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Design by Weather

Design by Weather
A new type of design studio for an up and coming city
 
I started Weather first and foremost out of a need — I was getting requests from freelance clients for digital development as well as digital design, so I knew I had to look at building a team if I wanted to continue working with them. First to join the party was Chrish, a long time friend and collaborator, who is an excellent designer and front end developer at that.
 
Just the two of us for a while, we continued in working into identity projects that had print and digital output too, satisfying clients needs for multiple services to be done in one place and with the same creative thread running through each touch point. We began getting a solid reputation locally, winning tenders with private and public clients alike, mainly in the arts & culture and educational sectors.
 
Before long, and after having a few interns come through, Jon joined the team as a Junior Designer straight out of school. Shortly after, Paul came on board as a Senior Developer, then Chris as our new business guy and finally Tilly, again straight out of school after interning with us. The ship was steady for a while, reaching new clients nationally and continuing to gain momentum as the go-to design studio in the local area.
 
 

We set up camp at the ACAVA-ran Spode Works Studios, which was an old converted pottery factory.
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Design by Weather
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Weather was a design studio in Stoke-on-Trent with a focus on creating meaningful digital solutions along with design for print and brand identit Read More

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