I probably don’t need to explain what Pixar is… It was great to see the place where it all happens but best of all was to see their process. We saw amazing artwork created for their movies. Clay models, loose sketches, watercolor, gauche… I am inspired to work in different mediums for my projects now. [...]
Astro Studios has a great office space in downtown San Francisco. It is a young, fun and alive office. They mostly design “lifestyle products” which is a term I acquired during this trip. They design gaming equipment, personal accessories, product which appeal to a specific demographic. 0Tweet
Joel Templin and Katie Jain co-founded Hatch Design. It was the first studio I visited in San Francisco and definitely was a great start. They are a small, 6 people firm with refreshing work. As well as working for clients, Hatch works on a lot of self-driven, fun projects such as the Easter Egg Competition [...]
Traditionally the IDSA and AIGA student chapters at CMU organizes a “design trip” every semester. This time 30 of us were in San Francisco for 5 days visiting firms, getting inspired, and enjoying the nice weather (heaven compared to Pittsburgh weather). We had a list of 14 design related firms to visit. I saw a [...]