Studio Culture
The secret life of the graphic design studio: Interviews with the heads of 28 studios, several of which have worked with the Design Museum anad the Design Museum Shop on various projects.
The desire to own and run a studio is part of the graphic designer’s DNA: it’s a rare designer who hasn’t contemplated setting up his or her own studio. Even amongst studio owners there is a perpetual hunger to know how ‘others do it.’ But where does the curious designer go for insight into how studios are run and developed? The studio is a neglected subject in graphic design commentary and literature. And it’s even rarer to hear designers talk publicly about the ways in which they run and develop their studios..
Until now, that is.
Studio Culture provides a unique glimpse into the inner workings of 28 leading graphic design studios. In a series of penetrating interviews, the secret life of the studio is revealed, and the mechanics of building and maintaining a vibrant studio culture are laid bare with disarming frankness.
Studio Culture’s editors Tony Brook and Adrian Shaughnessy conduct penetrating interviews with the founders of landmark international design studios of all sizes and producing all kinds of work. The book contains pictures of the interviewees’ studios, as well as examples of their work.
Studio Culture is a book for both seasoned professionals who have been running studios for years, and for idealistic designers contemplating starting up. It is the complete guide to creating, maintaining and growing a studio culture.
Book Designers: Spin
Foreword: Ben Bos
Introduction: Adrian Shaughnessy
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Materials
Paperback
