Raw Design Studio

Based in Salford
http://www.weareraw.co.uk/

'We create thoughtful 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.
The ability to deliver good ideas and strong design transcend sectors but most of our work tends to be within health, sports, Corporate Social Responsibility and communications for youthful audiences.'

Some work produced for their clients:

11 out of 10

Think Green

Chirpy & Chums

Heads Up

PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY

Brief link: http://www.rawtype.co.uk/general/open-brief

Placements. You want one? Well, we can offer you one, but it’ll cost you… 1 creative project to be exact. Best case scenario, you’ll get a month-long placement and some recognition for your efforts. Worst case scenario, you’ll have a lovely new project to add to your portfolio.

As the origin of Raw Type is based on typographic experimentation, we thought we’d stick to our roots with an open brief encouraging the same process. We want you to create a typeface based on one of the following themes; time, sound, photography orlight. As well as the typeface, we’d like you to create a poster promoting your creation.

Technical Spec
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Themes: Time, Sound, Photography, Light
Typeface: A-Z and 0-9. Extra points for more glyphs, upper & lower-case etc.
Poster: A2 portrait/landscape
Deadline: 15th April 2011

How to Submit: PDFs, no larger than 5MB to submit@rawtype.co.uk. Must contain The typeface, poster and explanatory text about the idea and method.

We will pick our favourite from each theme and then open it up to the design community to select the overall best and winner of the placement. If you have any questions, use the comments below – that way, everyone can benefit. Have fun everyone!


This could be an amazing opportunity. Better get designing...

Fishtank Creative

Based in Huddersfield
http://www.fishtankcreative.co.uk/

'Fishtank Creative are a Graphic and Web Design agency based in Huddersfield offering leading-edge visual communications. Our range of seamlessly integrated services deliver results that are fresh, distinctive and highly effective. Whether you are revamping an established brand or starting from scratch, Fishtank Creative will provide a complete graphic design or web design solution that addresses the specific needs of you and your customers.'

Small tank. Big ideas.

Some work for clients:

Wigan Warriors

Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Mungo, Nighclub

I particularly like their editorial and design for print work.

Mark Studio

http://www.markstudio.co.uk/

Mark Studio is an independent branding and graphic design studio, who like to keep things simple.

What I like about MArk is the brand identity's and logo's they have created. I love their use of type and it's appropriateness. Their work is simple and effective, uncluttered and clear, and makes you go 'Oh that's clever'. I like their editorial work and other print based media. I also like the fact that they have done work for Wigan Little Theatre (my home town, Wigan), and also won awards for this from Design Week for their promotional Brochure in 2009.

They have an impressive raneg of clients, including: Amnesty International, BT Wholesale, Manchester City Council, Manchester City FC, Marks & Spencer, Royal Mail and The Comedy Store.

Manchester City Council

The Comedy Store

Wigan Little Theatre

Manchester City FC

Turn Key

'Turn Key - it does what it says on the tin - full service, fully integrated.

We Consult.
We Create.
We Communicate.'

'We are an award- winning agency producing intelligent communications and branding solutions.'

http://www.turn-key.co/

Advertsing
Brand
Digital
Direct Mail
Events
Retouching

N. Pearl - Autumn/Winter Collection lookbook

The Chocolate Works

The Metquarter, Liverpool

The Victoria Quarter Leeds

University Academy Keighley

B&W Studio

'B&W Studio is an award winning graphic design studio based in Leeds. With a growing reputation we deliver innovative branding and design for clients across cultural and corporate sectors. The most successful design agency in the 2009 Roses Design Awards and winner of the coveted Chairman's Award.'

Their client list is impressive with a wide range of businesses, including: The British Heart Foundation, Eureka! The National Children's Museum, Perspex, Republic (Retail) LTD, St George's Crypt, University of Leeds, Urban Splash.
They also work with partners consistign of photographers, illustrators, copywriter's, brand consultants, and website builders.

