So much work we (and all studios) do goes unseen and unused, rejected by the client etc. If you think about it maybe 80% of the work a commercial studio does is not seen or used. That’s a lot of work. Here is a piece of type we did for a recent project, unused but loved by us :)
New work: Posters for the next
@gary_hustwit
documentary film ‘Eno’ posters (x2). Inspired by
@brendandawes
& Hustwit’s generative film software. The posters are designed to be enjoyed singularly or in multiples — Available to buy here:
Any car enthusiasts out there? Is there a book publisher that is linked to the automotive industry? Myself (as the designer) and friend who takes incredible photographs of cars are looking for a publisher to publish a book of my friends photographs. RTs + recommendations welcomed
Viva Letraset! — Michael C Place (founder/creative director of ) discusses his passion for Letraset and his involvement in
@SHU_Graphics
new exhibition ‘Letraset–– The DIY Typography Revolution’ —>
! It’s taken a while to design & build, but we are super pleased to announce our new site is live! Head over to & have a look around. Big thanks to
@thisismyengine
for all the hard work! We love our new home.
If you're in Brum over the next few months plz check out 'The Creative City' exhibition, generously splurged across 3 floors in the
@Bullring
🎉 Amazing to see such a colourful display of local talent in a commercial space!
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Leeds — If we () were to host a showing of Helvetica the documentary by
@gary_hustwit
at a brilliant new/old space in Leeds would it be something you would come along to?
#Leeds
#Helvetica
New work — Visual ID for ISO. A new London-based industrial design studio. The typographic system is based on pixel resolutions. 3 grids (one for each character), I = 3x3 / S = 6x6 / O = 12x12. Holding page design by Us, developed by
@thisismyengine
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New business cards. Each team member gets their own colour. Metallic Green = NJP, Milky White = MCP, Mirror = ED, Yellow = EP, Black = EE & Blind Deboss = Studio. Print/Production by the legends
@GenerationPress
We’re.Hiring! We are looking for a young, bright junior designer to join our team in Leeds. Ideally you'll have around 2 years experience in a design/branding studio, but we'll also consider very smart graduates too! Find out more––>
#Designed_by_Build
Studio projects, 2021
#Designed_by_Build
We turned 20 this year, and what a weird year it has been! Massive thank you to all our clients (old and new), friends & followers — M, N, EOB, NM & SH XX
Released 40 years ago (still sounds good, IMO) today. Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden. This sleeve was a huge inspiration to a very young me (MCP). Sleeve by Derek Riggs. What piece of design got you interested in design?
Incoming—> New website coming to you very very soon. Re-designed from top to bottom to give you an insight into the work we do. Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest news & giveaways around the launch —>
Hello World! The new website is coming very very soon! Sign up to our newsletter to find out more about the site + our exclusive competition to win a copy of our ltd edition notebook designed to mark the launch––>
We're on-press with a special poster for RAMS, my forthcoming film about Dieter Rams. Designed by
@wearebuild
, offset printed on heavy matte stock, a big 27" x 39". Numbered edition of 500, but 400 already pre-sold so only 100 still available. Pre-order:
Design students - If you’d like some advice on your portfolio, some advice on entering the industry or just some advice in general send over your portfolios / questions to folios (at) studio(dot)build Keep them files under 10mb (your first test!) please. 1/2
New work for
@RIBA
— Exhibition identity & signage/interpretation. Exhibition design by
@Ubuild_UK
/ Big thank you to the RIBA team, Pete Collard (Curator) and Rodrigo. More on this to follow. Photography by
@AgneseSanvito
Dear Soon-to-be graduates, No more CVs please. Portfolios please. And please do your research, if you’d like to intern/work in a studio in London/Finland we probably aren’t the right studio for you — Love, Build.
Our submission for
#IShoutforTheFall
- Track ‘Living Too Late’ The piece is intentionally hard to read, if you persevere you can get it...just like listening to The Fall. Thanks to
@jrooneyresearch
for inviting us to contribute.
This has got to be one of the nicest/best reactions to the work we have done for a client. Rob Walker aka
@SignsbyUmberto
who does the most mind-blowing work has been a dream client, a complete joy to work with and we cannot wait to share the work we have done for him.
Screen print poster design for the group show ‘Hey Neighbour!’
@GrndFlrSpc
in London. A small message to our fellow Europeans, We Are Stronger Together.
Our work for Useful/Beautiful for
@HarewoodHouse
and Tailors Corner for
@BoultbeeBrooks
in the new book ‘From Type to Logo’…we wrote the foreword too. Lovely book by Viction workshop.
Listen, it’s nice to listen...it’s arguably one of a designers most important things we do. So, with that in mind have a listen to some really interesting people talk about life, work and what makes them tick — Props to Katy Cowan /
@creativeboom
That’s it for 2020! Massive thank you to all our clients, new & old and all our friends and followers! Thank you, from us all at Build (M, N, EP, EOB & NM). 1/2
#Designed_by_Build
500N — Wipeout fans! We will be auctioning 2 copies of this 60x40” (1016x1524mm in real money) blue backed poster. All proceeds from the auction will be going to a charity called Simon On The Streets who help the homeless and vulnerable in West Yorks. More info soon…
New work for
@BoultbeeBrooks
— BLOK is a new office development in Bristol. We worked with the BB team on naming, visual identity, external/internal signage, marketing materials & supergraphics for the public spaces — Case study soon —
#Repurpose_not_Rebuild