OUGD502 / Taking care of business / Starting up

We are: economically friendly design studio which designs for print, screen and the environment. 

How we work: work together - then divide depending on the brief. 

Targeting: design conscious companies, independent companies/businesses.

How we're different: the way in which we deal with clients, make it personal.

How we promote: design on the streets (environment), design for kickstarter projects, leave prints in design hot spots, competitions, social media.

Name: eko (because economically friendly, possibly pronounced 'echo').
Aloe (because green / sounds like hello).

OUGD502 / Ideas for business / What I like

Research has been undertaken on design studios which appeal to me.

print
digital
retail
packaging
service 
product
charity
law
niche or not?
food/ beverages
why are we different
how we promote
why come to us


Maddison Graphic - design studio in Norwich
The aesthetic of this design company appeals to me as they use a lot of bright, fun colours, and playful geometric shapes, as well as being very neat and ordered. I like how they create prints as well as publications, posters etc.

Block design - design studio in Toronto, Ontario

This studio also use a lot of colour and is experimental with typography.

Foreign Policy - in Singapore 

The publication design here is very interactive and interesting, while the design

Damien Tram

OUGD502 / Creative Report / Nous Vous

Nous Vous email conversation:

The interview:

OUGD502 / Creative Report / Questions for interviews

• How does Nous Vous function creatively? When a client turns up with an assignment, how is it handled? 

• If you’re struggling for inspiration how do you overcome this? 

• What designers influence you / who are your design heroes? 

• Walk me through one of your favourite projects. 

• Did you make any mistakes at university or in your career? If so how did you overcome this? 

• Did you do a lot of work experience / internships while you were studying for your degree? If so, how did this impact you? Did you find this influenced your style or the way you work? 

• Have you ever had a project where you disagreed with the client’s direction and if so how did you handle it? 

• What are your hopes and plans for 2016?

OUGD502 / Dreams

I want to work abroad in many different places such as Berlin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, and more. 

I want to work for small design studios as well as big, as I think I will only learn what I like and how I work best through experiencing different surroundings. 

I want to work in many different areas in design to discover my strengths and weaknesses.

I eventually want to work creatively in a flexible job I enjoy and am passionate about, to experience new cities in different countries and find somewhere and something I love. 

OUGD502 / Studio Brief 01 / Creative report

'You must demonstrate a more refined understanding of the graphic design and creative industries particularly by researching and reflecting on the operating practices of local, national and international designers and studios.'

When I think of graphic design studios I would aspire to work in one day, I think of these:

Nous Vous

http://nousvous.eu/

'Nous Vous is Jay Cover, William Edmonds and Nicolas Burrows.
We collaborate on a broad range of projects including illustration & graphic design commissions, exhibitions, curatorial work, publishing and teaching.

We create playful & intelligent visual work appropriate to the context, communicating fluently across a range of processes including drawing, painting, collage, digital image-making and three-dimensional installation.'

Hey 

http://heystudio.es/

'Hey is a graphic design studio based in Barcelona, Spain.We specialise in brand identity, editorial design and illustration.
We love geometry, colour and direct typography.'

Inventory 

http://inventorystudio.co.uk/

'Inventory Studio is a London based creative agency working with a diverse range of individuals, institutions, cultural and commercial clients to produce a range of work across brand identity, print, publishing, exhibition design and signage & way finding.'