St George's Crypt

Annual Report and 6 Accounts 2009

Eureka! The National Children's Museum

2007-2009

I like this agency and how alot of their work is print based. Their work is original, edgy and refreshing.
Their attention to detail, print finishes and use of typography within their work, represents the brand effectively.

I would like to contact this design agency as one of my ten. Here is a contact for their creative director:

Steven Wills
Creative Director
B&W Studio
+44 0 7795 973 500 Mobile
+44 0 113 245 4200 Office
steve@bandwstudio.co.uk
http://www.bandwstudio.co.uk/

OUGD202 - End of Module Evaluation

Throughout the duration of this module I have learnt alot about my own design practice. I found design for screen to be enjoyable and satisfying. I enjoyed working in After Effects and applying knowledge learnt form the workshops, and also when I got a result better than I thought it would turn out to be. With beign new to motion graphics I found it interesting and something I would like to develop further, as it can give you alot of options for possible design solutions/outcomes. I have also learnt how to organise my time better, and found staying behind later in college impacted on the quantity of work I managed to produce in the given time. It was also useful as I do not have the After Effects on my own laptop.

I found that when researching it was best to start the design process with finding out as much information as I could about the subject to help me make informed design decision. It also helps with the direction of my design work as it can lead you in different directions in terms of tone of voice, style, and who the potential audience is.

The strengths I feel that have come through in this module show through in my motion graphics, as I got the hang of using the After Effects programme. I also found that storyboarding and working with timelines was a very important part of design for screen and is best to work out exactly what you want to do before going anywhere near the computer. This was a great method and I enjoyed coming up with design variations, and working with the frame and how the assets move around within it.

One thing I have noticed as a weakness in my design work is that I tend to prioritise which idea I think has the most potential, and don't explore the other ideas as deep. I realise that I should make sure I exhaust every direction to see which styles and outcomes I could end up with, becuase I could surprise myself and end up with totally different, more effective outcomes.

Thinking to what I have done and what I would do differently next time, I definately will develop my ideas further to gain different possible directions. To stop staying safe with design, try to come up with more original concepts and think outside the box more, so I surprise myself with the ideas I come up with. To keep my blog more organisated and keep on top of it. And also I will make sure that when it comes to crits, that I bring enough work and make sure it is clear with the ideas/concept I am trying to get across, and ask what I need to know about my design work and how it could be improved, so I come away more benefited with help toward my design development.


Attendane - 4
Punctuality - 4
Motivation - 5
Commitment - 5
Quantity of work produced - 4
Quality of work produced - 4
Contribution to the group - 4

Dont Get Ripped Off - Lecture

Using copyright images/text is ok in college - covered by licence but not ok when you go to work
[intellectual property - IP]

Patents
-1712 - henry Mill took out the first patent for a typewriter in England 'Qwerty' -people paid fee to use it in their manufactures
-can opener - ring pull - adopted world wide -$150,000 a day
-patent leather - Seth Boyden 1818 - wipe clean

Trademarks and logos
-TM - trademark
-Circle with 'R' - registered
-Logo - embodies qualities
-you go to a brand that you know you get from them what you want
(Nike tick, Mercedes, Audi, Heinz colour arrangement, Guiness shape of glass)

Registered designs
-iphone - Apple Inx

Copyright
-sign and date your work
-sign and get date stamped by bank or psot office
-keep copy (good practise)

FAIREY V.s. ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)
-Fairey reproduced a drawing of a photograph of Obama
-Fairey made alot of money from the photo being reproduced
-AP sued Fairey - and now wants shares
(illegal to draw from a photograph)

Johnny Cupcakes
-keeps suing 'Benny Frying Pan' for ripping off his designs
-Urban Outfitters also ripped off one of his designs

IP website

How long does it last
-Patents last a max of 20years
-Trademarks - for ever
-Logos - renew every 10years
-Design Rights- upto 25years- renew every 5 years
-Copyrights - until 70years after death
-Music - 50years after its creditied - then goes to  public domain and artist loses the right to reproduce exclusively

