Personal and Professional practice.

Here at dots printhaus our main areas of focus are paper and t-shirt screen prints. We’re familiar with a range of T-shirt and paper stocks that are suitable for a variety of purposes, so we can offer suggestions on how to best fulfil the needs of your job.

T Shirts
Sweatshirts
Poster Prints
Tote Bags
Bespoke Jobs

We take extreme pride in the work we produce and as a result apply the same work ethic and attention to detail to each and every job whether it’s for a large organisation or an individual.

THE PRINT SHOP. / LEEDS.

WATER BASED SCREENPRINT.

http://www.thisisprintshop.co.uk/

INC. WORKSHOP. / LEEDS.

TRADITIONAL PRINT / WOODWORK.

http://inc-yorkshire.com/inc-workshop/

WHY USE INC. WORKSHOP?

Inc Workshop (formerly Factory4) is located in Sheepscar, a 10-minute walk from Leeds city centre. Fully equiped with industrial level kit for Screen Print, Woodwork, Upholstery, Picture Framing, Laser Cutting and Jewellery, the workshop operates three main strands of services: - A membership scheme allowing you to book time and use the facilites on a pay-as-you-go basis. - We provide services such as paper and garment Screen Printing, Picture Framing, and Laser Cutting.

COSTS TO USE INC. WORKSHOP WORKSPACE.
We rent space in each area (woodwork, screen print, jewellery, picture framing, upholstery and laser cutting) on a pay as you go system, so to get started all you need is a health & safety induction, which includes a preliminary introduction to the all the equipment, machines or chemicals relevant to your chosen area, as well as a year long membership to the workshop.
Basic Induction – Cost is £60

Membership and health and safety induction is available to individuals with prior experience in their chosen area or having already taken a course at the workshop. Membership is for the year which gets you access into one area: woodwork , screen print, jewellery, picture framing, upholstery, or laser cutter.

Induction into an extra area: £30.00
Renewal of membership: £45 (per year)

Extended Induction – Cost £120 For people who have less experience and would like a bit more help with the basics, extended inductions are available in each area of the workshop. This 4 hours of one-to-one tuition will teach you how to use each piece of equipment in detail and give you a solid understanding of the processes/skills needed to work confidently in the workshop area of your choice.

LASERCUT.

You Cut it £1 per minute Designing and converting files £35.00 per hour Free test run on card No charge for down time Specialist support Gallery of free vector images available.

We cut it £2 per minute plus postage and packaging Designing and converting files £35.00 per hour Gallery of free vector images available Minutes can be purchased in bundles of £20.00, £40.00 or £80.00.

SCREENPRINT FACILITIES.

3x Large Screen beds Large High Detail Exposure Unit Screen Wash Areas with High Pressure Hose Drying Rack Photocopier (our exposure unit does not even require acetate, it goes through paper with as much detail) Loads of screens in all the sizes you will need All the chemicals and inks needed for preparation and then fabric and paper printing.

CHOSEN PRINTERS.

I have chosen Pavilion promotional as the printers in which we will go to, to print most of our projects as they print a wide range of collateral. I looked at a few different print studios however many of them printed large or small format but not both. However Pavilion print, prints anything from business cards and leaflets to large scale environmental design. The printers is also only 2 miles from the studio I picked at Tower works meaning that we could easily get to the printers in case of any situation.

PP2: Group company / Presentation - Office space in Leeds.

TASK ONE.
OFFICE SPACE IN LEEDS.

The first task I was assigned in the group was to look for an office space in which we could base our company. I focused my search within the up and coming creative areas of Leeds, where other creative companies have settled such as photographers, artists and other design agencies such as the likes of Elmwood. As Leeds is an up and coming creative city, the spaces designed for creative practice are mostly quite small with offices built for housing 1-20 people, a good size for a start up company like ourselves.

OFFICE SPACE ONE.
LS9/LEEDS.
RENTAL.

Serviced Office available to Rent in Leeds, For all-inclusive office space solution with flexible rental terms Please call on 08001884665

Serviced office located on the 3rd Floor of this Business Centre. The office vary in size with space for 1 to 9 people, office furniture is supplied.

Prices vary from £250 - £1000 pcm

Flexible contract terms, starting from 1 month, the monthly rent includes all services and costs except telephone.

Secured parking is available at a low monthly cost.

The facilities include, communal kitchen, W.C’s, access to use the boardroom and reception area.

Located on Mabgate, which runs parallel to Regent Street and it only a 5 - 10 min walk into Leeds city centre.

