Getting to know people

Our first task in PPP was to explore the work of 12 Graphic design studios from around the world. We were spit into 12 groups and each given a company to research, then present our findings in a slideshow to the rest of the class. 

The Design company we were given was called Build. 

• Originally based in London, they moved to Yorkshire in 2015
• Founded by Michael C. Place and Nicky Place in 2001
• They are an Internationally recognised U.K. based design company
• Worked with a number of widely recognised brands such as Nike, Microsoft, Made.com, getty images and Virgin America.
• They Specialise in branding and identity.
• Their work has been published in over one hundred books and magazines worldwide
• Their style is very minimalistic and focuses a lot on using type to communicate a clear message in their work. 
• They stick to a limited colour palette of 2 or 3 complimentary colours and their work is usually kept 2D, reminiscent of screen printing. 
• The are soon to set up an online shop.
• The design studio is very intimate comprised of only 4 designers.

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• The other 11 Studios are: 

• AH*HA Studio - Lisbon based design studio founded by University friends Carolina Cantante and Catrina Carreiras in 2011. Specialise in a wide range of design areas from advertising to interior design. Clients include: Converses, Avo, mercado.

• Hey Studio - Barcelona based design studio founded in 2007 with the aim of transforming ideas into communative graphics. Specialise inbound identity, editorial design and illustration. Clients include: Oxfam, Apple, Coca-cola.

• Sagmeister & Walsh - New York based design firm founded by Stefan Sagmeister and co. run by Jessica Walsh. Specialise in creating identities, commercials, website, apps, films, books nd objects for their clients, audiences and themselves. Clients include: Frooti, function engineering, Levis.

• HeyDays - Norwegian design company based in Oslo aim of pushing the boundaries and working collaboratively with clients to produce bespoke pieces of design taylor made to suit the image of your brand. Clients include: Berg & Berg, Wesley Mann & Hardhaus.

• Lust - Multidisciplinary design studio based in the Netherlands founded in 1996 by Jeroen Barendse. Specialises in a range of different design practices. Interested in experimenting with and exploring new pathways of design in their own lab. Clients Include: Berlage institue, Loos- Space festival, urban nebula.

• Studio Dumbar - Netherlands based design company, founded in 1977 by Gert Dumbar. Specialises in the visual expression of brand and organisations both online and offline. Clients include: Transavia airline,  Dutch Police, TNT Green office. 

• Elmwood - Studios based in Leeds, London, New York, HongKong, Singapore, Melbourne. Elmwood is 'the worlds most effective brand design consultancy.' Clients include: Walmart, the FA and Comic Relief.

• Bleed - Multidisciplinary design company based in Oslow and Vienna founded by Svein Haakon Lia and Dag Solhaug Laska. Specialise in creating identity and experience through concept development, art direction, graphic design and service design. Clients Include: JOOP, Pepsi and Monier.

• Face - Mexico based, 'Supermodernist' design team established in 2006. Aims to design branding that will stand the test of time. Clients Include: Orange, Folio Magazine, School Hub.

• Dessein - based in Perth, Australia the design company was established in 1987 by Geoff Bickford and Tracy Kenilworth. They specialise in brand identity especially logo, packaging and signage designs. Clients Include: Rubra, Zena and Snug as a Bug. 

• Wolf Ollins - Founded by the late Wally Ollins and Michael Wolf in 1965, the London based design company was originally created help organisations create less corporate brand identities. They specialise in groundbreaking and experimental designs, more striking than those of their competitors. Clients include London 2012 Olympics (they designed the logo), The National Lottery and EE. 

[All images taken from the individual studios Websites]