George Lucas - Star Ward - Fox Studios
-Merchandising rights for Star Wars - he has a share of the Box Office Revenue

Andy Warhol passed over his copyrights before he dies - to a charity

Peter Pan
-if you hand over copyright to a charity they have the rights and royalties forever (law changed)

CSL - hire and artist
-free licencing of you work - people can pay to use and you get royalties

Dacs
-valuing visual arts
-if an artist sells their work and then the work keeps getting sold for more and mre the artist will still get a cut of this

AOI - Association of Illustrators

blogger.com
facebook
youtube - non-exclusive, royalty free

Intellectual Property Office

Images available to licence - say this referring to your own work

Form Design/Art Direction

About Form: http://www.form.uk.com/

'Founded by Paul West and Paula Benson, the Form team are driven by a passion for design and the power it has to make a difference to our clients and their products and services. We don’t create ‘eye candy’ (though our mission is to ensure all our work is beautiful, seductive and has impact) - we are problem solvers and ensure our work really communicates with your target audience.'

'Our expertise at Form is in design and visual branding with a particular understanding of contemporary culture. We enjoy the challenge of many different kinds of projects but our experience is grounded in years of successful art direction and design collaborations within the worlds of music, media, TV/film, sport, advertising, architecture, events and for design-led brands such as furniture and fashion. We also attract clients from other sectors who want to tap into our thinking and apply that energy and freshness into other areas of communication.'


They are a cutting edge art direction and design team, backed up by highly effective project management skills - with 16 years experience.
They are a close knit team of 6 hard working individuals with a common goal - to make things better!'

Form have a vast, impressive client list, with a range of different types of companies, some of whom have written testimonals about Form, commenting on how the work produced has exceed their expecations.

Advice when contacting a design agency, and for an opportunity to apply for a work placement at Form:
http://www.form.uk.com/inform/jobs-placements/

Contact Info:

Form®

Ground Floor
47 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4AA
UK

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7014 1430
Fax: +44 (0)20 7014 1431

Email: studio@form.uk.com
Blog: http://www.formblog.posterous.com/

New Business Enquiries
E: paula@form.uk.com
E: paul@form.uk.com

Placement Enquiries
E: placement@form.uk.com

Entyce Design

Entyce Creative Studio:  http://www.entyce-creative.com/

The company was set up 3 years ago by Jane Entwistle, who is the creative director.
'Entyce Creative is an innovative and professional design agency based in Cheshire. We adore what we do and our philosophy is to build long-lasting and rewarding relationships with our clients. We create thoughtful designs and ideas, and consistently deliver superb results by listening to our clients and involving them at each stage of our work.'

Services provided include:

Advertising
Branding
Copywriting
Design for Print
E-newsletters
Exhibitions
Graphic Design
Packaging
Public Relations
Website Design

On the website it also says...
'We do offer placements to students, so if you would like to gain some industry experience and find out what we actually get up to at Entyce Creative, please send an email with some recent work samples to placements@entyce-creative.com'

However, I would like to contact Jane personally.

Task 1 - Who am I? Who are they?

Write a list of all the possible client groups that use graphic design in the development, production, distribution, promotion and/or communication of their products or services. Identify one client group that reflects your current ambitions within the graphic design area and focus on identifying:
 
Possible client groups include; businesses, retail and services, advertisers, publications-newspaper and magazines.
The area of graphic design I would most like to work in would be publications, advertising, promotions, brand identity.
The skills I possess are; the use of software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and a basic knowledge of After Effects and Quark Express, working with type and colour, photography and the manipulation of it within Photoshop, creating appropriate brand identities, crafting, an understanding of professional print processes, collaboration work.
I will need to develop skills in areas such as layout design, web design (as this is something I have never done), packaging design, I also would like speed up the pace of my design work.
My own professional and creative aims are to create a fantastic portfolio that I am proud of, to work for a variation of clients, so I am always learning new things and creating very different work, to develop my own style/identity so people will know it is my work when they see it.