Task 1
Identify 5 companies/studios which you consider potentially synergetic
to you personally.
Write a short explanatory paragraph and reasons for each.
View Creative
View creative do a lot of work for View Holographics where my dad works and it's a thriving studio. It started out as just one man, Simon Cotton, in 1999 and now he has roughly 20 other creatives working with him. This attracts me to the studio because it really shows that they're doing something right and they aren't just sustaining the business but its expanding. It's based in Conwy North Wales which is close to View Holographics and its very picturesque. The work on the website seems to cover a wide range of deliverables and they provide a full package of design work. Each project has a very distinct and different aesthetic and approach so the work thats going on is never the same.
http://viewcreative.co.uk
Duke Studios
This isn't an actual design studio but its a creative hub where lots of other creatives and small studios or companies have set up. Its very new and its still under a lot of development but It's in a great location in the centre of Leeds which is perfect for inspiration and accessibility as I could live in Leeds in a flat and it would be affordable.
Dots Printhaus
I really young and enthusiastic print service based in Leeds that also take on design jobs and are willing to collaborate. I visited the guys that set it up over summer and they print mostly t-shirts which I'm really interested in as everything they do is screen printed. Working with these guys would be great as It would be really hands on all the time and I'd get really good a screen printing which is something I'm very interested in.
http://dotsprint.co.uk
Box-head
http://www.weareboxhead.com
Raw
Based in Salford near Manchester Raw are a good sized studio. Their website really sold them to me and I want to contact them and hopefully go and meet the team. The 2 reasons why I've picked this studio is because they like to get to their clients and understand them fully which I believe is a great practice and produces work that the client will feel involved with and attached too. The second reason is the collaboration and crafted side of their work which the about page mentions. I like to collaborate and I love to craft when working on a project.
http://www.weareraw.co.uk
The Beautiful Meme
I really like the projects that this studio undertakes. The responses are very innovative and interesting in the depth of their concepts. The work isn't what I would normally think of producing so I think I'd have a lot to learn from them and the ways in which they think about a brief or a problem.
http://www.thebeautifulmeme.com/about
Build
Builds out look on their work and their clients is one of the reasons I'm interested in them. They produce very different responses to all their briefs and look to work for people who are open to new and innovative resolutions. I really enjoy their work and the concepts behind them. Secondly to this reason, they do a lot of work with Generation Press who I have an interest in.
http://wearebuild.com
Generation Press
Generation Press have a lot going for them that interests me. Firstly, they specialise in print. Print is a massive passion of mine, I love printed media and deliverables and I want to work more and more with print as time goes by. Secondly, they are eco friendly and work hard to keep their impact on the environment down.
http://generationpress.co.uk
Identify 5 companies/studios which you consider potentially synergetic
to you personally.
Write a short explanatory paragraph and reasons for each.
View Creative
View creative do a lot of work for View Holographics where my dad works and it's a thriving studio. It started out as just one man, Simon Cotton, in 1999 and now he has roughly 20 other creatives working with him. This attracts me to the studio because it really shows that they're doing something right and they aren't just sustaining the business but its expanding. It's based in Conwy North Wales which is close to View Holographics and its very picturesque. The work on the website seems to cover a wide range of deliverables and they provide a full package of design work. Each project has a very distinct and different aesthetic and approach so the work thats going on is never the same.
http://viewcreative.co.uk
Duke Studios
This isn't an actual design studio but its a creative hub where lots of other creatives and small studios or companies have set up. Its very new and its still under a lot of development but It's in a great location in the centre of Leeds which is perfect for inspiration and accessibility as I could live in Leeds in a flat and it would be affordable.
Dots Printhaus
I really young and enthusiastic print service based in Leeds that also take on design jobs and are willing to collaborate. I visited the guys that set it up over summer and they print mostly t-shirts which I'm really interested in as everything they do is screen printed. Working with these guys would be great as It would be really hands on all the time and I'd get really good a screen printing which is something I'm very interested in.
http://dotsprint.co.uk
Box-head
http://www.weareboxhead.com
Raw
Based in Salford near Manchester Raw are a good sized studio. Their website really sold them to me and I want to contact them and hopefully go and meet the team. The 2 reasons why I've picked this studio is because they like to get to their clients and understand them fully which I believe is a great practice and produces work that the client will feel involved with and attached too. The second reason is the collaboration and crafted side of their work which the about page mentions. I like to collaborate and I love to craft when working on a project.
http://www.weareraw.co.uk
The Beautiful Meme
I really like the projects that this studio undertakes. The responses are very innovative and interesting in the depth of their concepts. The work isn't what I would normally think of producing so I think I'd have a lot to learn from them and the ways in which they think about a brief or a problem.
http://www.thebeautifulmeme.com/about
Build
Builds out look on their work and their clients is one of the reasons I'm interested in them. They produce very different responses to all their briefs and look to work for people who are open to new and innovative resolutions. I really enjoy their work and the concepts behind them. Secondly to this reason, they do a lot of work with Generation Press who I have an interest in.
http://wearebuild.com
Generation Press
Generation Press have a lot going for them that interests me. Firstly, they specialise in print. Print is a massive passion of mine, I love printed media and deliverables and I want to work more and more with print as time goes by. Secondly, they are eco friendly and work hard to keep their impact on the environment down.
http://generationpress.co.uk
Task 2
Identify the top choice and WHY you feel that they may have synergy with your practice now, or in the near future.
