Direction, identity and the printed page.
Six ways of working with the studio. Most engagements begin with a short paid discovery week, so both sides can judge the fit before committing to a full project.
Creative Direction
Setting the direction for a body of work and holding it steady while other people execute. Suited to teams that already have makers but no single point of view.
Deliverables
- Direction document
- Reference and language framework
- Fortnightly review sessions
Brand Identity
The permanent parts of a brand: name treatment, typography, colour, and the rules that keep them coherent once the studio hands them over.
Deliverables
- Wordmark and marks
- Type and colour system
- Applied identity guide
Editorial & Print
Books, magazines, catalogues, reports. Grid, baseline and paper chosen together, with production overseen through to press approval.
Deliverables
- Grid and type specification
- Layout templates
- Print and paper support
Art Direction
Commissioning and directing photography, illustration and typography so a season of work looks like it came from one place.
Deliverables
- Direction guide
- Commissioning and shoot support
- Crop and usage system
Digital & Web
Design for sites that are read rather than used — studio portfolios, publications, catalogues. Built with a developer the studio works with regularly.
Deliverables
- Responsive design system
- Page templates
- Build supervision
Studio Advisory
A standing arrangement for teams who need judgement more often than they need deliverables. Two days a month, booked a quarter ahead.
Deliverables
- Two directed days per month
- Design review and critique
- Hiring and portfolio input
What every engagement has in common.
Fewer, further
Six projects a year, not twenty. The second half of a project is where the value is, and it only exists if the calendar allows for it.
Reasons, not rules
Every decision in a delivered system comes with the thinking behind it. A rule nobody can justify gets broken within a year.
Made, then judged
Ideas are tested as artefacts — printed, folded, built — before they are presented. Screens flatter work that does not survive contact with paper.
Restraint as a discipline
Two typefaces, one grid, a single accent. Constraint is not an aesthetic preference; it is what makes a system possible to hand over.
Have something in mind?
The studio takes on a small number of projects each year. A short note about what you are making is enough to start.