Office Snapshots » Graphic Design

Bruce B./Emmy B. Design Agency

Stephen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:44 +0000

Bruce B./Emmy B. Design Agency is a leading design company that specializes in communication design and events. The company is located in Stuttgart, Germany in an office building that was refurbished several times after being damaged in WW2. The space’s footprint is approximately 5000 sqft. I couldn’t find a logo, so this portrait will have to do.

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You will notice that many of the design elements contrast with one another creating visual interest and stimulation. Light and dark woods, smooth lines and rough edges, straight and curved lines. All of this is very deliberate, trying to engage the visitor with the space, rather than just simply being in it.

The space is very open with several floating desk islands spaced in a somewhat eclectic fashion. Conference spaces are very deliberate in their design. It is tough to tell how usable the space is in these images because they do not show everyday work items like storage, office equipment, or even garbage cans.

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Digital Eskimo Offices

Stephen — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Sally Robertson was kind enough to send over the following information that describes the Digital Eskimo offices in great detail. The company is located in Surry Hills, Australia. Pictures follow the post.

Digital Eskimo is a strategic design agency committed to projects that progress humanity towards a sustainable future. With a core competency in communication design, our work also includes a broad mix of innovation, strategy and research projects. Our vision is a world that is sustainably designed. With this in mind, we’ve designed our physical workspace to encourage communication, collaboration and openness for the eskimos, clients and visitors to the ‘Igloo’.

The interior design is informed by Digital Eskimo’s unique process – our agile methodology – accommodating innovation and scoping workshops and our iterative design & development methodologies. The open plan space increases the inclination for us to engage with each other with multiple breakout spaces for collaboration.

We post our work in progress on the walls to provide visual stimulation. Seeing our own work on display is a constant reminder of the project goals we’re working towards. We’ve used yellow (our brand colour and the colour of optimism) sparingly throughout to inspire us without overpowering the space with too much yellow energy. Our design library is highly visible at the entrance so it is referred to more often by the Eskimos.

We carefully consider the unique objects that fill our space and each has its own sustainable story. Workshop materials are stored in rescued Ansett airline trolleys and the meeting area is lit (on darker days) by salvaged dentist’s lamps. The rolls of scrap paper we use are offcuts from printers (available from Reverse Garbage) and we always have worm juice bottled up at the door ready to give away to visitors.

The area is flooded with natural sunlight and airflow and we have chosen bamboo flooring and tables as our material of choice in building the Igloo as it’s a very sustainable material, fast growing and with a high carbon sequestration rate. We have sealed the wood with natural oil and beeswax to negate the side effects of off-gassing from toxic synthetic products. Bamboo (which has an environmentally sound manufacturing process) has become a pillar of Digital Eskimo’s low-impact procurement policy.

Best of all, a four-seater (ecologically sourced!) lounge and cafe grade coffee machine keep us both relaxed and stimulated as we work.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images sent our way by Sally Robertson of Digital Eskimo. Photos snapped by the talented Scott Nolan.

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Cuban Council NYC Office

Stephen — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Cuban Council is a digital development agency which specializes in creating simply superb solutions for web and print.

This office is located in New York City, and is one of the company’s two offices. The other is located in San Francisco. This space has great style with its brick walls and long, narrow layout. Employee desks are of the table sort, but with a low number of employees and a quiet atmosphere, the open style is surely no issue. The office features a couple design gems from the Eames molded plastic side chair to the Jielde Industrial Wall Lamp.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images snapped by flickr user toke.

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Invisible Creature Design Office

Stephen — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Invisible Creature is a graphic design company based in Seattle, WA. They create all sorts of art from t-thirts to posters to cd covers. If you’re a fan of Anberlin, Despised Icon, Foo Fighters, Will.I.Am, Korn, Kanye West, or Underoath, chances are you’ve seen their work.

This design space is full of inspirational items, which are sure to assist in the creative process. Design books, great albums, posters, toys… all things magical for artistic design. The space is illuminated with a lot of natural light, which is so much more comfortable on the eyes than some harsh artificial fixtures. The office looks to be in an apartment and is outfitted with a kitchen for quick snack and lunch runs.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images taken by flickr user grainspace, taken by Invisible Creature.

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Soldier Design’s New Office

Stephen — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Soldier Design, the company we wrote about yesterday, moved into a new space that is quite an upgrade. First of all, the area is much more open, and provides a large amount of natural light through a number of large windows near the main bank of workstations. In the large work room, their custom desks are lined along the wall, giving the team plenty of space to work on projects and not feel too cramped.

The new office also has a large conference space, with a double wide custom set of desks serving as the main table. These desks, teamed with the Eames Molded Plastic chairs tie the space together and look wonderful. The white walls and simple furnishings leave quite an impression. Though maybe not quite as much as the doors, which are either bright and colorful, which contrast the walls, or creatively and artistically designed to draw attention.

This new office is located only a hop, skip, and a jump away from their old office. Both being in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images sent our way by Janet, Bobby, and Daniel from Soldier Design.

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