OUGD402 - Study Task 1 - Design Companys

The three slides below are our finished research on the 'Hey Days' design company. I found that it was really beneficial to learn about different design comapnys and what makes them unique. The main similarity which i found in these company's is that they all seem very small, they also all seem to have offices all over the world which shows that in this modern day of the Internet, design is a global network of opportunity's. The design of the presentation has kept to the same mismatch checkered design as their website.

I have noted down what i found most intregueing about each company and listed it in the text below the presentation.

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Ah ha Studios -

Created in 2011 by Carolina Cantante and Catrina Carreiras they are based in Portugal, Lisbon and use very tangible and minimalistic designs.


Hey Studios -

based in Barcelona, they have an online shop with posters books bags and t shirts. They have a very geometric design and create simple but bold designs. Lots of the designs are based around bright colour and work heavily with typography. They pencil sketch their designs and then use illustrator. They have a group of 5 which helps them really get to know their clients and have worked with apple Vodafone oxfam and penguin

Sagmeister & Walsh -

They do lots of commercials, signage, website design and branding. They collaborate closely with photographers and film directors. And they optimize lots of social media such as Instagram, Facebook and behance.

Lust -

The company was founded in 1996 which is based in the Hague in the Netherlands. They produce quite experimental and abstract work and seem as if they like to push the boundaries a lot. They work from two locations in two teams of about 8 different people. They like to push the boundaries of design by researching new technologies in their research lab names 'LUSTlab'

Studio Dumbar -

It was founded in 1977 in The Hague by Gert Dumbar. They were the first company from the Netherlands to go international and look beyond the boundaries of their own country. They also have offices in South Korea and China. The founder states that 'Our style is that we don't have a style' and what makes them unique is that this slogan is what they like to stick to.

Build -

They are originally based in London however moved to Yorkshire in 2015. They mainly work with larger scale company's such as Nike and Microsoft. The company only involves 4 members two of which are a married couple.

Elmwood

The company was founded in 1997. They are placed first in the historic effectiveness league tables and they have created their own design tools which allow them to work in a specific bespoke style. They have their own tea and beer brand. They are based in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Leeds

Bleed -

Based in Oslo and Vienna, they have won the European design awards and focus on identity.  Everything is created using inspiration from the company , They have worked for company such as Ikea and Diesel.

Face -

Face are a company in Mexico and label themselves as a super modernist design.

Dessein -

Founded by Geoff Bickford and Tracy Kenworthy in Perth, Australia in 1987. They do quite simplistic and flat work and tent to focus o type. They are quite illustrative but also use quite a lot of photography with their packaging. Their employees are Korean, Australian, Italian and Indian which is what they believe gives them a cultural edge over other company's.

Wolff Olins -

It was founded in 1965 and was created by Michael Wolff and Wally Olins. They did the London Olympics Logo and tend to like creating work which is timeless and lasts forever. The studio has a school and is based in London, San Francisco New York and Dubai.