PPP3: Possible Contactable Studios

It was important over the holidays that we look into and research into potential studios that we would like to go and visit which, hopefully, could lead to a placement.

Robot Food- (http://www.robot-food.com)

'Roots & Bulbs' by Robot Food
Robot Food 'Roots & Bulbs' [Internet] Available from http://www.robot-food.com/work/roots-bulbs/ (Accessed 23rd September 2015)

'Under Your Skin' by Robot Food
Robot Food 'Under Your Skin' [Internet] Available from http://www.robot-food.com/work/under-your-skin/ (Accessed 23rd September 2015)

Both myself and Emily started contacting Robot Food before the start of the summer in hopes for a studio visit however, we were told that they couldn't do it until after the summer so I decided to try again. Robot Food are a small design studio in Leeds who use illustration and clean design to produce modern and contemporary brand identities and products for those brands. I really admire the work that they produce and I have been following them for a long time so they are a company I would really love to work for.

Hungry Sandwich Club- (http://www.hungrysandwich.es)

'Open Garage' by Hungry Sandwich Club
Hungry Sandwich Club 'Open Garage' [Internet] Available from http://www.hungrysandwich.es/opengarage.html (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Foodpreneurs' by Hungry Sandwich Club
Hungry Sandwich Club 'Foodpreneurs' [Internet] Available from http://www.hungrysandwich.es/foodpreneurs.html (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Tour De France Junction Boxes' by Hungry Sandwich Club
Hungry Sandwich Club 'Tour De France Junction Boxes' [Internet] Available from http://www.hungrysandwich.es/junction.html (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Hungry Sandwich Club is a newly set up collaborative duo based in Leeds who were in the previous graduating year. They have a bold, colourful and unapologetically fun visual aesthetic which is creative and fulfilling. I doubt that in this very early stage of business they would have people for placements but it wouldn't hurt to ask them about there experience in regards to setting up their own business and what challenges they have faced.

Split- (http://www.split.co.uk) and  (http://blog.split.co.uk)

'That Old Chestnut' by Split
Split 'The Old Chestnut' [Internet] Available from http://www.split.co.uk/old-chestnut (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Split Homepage' by Split
Split 'Making of the Split Homepage [Internet] Available from 'http://blog.split.co.uk/making-of-the-split-homepage-project/ (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Split are a creative graphic design studio based in Leeds who work on a wide range of briefs, from corporate to self-directed which makes for a different portfolio of work. The fact that they are not confined by any type of design style makes for an exciting place to work and I had a look at their blog to see the way that they work behind the scenes of the briefs.

Tonik- (http://brandingbytonik.co.uk)

'Cream' by Tonik
Toni 'Cream' [Internet] Available from http://brandingbytonik.co.uk/portfolio-view/cream-pr-marketing-communications/ (Accessed 23rd September 2015)

'Arthur Cottam Horseshoes' by Tonik
Tonik 'Arthur Cottam Horseshoes' [Internet] Available from http://brandingbytonik.co.uk/portfolio-view/arthur-cottam-horseshoes/ (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Tonik are an independent design studio in Sheffield who specialise in working with small businesses to provide them with a professional brand identity and the collateral and products that coincide with the business. This is exactly what I like to do by making brands by scratch and making all of the printed work to go along with it.

Eleven Design- (http://www.elevendesign.co.uk)

'Our Favourite Places' by Eleven Design
Eleven Design 'Our Favourite Places' [Internet] Available from http://www.elevendesign.co.uk/work/ofp (Accessed 2rd September 2014)

'Yorkshire World Collection' by Eleven Design
Eleven Design 'Yorkshire World Collection' [Internet] Available from http://www.elevendesign.co.uk/work/yorkshire-world-collection (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Eleven Design is a Sheffield- based design and visual communication studio which have a range of different briefs from information design to editorial to branding. I liked the heavy illustration-based design that they work in whilst still putting emphasis on layout and grid systems, which is an aspect that I feel I could learn from through a placement.

Fieldwork- (http://madebyfieldwork.com)

'Camp Nothing' (2014) by Fieldwork
Fieldwork 'Camp Nothing' [Internet] Available from http://madebyfieldwork.com/work/camp-nothing (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Our Brand- Fieldwork' by Fieldwork
Fieldwork 'Our Brand- Fieldwork' [Internet] Available from http://madebyfieldwork.com/work/fieldwork (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Clarence & Fredericks' (2014) by Fieldwork

Fieldwork 'Clarence & Fredericks' [Internet] Available from http://madebyfieldwork.com/work/clarence-fredericks (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Fieldwork are a Manchester-based studio who like to work on collaborating with clients to produce brand identities. The designs are innocent and considered with colour playing a major part of the visual identity which I felt made for a sophisticated visual language for the brand. 

Everyday Something- (http://everydaysomething.net)

'Bundobust' by Everyday Something
Everyday Something 'Bundobust' [Internet] Available from http://everydaysomething.net/work/bundobust (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'The Sparrow' by Everyday Something
Everyday Something 'The Sparrow' [Internet] Available from http://everydaysomething.net/work/the-sparrow (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

Everyday Something is a Bradford based design studio founded in 2011 who work on mainly small scale work, usually one-off logos or poster designs as well as competitions. The actual studio itself is just one guy so this is a different dynamic to the other studios that I have looked at and it would be interesting to see how this works on a business scale.

R Design- (http://www.r-design.co.uk)

'Tesco Revisionist' by R Design
R Design 'Tesco Revolutionist' [Internet] Available from http://www.r-design.co.uk/project/all/tesco-revisionist (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Eyeko' by R Design
R Design 'Eyeko' [Internet] Available from http://www.r-design.co.uk/project/health-beauty/eyeko (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Millie's Cookies' by R Design
R Design 'Millie's Cookies' [Internet] Available from http://www.r-design.co.uk/project/food-drink/millies2 (Accessed  23rd September 2014)

R Design is a London based, large brand consultancy and agency with a huge array of well-known global clients. Their work is very mainstream and corporate yet it would be great to be able to get the experience to work in a large studio with this style of work and how I could adapt to this.

TAC Design- (http://www.tac-design.co.uk)

'Proteinology' by TAC Design
TAC Design 'Proteinology' [Internet] Available from http://www.tac-design.co.uk/work/proteinology/ (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

'Burger Stop' by TAC Design
TAC Design 'Burger Stop' [Internet] Available from http://www.tac-design.co.uk/work/burger-stop/ (Accessed 23rd September 2014)

TAC Design are a studio in Newcastle who create clean layouts and simple design which is comprehensive and cohesive throughout. This simplistic approach to branding is something that I feel would be great to learn about and get involved with. Newcastle is quite far away but that doesn't mean that they can't be contacted.

Following this, I decided to contact the 2 studios which were my favourite out of all of them to see whether I would be able to get anything from it.

Contacting Fieldwork and Robot Food

I sent my portfolio to Fieldwork and Robot Food but I didn't hear anything from them which knocked my confidence a bit, not just in the portfolio but in the entire brand identity and presentation of my work.