Dots Print haus - this is because I'm doing a lot of work with screen printing onto clothing which is the bulk of their income. They hand screen everything they do and produce others work as well as their own. They are young and there is plenty of room to expand and collaborate. Has I've started a clothing label which has short run amounts of screen printed designs I feel as though this studio is the most in synergy with my own practice.
1. go and see them.
2. send them a free t-shirt each.
3. email.
4. invite them to a promotional event for the clothing label.
5. offer to collaborate with them.
6. send them some screen printed work to impress them that they can pin up on the studio wall (the studio walls are plastered with other posters and interesting bits of work.
7. tweet them directly or Facebook them with a prompt to respond through my own page.
8. screen printed letter.
Identify the top choice and WHY you feel that they may have synergy with your practice now, or in the near future.
Dots Print haus - this is because I'm doing a lot of work with screen printing onto clothing which is the bulk of their income. They hand screen everything they do and produce others work as well as their own. They are young and there is plenty of room to expand and collaborate. Has I've started a clothing label which has short run amounts of screen printed designs I feel as though this studio is the most in synergy with my own practice.
Task 3
Is your choice based on:
LOCATION
DIRECTION OF PRACTICE
THE BRAND PHILOSOPHY
CLIENT BASE
My choice is based mostly on the direction of practice however they location is also very appealing with it being in Leeds city centre amidst lots of other creative opportunities. Looking further into the studio they are very ethically driven and produce everything on the most environmentally friendly materials possible.
Besides the above reasons for my choice, Dots also do a lot of collaborative work with other independent designers and studios of different practices. They show a real passion for connecting with people and have a good time with their work and developing themselves.
I'm a very hands on creative and I like to labour over my work. Screen printing is a very laborious process and a very creative one. I've met the Johnny and Joe who run Dots and they a very honest and welcoming people, even though they were very busy when I first met them they still took the time to have a chat and let me look around the studio.
I'm contacting them because I would like to learn more about screen printing outside of the college facilities and practice the process. I think they should listen because I am aim to continue the clothing business and if it progresses and expands then there will be an opportunity for them to get work from me.
I want to work with them on a project that will help me explore the process of screen printing and incorporate it as a well developed skill into my practice.
Is your choice based on:
LOCATION
DIRECTION OF PRACTICE
THE BRAND PHILOSOPHY
CLIENT BASE
My choice is based mostly on the direction of practice however they location is also very appealing with it being in Leeds city centre amidst lots of other creative opportunities. Looking further into the studio they are very ethically driven and produce everything on the most environmentally friendly materials possible.
Task 4
What if none of those is your main reason for choosing to follow this organization, what is it specifically?
What if none of those is your main reason for choosing to follow this organization, what is it specifically?
Besides the above reasons for my choice, Dots also do a lot of collaborative work with other independent designers and studios of different practices. They show a real passion for connecting with people and have a good time with their work and developing themselves.
Task 5
When considering these practices:
Please CONSIDER WHO they are/who are you?
WHY you are contacting them and why they should listen? WHAT do you want them to do next and what do you actually want. WHY they should get back to you?
When considering these practices:
Please CONSIDER WHO they are/who are you?
WHY you are contacting them and why they should listen? WHAT do you want them to do next and what do you actually want. WHY they should get back to you?
I'm a very hands on creative and I like to labour over my work. Screen printing is a very laborious process and a very creative one. I've met the Johnny and Joe who run Dots and they a very honest and welcoming people, even though they were very busy when I first met them they still took the time to have a chat and let me look around the studio.
I'm contacting them because I would like to learn more about screen printing outside of the college facilities and practice the process. I think they should listen because I am aim to continue the clothing business and if it progresses and expands then there will be an opportunity for them to get work from me.
I want to work with them on a project that will help me explore the process of screen printing and incorporate it as a well developed skill into my practice.
Task 6
Now you have identified initially these studios you feel synergy with. Please list 8 methods you could utilize to contact them.
Now you have identified initially these studios you feel synergy with. Please list 8 methods you could utilize to contact them.
2. send them a free t-shirt each.
3. email.
4. invite them to a promotional event for the clothing label.
5. offer to collaborate with them.
6. send them some screen printed work to impress them that they can pin up on the studio wall (the studio walls are plastered with other posters and interesting bits of work.
7. tweet them directly or Facebook them with a prompt to respond through my own page.
8. screen printed letter.
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