Helen Keyes

Associate Partner

Helen is an Associate Partner in Prophet's design practice and is based in our New York office. She has over 25 years of international experience in design and branding. Her specialties include brand strategy, brand architecture, brand identity, graphic design, naming, and web design.

Throughout her career, Keyes has worked with international clients in a variety of sectors. Her clients have included: Aer Lingus, British Telecom, The British Tourist Authority, Citi, Colgate-Palmolive, Ford, Mazda Motors Europe, MBNA, Merck, Motorola, NatWest Bank, Royal Mail, Scandinavian Airlines, Schering-Plough, Shell, and Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson).

Most recently, she owned Blue Ink Co., a New York-based brand and identity consulting firm, and before that was co-owner of another agency, The Brewery. Previously, Keyes served as managing director of creative at Enterprise IG (now Brand Union), New York. Prior to coming to the U.S., Keyes served as Design Director with Wolff Olins, Design Director with SampsonTyrrell Design (now Brand Union, London), and began her career as a graphic designer with Raymond Loewy International.

Keyes holds a Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, in Media and Production Design from the London College of Printing (now the University of the Arts London), England.