Less than 5 mins walk from leeds central bus station

24 Hour Access
Air Conditioning
Alarmed Offices
Bespoke fit-out
Boardroom
Business Lounge
Business Support
Cafe/Restaurant On-Site
Call Answering
Car Parking
CAT 5/5e/6 Cabling
CCTV
City/Town centre
Conference Space
Dedicated Fax Number
Dedicated Phone Number
Disabled Facilities
Event Planning
Fax Services
Fully DDA Compliant
Furnished Offices
High Speed Internet
Hot Desking
IT Support
Kitchen Facility
Mail Collection/Forwarding
Major transport links
Manned Reception
Meeting Rooms
Modern Building
Office Cleaning
Printing/Scan Equipment
Serviced Offices
Start-up Space
Vending Machines
Virtual Office Services
Voicemail Services
VoIP Technology

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OFFICE SPACE TWO.
VICTORIA WHARF /LEEDS /LS1
RENTAL.

Victoria Wharf, 4 The Embankment, Leeds, LS1 4BA / 3,655sq ft |

3655 sq ft.

A central location in the centre of Leeds means business opportunities, shopping, entertainment and nightlife are all first class. With eateries such as Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc on the ground floor and the new Cranberry’s bistro next door at 3 The Embankment, local dining is first class. A short walk brings you to a wealth of outstanding hotels, upmarket shopping destinations including Harvey Nichols, entertainment at the Yorkshire Playhouse and much more.

Contemporary new entrance and reception area
•	Stylish male and female WC’s to each floor
•	New shower room
•	New 13 person (1,000kg) passenger lift serving all floors
•	Natural ventilation
•	Ability to retro-fit cooling systems
•	Raised floors with floor boxes
•	Gas fired central heating via perimeter wall mounted radiators
•	Double glazed window units
•	LG7 compliant lighting

Accommodation		Square Feet:
Second Floor Whole		3,655 Sq. Ft.
Third Floor Part		824 Sq. Ft.
Third Floor Part		3,766 Sq. Ft.
Fourth Floor Whole		4,535 Sq. Ft.

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OFFICE SPACE THREE.
TOWER WORKS/ LEEDS.
RENTAL.

Tower Works provides a good range of offices suitable for companies employing between 1-20 people. Choose from the smaller refurbished offices created within the original listed building, some of which have their own front doors, and the larger spaces in the sensitively designed new build element. Tower Works is now full but we have space available in neighbouring developments, please contact us for further information.

Train

Tower Works is only an 8 minute walk to the Leeds railway station, making it an ideal location for commuting. Just walk along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and through Granary Wharf to Neville Street and you’re there. In 2014, the new iconic South Entrance to the train station is due to open – you’ll then be three minutes away from national rail connections.

Driving and Parking

There’s ample car parking in the immediate area, either from short and long-stay car parks (typically £3.50 per day) on pay and display on-street parking. For detailed directions, just enter your postcode on the map at the foot of this page.

OFFICE SPACE FOUR.

SUNNY BANK MILLS/LEEDS.

RENTAL.

Feeston rooms at Sunny Bank Mill. Three of the 6 units are currently taken up by two other creative companies.

500-2000 sq. ft to rent.

Refurbished to modern specifications
Character exposed brick
Open plan accommodation
High levels of natural light
Central mill location
All mains services
On site management
Suitable for a variety of uses

Availible studios:

sq.m

Unit 1: 1,120 sq.ft

Unit 2: 740 sq.ft

Unit 3 - Let to Northern Light Studio

Unit 4 - Let to Northern Light Studio

Unit 5 - Let to Richard Moran Photography

Unit 6: 510 sq.ft

OFFICE SPACE FIVE.
DUKE STUDIOS/ LEEDS.
RENTAL.

Has a partnership with Leeds college of art:

The College has formed a unique partnership with Duke Studios, a creative co-working space in the heart of the unofficial cultural quarter in Leeds.

Our studio space provides a nurturing environment for recent graduates to establish their own businesses. This space is primarily suited to screen-based ‘clean’ activities such as digital media and design, but the College is planning to expand its portfolio of incubation units to support business activity and practice related to our full range of degree programmes.

In an ambitious urban regeneration project, the 7000sq ft. space in Munro House overlooking Leeds bus station which used to house Auto Trader’s offices is being transformed into an open plan, design-led haven for creative collaboration.

Why Duke studios is great for first time companies and freelancers:

But it’s not just an office. Duke Studios is a place where the two most incompatible of human elements – productivity and creativity – collide. This office-cum-studio boasts a mezze of facilities that will satisfy even the hungriest of artistic appetites, including vinyl and laser cutting, a photographic studio and a fully-equipped workshop.

From a business perspective, Duke Studios’ appeal is simple: the opportunity for networking is limitless. Co-workers will be able to gain work they never even knew existed, be that from passing work between each other within the studio or using their collective power to win contracts that couldn’t have been achieved single handed. Duke Studios will also act as an agency, actively seeking to find new business for the talent within its walls.

Budget Friendly:

The tiered membership scheme means that people can choose the solution which is best for their budget, but even the most expensive studio rental package is cheaper than renting a small city office.

