Looking at design studios

Buttercrumble - 

Abigail and Chloe, design duo known as Buttercrumble, they believe in the power of good design which will inspire and change something. They're inspired by mid-century design, folk illustrations, Scandinavian design, stories and life, themselves saying 'Sweetness is out weakness'.

Buttercrumbles core values

• Smile - Illustration and design makes us smile and we aim to produce work which develops your  brand and makes your audience smile
• Collaborate - Our culture is all about collaboration. Our business was formed on collaborating and we are always looking to collaborate with other creatives.
• Foundations - We believe you can not create great designs from weak foundations which is why we work hard on every stage of the project including research.

Work -

Giclee and Risograph prints- exhibit at The Gallery in Munro House (Leeds) in May 2016. The exhibition was a celebration of women, art and food as part of the Leeds Indie Food Festival.

Small interesting prints showing the different cafes which Buttercrumble frequent, the prints a detailed and colourful, while the 'Banana Yoga' prints are simplistic, yet still remain interesting and vibrant to view.

So Young Magazine

 So Young is a gift to you under the assumption that you keep going to gigs, buying records and looking at the sleeve artwork as you listen. With a community spirit, So Young aim to bridge the gap between some of the newest talents within illustration and the thriving underground guitar music scene. They are inspired by fanzines from the punk era but with a much more positive outlook. It’s about documenting what is going on right now up and down the country and overseas in pubs, clubs, squats and living rooms. In a time of disposable music and art, So Young is a printed publication, fully illustrated by emerging and contemporary illustrators, our limited print runs make So Young an item to be collected and treasured.

Contributing Artists -

@Chatshowcharlie - Charlotte Weston
Sculptor artist, Photographer and designer.

@pseudobruitismus_africamus

Collage artist

@tarabooth

Illustrator, collage artist. Worked on The Wytches second album.

@joshwhettingsteel

Editor of So Young Magazine/ Illustrator/ Collage artist

Build Studio -

Utilising Graphic design alongside art direction, image-making, moving image and typography they specialise in creating visual communications for forward-thinking clients in the design led sector.

Builds' many different international clients include Virgin America, Made.com, Getty Images and Nike, as well as a number of independent businesses and designer-makers, and events both in the UK and abroad.

Work - 

Sex, Drugs & Helvetica - Conference Branding

Branding for the Australian design conference, Sex Drugs & Helvetica. Referencing the irreverent title of the conference they built the identity around a system of illustrations and pictograms. Each one referencing a part of the title of the conference. Alongside posters, t-shirts, tote bags, programmes, banners, lanyards and wristbands, build also designed a website and an accompanying social media campaign.

Levi's -

A collaboration with Bob Sheard/Fresh Britain for Levi's. With a Brand vision of 'Authentic Expression' developed by Fresh Britain. A new typographic visual language by Build. Working with the team at Fresh Britain to align, and reinforce the brand vision for 'Authenticity', build developed a typeface informed and constructed using Levi's arcuate.