM
Accelerating Conscious Living.
SYNERGOS
Build Trust Works.
BRANDING
AIC
Artificial Intelligence Commodity. Compute Openly.
PURPOSE
#METOONOWWHAT ↗
PBS Series | Open, authentic conversations about sexual harassment.
PURPOSE
MOTHER’S CALL
Stop killing our children.
PURPOSE
WISE UP
Knowledge Ends Extremism
PURPOSE
CENTER FOR NATURAL INTELLIGENCE
Exploring New Pathways to Healing and Well-Being.
PURPOSE
PRESENCING INSTITUTE
Catalyze Conscious Action
PURPOSE
LEARNING FOR WELL-BEING FOUNDATION
Helping Every Child Realize Their Full Potential.
PURPOSE
HUMABANA
Inspiring climate awareness with flowers.
PURPOSE
VERATATE
Materials made to be recycled.
BRANDING
MORE THAN A LOGO
Every mark comes with the system around it: the type, color, imagery and rules that keep a brand recognizably itself, everywhere it lives.
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
AHMER KALAM
Ahmer spent more than two decades building brands and campaigns at Y&R, McCann and Dentsu, for clients including JPMorgan Chase, Intel, Marriott, Mastercard and Citibank. His work has earned Emmy nominations, Cannes Lions and Clios, and is part of MoMA’s permanent collection.
Through Design Hierarchy, he now works directly with founders, foundations and movements.
“When design, narrative and conscience converge, movements gain clarity.”