Duke Studios Offers:
 10 Studios Spaces
 8 Desk Rentals
 Co-Working for 30+
 Fully equipped workshop facilities
 Hireable Photography Studio
 Photography Services
 Design Studio
 Laser cutting service and hire
 Vinyl cutting service and hire
 Meeting Room
 Event Space

OFFICE SPACE SIX.
ROUND FOUNDRY/ WATER LANE/ LEEDS.
RENTAL.

Elmwood at round foundry water lane.

A move to the city centre is more convenient for clients and will help us to attract the best emerging talent in the industry to come and work for us."

Sands added: "The area is an exciting place where many of the city’s most interesting companies work cheek by jowl. We have put our own particular stamp on our new, modern, flexible space, located in the heart of fantastic, historic mill buildings which are full of character."

Monday, 24 March 2014

PPP2: Group company / Presentation - Meeting one.

PPP2 / BUILDING A COMPANY.
MEETING ONE.

We wrote down what areas of design we were all interested in:
Illustration, Print, Web, UI, Editorial, UX.

LLC/ Limited Liability Company.

- Branding Acency.

- Tone of voice: Quirky, laid back, Team based.

- Outside printers.
- In house web hosting.

Starting with small independent companies as we are a new business.

Rent or buy office space?
Printers to use externally.

Choosing Leeds as it is an up and coming city for design. Look at digital and print companies, see their clients, what they are up to.

Equipment:
- Macs.
- Printer.
- Photocopier.
- Scanner.
- Shredder.
- Chairs.
- Desk.
- Whiteboard.
- Air hockey.
- Service.
- 24/7 Internet.
- High speed.
- Landline.

Hire an accountant.

Pitch/ idea room.

- Need a website.
- Stationary.
- Mugs.

Jobs list that we need to do:

- Daisy to look at Company types.
- Danielle to look at Digital companies.
- Ant to look at hosting and Banking/ business accounts/ building societies.
- Me- look into office space and printers in Leeds.
- Mel Branding agencies and equipment needed and cost.
- All to think of Logo design.

- Make a contract and manifesto.

- How much do we charge?

- Plan how are business will look in 1,3 and 5 years.

- What makes our business different from the competition.

- Everyone has their own identity within the business.

- What is the total startup capital you think you may need to launch your business?

Next week:
- Logo.
- Website.
- Presentation.

Thursday, 27 February 2014

PPP2: Studios I am interested in.

PPP2.
STUDIOS I AM INTERESTED IN.

Analogue - Leeds.

I first found out about Analogue when I visited Cielo Blanco in Leeds, a new mexican restaurant in the trinity centre complex. I picked up a menu and just fell in love with the design, illustrative based and inspired by relief printing techniques, my passionate for print self was captured. I also found that Analogue have taken on a lot of branding projects, the area of Graphic design I am most interested alongside illustration.

Other works by Analogue that I like and are similar to the works which I produce:

Passport - Leeds.

Passport is a never design agency in Leeds that I find particularly inspirational as it was set up by Graphic design graduate from Leeds college of art. It would be great to work with Passport, as this set of designers are people whom I can find out about the whole transition from being a student at LCA to opening a studio. Although this is not something I imagine myself doing any time soon, I imagine working for myself to be the ultimate job within the design industry. Passport also have a similar calibre of work to myself, and complete projects that I am interested in, taking illustrative motifs and combining this with strong photography.

Elmwood - International.

Elmwood is a graphic design studio with offices both national and international, they currently have 3 british locations in Leeds, Manchester and London. As I had previously mentioned my interests within graphic design are branding and illustration. Elmwood are known as the worlds 'most effective brand design consultancy. As Elmwood are so successful and are the largest agency I admire, I would have to work hard on my confidence and building an impressive portfolio before I feel that I could approach them. Therefore elmwood are an agency I would most probably approach in third year when I have an even further understanding who I am as a designer and my work.

Duo - Leeds.

Duo are as it is called a creative Graphic design duo based in Leeds. Something that really struck me about the agency was not so much the fact that they have created some of my favourite works in the industry, but the friendliness of the studio. As I had previously said, I would be intimidated to approach elmwood, however Duo aka Paul and Emily seem very friendly and approachable. As the second year student I am now, I would feel much more comfortable to take a visit to Duo studio.

Vibe studio - Manchester.

Vibe studio is a Graphic design agency in Manchester with a focus on Branding. The main focus for the company however lies with packaging and photography. Although photography is not my strongest skill, designing for packaging is one of the sectors I love to approach within Graphic design.
Vibe studio also have a very welcoming personality and seem like if I wanted to visit, that they would welcome me with open arms. 'Vibe’s aspiration is to build a creative community so our studio is always open to artistic people, corporate people, and all intelligent people willing to work with us or just to come over for a coffee.' - Vibe studio.