PPP3: I like Birds & Bielke + Yang

Correspondance:

Below is the responses that we have received from contacting studios as a studio seeking advise about the early days of setting up. The response has been really encouraging. I Like birds is a studio that I have a lot of respect for, they have a very creative way of approaching briefs and this in turn creates unique and exciting outcomes. Bielke + Yang are a studio that create amazing work that is aesthetically and conceptually very good. It was very exciting to hear back from them and they gave us some solid advise that we can put into practice. Bielke + Yang will be a great studio to stay in touch with and build a relationship as they reach out to freelance designers which could potentially be a chance to work as studio with them which would be great for our early days.

From I like birds

Hi Lizzi, Mike and Suzanne,

yes of course - if you have specific questions just let us know and send them over.

We will try to answer them. I think this is better then writing a text in generel.

Or what do you think would work out for you the best?

Greetings from Hamburg,

André

 

From Bielke+Yang

Hi guys,

exciting! I would loove to help, but right now it's just to damn busy for us to do any Skype-meetings etc. I'm really sorry, but you'll understand when you have you own studio up and running — just to many e-mails and to much things to do :-) But yea, some thoughts:

· Follow gut feeling on clients and projects. It works everytime. If something doesn't feel right it usually isn't.

· Have contracts and written agreements.

· Plan each project thouroughly, with a progress plan everyone (studio+client) have to commit to.

· If you treat people well and do great work you will automatically get more work from former clients/networks.

We both worked three-four years in bigger studios before setting up our own, which we are very glad for. We learned a lot and use eveything every day in our own studio. 

Really sorry for not being able to chat more, but if you have any more questions just write back and we'll answer if we have the time.

What's your studio name?

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Have a great weekend,

Christian (and Martin)