Design Practitioner Research

The PPP task requires me to select and contact a contemporary design practitioner/studio/organisation which I would then produce a report based on their background, everyday practice, studio culture and current place in industry. The report that I create has to use material drawn from at least one interview with a representative  from my selected practitioner/studio/organisation that I have sourced as part of my work.

The organisation/studio/practitioner that I choose could include; small studios, large agencies, individual freelancer, design events/festivals, media outlets, start-up business, museum/gallery, blogger/social media, etc.

I have now started to research into the designers that interest me and that I would really enjoy basing my project on. I have researched into both large agencies/popular designers, as well as smaller studios/less famous freelancers.

More famous designers/studios:

• Hattie Stewart- My favourite artist ever! Illustrator, worked for massive brands like Apple, Mac cosmetics, Vogue, Dazed and loads more.

                              

• Laura Callaghan- Another one of my favourite illustrators, her works takes inspiration from women/feminism.

                               

• Hanna Kastl-Lungberg- Swedish graphic designer and visual artist, her work focuses on pattern and shapes. Abstract and geometric.

• Little Drill Creative- Focus on bringing products, people and places to life through conceptual, still life photography. Really cool!

• Burnt Toast Creative- The working alias for Canadian illustrator/animator, Scott Martin. Worked for companies that includes Dropbox and Google. Loved his work for ages.

Additionally, the only problem with using a more popular designer/larger agency is that it may be harder to contact them and arrange an interview, most of these designers aren't local either so the interview wouldn't be face to face obviously. Could be harder to gather content.

Smaller local studios/less popular freelance designers:

• Neil Carribine- Illustration and animation, from Sheffield, I love the quirkiness and humour of his work, really fun. 'I create colourful and quirky work influenced by bizzare everyday characters (you)' - Neil Carribine

• Lydia Mary- Print making and illustration, usually textile based (specialises in the practice of screen printing and hand dyeing)

• Hattie Clark- Illustration and print making, freelancer from Yorkshire! making it really easy to arrange the interview. Bold colour palettes 

Focusing on a smaller/local studio or less famous freelance designer would make it a lot easier to contact them and arrange a face to face interview and gather content. Additionally, I have seen the work of these 3 designers in person at print fairs which is how I discovered them.