Sunday, 19 October 2014

PPP: PLACEMENTS + VISITS FOR THE FUTURE

Although I have already done my placement and have decided to use the two weeks set aside for visits and events instead. I decided to collect and list all the potential design agencies and companies that I really wanted to work at, if I did have time to complete another placement opportunity.

With plans of travelling after I graduate I looked into international and regional studios that focus on branding & identity, publishing & editorial with interests in music, fashion and catering. If I have time to visit or place with these agencies it will be a great opportunity.



Manchester


Yolo 


Yolo is a studio in manchester focusing on music and events I really love the clean and modern aesthetic that transcends through the branding of the music night Sankey's and the colourful editorial promotional flyers.













Ideas By Music

Ideas by music works with a range of clients in the music and entertainment sector, I really love their interactive website that give personality to the studio and their branding work, in particular the CFCC which using experimental layout in type.











Love


A design studio. An ad agency. An innovation kitchen. Creative thinkers. Strategy authors. Experience creators. Content publishers. Specialists working together to create compelling ideas for global brands. We find the most interesting stories to tell in the most interesting way.














Design By Day


Design by Day caters to a lot of fields in graphic design, I really liked their editorial work with newspaper design and the structured layouts they use.










Raw


We create effective pieces of design and creative communications, with a focus on craftsmanship and collaboration.Ours is a simple approach: we take the time to get to know our clients, we do all that we can to understand the people they’re trying to reach, then we take what we know and create memorable, relevant pieces of work. 

Again their editorial work is crafted in a beautiful way, I love their George Best publication and the arrangement of type and image.













Leeds


Rabbit Hole


Rabbit Holes work in the music industry is really prevalent with artists from Lilly Allen to Kylie Minogue. I love their album art work they produce and that they cater to a multitude of design disciplines from art direction, music and editorial which are things I want to explore and capitalise on this year.










Passport

Passport again caters to a multitude of design disciplines and their documentation of their work in really inspirational and cutting edge. I love their use of colour for projects and alternative materials.














Analogue


Analouge is a digital and branding agency in Leeds that has a bold and charastmatic presence, I love their mixture of work that often uses bold colours and clean type, that stands out.








Project 53



Project 53's pet sounds project is beautifully done, with simple type and a interesting colour choice and layout, although their is little music branding, I would like to visit them to see their opinions on this field of design.










Liverpool


Smiling Wolf



Similing Wold creates some interesting album art work and editorial deisgns, the agency works really well with type and image and this is something I use a lot in my own work.












London


Bunch



I have been looking at Bunch Design for a while from attending one of the festivals they have branded, I love their use of pastel tones and imagery for the Eastern Electrics festival that concides perfectly with the summer vibe and the genre of music. This agency is based in London but if I have the opportunity to visit them I would!











— International


Australia


Confetti has been one of my favourite studios for editorial design, I love how they document their work by implanting bold backgrounds and experimental type. If I travel to Australia this will be the first place on my list!








Mexico


Anagrama has to be one of my favourite agencies that never fails to hit the nail on the head with branding anything! they always create bold and innovative designs for their clients and their work is eye catching.







Croatia

I'm going to Croatia in June so it would be good to contact agencies to visit whistles i'm there.


Sensus creates beautiful editorial designs, experimenting with diverse finishes and stock, when I travel to Croatia I would love to pop in for a visit to get to know more about their design process.







Overview

In listing a multitude of agencies that have caught my interest I hope to visit or contact the majority of them. I think by having this list it will be a check list for myself and will allow me to gain a better understanding of the practice I want to capitalise in.

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