Study Task 1 - Creative Report

The Task:
Who are you interested in? Which Designers, Studios, Practitioners do you plan to research?
- What kind of work do they do?
- What information do you want to find out?
- Why are you interested in the Designers, Studios, Practitioners you plan to research?
- Where are they based? Type of workplace/studio?

Who - Make a list of 10 Designers, Studios, Practitioners you might want to research for your report.
— Are they local, UK, EU, Worldwide? — What kind of work do they make? — Are they similar or different?

Why - Give 3 reasons why you have chosen each Designer, Studio, Practitioner.
— Why would they be useful for you to research for the Creative Report?
— Why do you relate to them? — What do you find interesting?

What - Come up with 10 questions you might ask your Designers, Studios, Practitioners.
— What do you want to find out?
— What answers are you looking for? — How can this information help you?

WHO

1. Snöar Press - UK publishers of limited edition books and zines.
2. Rosie Lee Wilson - UK graphic designer - print and publications
3. Timothy Luke - NYC graphic designer - motion, branding, type
4. Leah Maldonado - US graphic designer - type, publication
5. Rohan Chaurasie - NYC graphic designer - type and poster
6. Studio Darius Ou - Singapore studio - art direction and graphic design
7. Jon Lucas - NYC web designer
8. Sangah Shin - South Korea graphic designer and visual researcher
9. &Walsh - NYC branding and advertising studio
10. Studio Fisk - US Portland design studio and art gallery
11. Superkolor Studio - EU German design studio specialising in Risograph printing

WHY

1. Snöar Press would be useful to me as I'm interesting in publications and they publish many books and zines that I engage with and some that I've bought however I don't want to be a publisher so they are probably not the best to look into.
2. Rosie Lee Wilson - I bought her book from Snöar Press and I'm very interested in her approach to publications and design in general. She's very focused on using different print methods such as screenprinting and riso and her work is often playful even when dealing with serious topics which I like as I want to have fun with my work.
3. Timothy Luke - he's worked with musicians and brands that I would like to work with as well so it would be interesting to see how he managed to reach these people.
4. Leah Maldonado - her design values and approach to type design is something I'm very interested in. I like type design and being analytical in my work which is her focus. She also expands her work into other disciplines and I want to be a multi-disciplinary designer, so investigating how she's done this professionally would be effective.
5. Rohan Chaurasie - this is also another multi-disciplinary artist who has a more playful, analytical and experimental approach to design which is what I value.
6. Studio Darius Ou - their work is really broad and interesting to me - each project is unique and I would professionally want to be multi-disciplinary and work on different projects.
7. Jon Lucas - his web design is really interesting to me however I'm not looking to be a web designer solely
8. Sangah Shin - I like her multi faceted approach to design, she indulges in fine art as well. Her work is based on her visual research which is something I enjoy doing.
9. &Walsh - their portfolio is quite broad but very type-based, maybe not perfect for me as I want to focus on multi-disciplinary aspects.
10. Studio Fisk - I'm inspired and interested in all the work they do and they work/collaborate with large names and artists I would want to as well.
11. Superkolor Studio - Risograph printing is my favourite printing method and they push the limits of general risograph design and create really interesting work. 

REVISED LIST

1. Rosie Lee Wilson - UK graphic designer - print and publications
2. Timothy Luke - NYC graphic designer - motion, branding, type
3. Leah Maldonado - US graphic designer - type, publication
4. Rohan Chaurasie - NYC graphic designer - type and poster
5. Studio Darius Ou - Singapore studio - art direction and graphic design
6. Sangah Shin - South Korea graphic designer and visual researcher
7. Studio Fisk - US Portland design studio and art gallery
8. Superkolor Studio - EU German design studio specialising in Risograph printing

WHAT

1. How did you find your individual voice/approach to design?
2. How did you reach out to other individuals/companies to design for them?
3. What would be the best way to develop a portfolio so that it would become professional?