Contacting design studios.
Now that I have updated my Behance with my most recent and strongest work, now feel ready to start contacting design studios for visits. Out of the studios I have looked at, I have picked 5 to contact based upon similar interests, work produced and distance.
The 5 studios that I emailed are:
DUO (Leeds)
DUO are an agency based in Leeds completing both print and web projects. Although web is not where my strengths lie, I found that the print projects were heavily illustration based much like my own style of work. A project that has always stuck with me from the studio is the brief completed for Jeffery Wests shoe brand which used a distinct illustrative style to combine both image and type.
Robot Food (Leeds)
Robot food are a great food based branding agency based in Leeds, and are quite possibly one of my favourite studios EVER. Although I find that the design studio would be quite intimidating to visit, I know that If I wish to work in a studio such as Robot Food some day I must break down that barrier. Again a lot of the work completed by Robot Food is illustration based.
One of my favoured projects by them is the christmas 'card' they sent out from the studio, featuring a traditional nut cracker with a robotic twist.
I had also visited York one weekend and came across a really great sandwhich shop in which you were actually able to have all different kinds of Yorkshire roasts inside a sandwhich. Enjoying my experience there I also really loved the traditional yet contemporary branding, little did I know it had been done by Robot Food.
Creatively so (Huddersfield)
Creatively so is a design studio based out of Huddersfield completing projects that are almost totally illustration based for a wide range of clients. Projects that took my particular interest include the illustrative typographic alphabet which is ongoing, the bumps and beyond project and the en route coffee shop branding.
Music (Manchester)
Ideas by music are an amazing studio that not only capture my attention for their amazing work, but their work ethic and the way in which they represent themselves. I always feel that Music are two steps ahead in everything, and that a great focus of theirs is not only communicating the work they do but themselves as a studio. The new website update speaks for itself in which we are able to see how energetic Music has and how much energy they put into their work.
I originally discovered Ideas by Music after visiting Chester zoo and seeing the rebrand, which when I researched, I found out it was created by Music.
MIKMIK (Saltaire)
Studio MIKMIK are based in Saltaire, Bradford not far from where I live. They specialise in both graphic design and illustration based projects, which is reflected in their self branding, one of my favourite projects. Other projects that I enjoy from studio MIKMIK are the YoYo cafe bar branding that takes on influence from traditional print, The magic number three postcard and The Yorkshire dales hay time festival flyer in which lovely fluid type is the focus.
When contacting the studios I tried to keep in mind what John had said about standing out and making your personality known. When contacting studios I wanted them to know that I was very passionate about creating great design, and excited to get out into the industry, I also tried to speak to them in a more conversational way, and as one of their current employees rather than putting them on a pedestal. Below is the email that I send out to all 5 studios, I included my email for replies, and my Behance portfolio link in case they wanted to check out my work prior to any visit invites I may receive.
Unfortunately I haven't had a reply from Robotfood, Duo or creatively so. Out of the Three Robotfood is my favourite studio and so I am considering leaving a bit of time and trying to contact them again as I would really love to visit there.
However I did have some success as The owner of studio MikMik who now runs The Archipelago down at Tower works sent me an email back and invited me down.
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