Commission is a graphic design studio that specialises in branding.
We make design for
companies with strong creative ambitions.
We work for brands
in fashion, design, lifestyle, wellness, hospitality, and technology.
Brands they worked
with:
Rimowa - stainless
steel luggage/suitcases. Did the monogram, typeface, packaging.
Espelma - natural
clean-burning candles. Did the identity, packaging. They used silicon on the
packaging, which mimics a wax spill, and did different imagery on each box to
reflect the candle ingredients.
Unfolded - German
print design festival. Did the identity and invitations. The invitation was
focused on paper, and had small holes stuck through the paper to create the
type/design.
Franklin Till -
materials and colours research agency. Did the identity, business cards. Each
one was different, the agency was able to insert their choice of
colours/materials.
Confession: 'I
failed my degree'
He focused more on
what he wanted to do, built his portfolio and sent it to studios he loved.
He got an internship
at 'Grafik' magazine.
'There is no point
being a good graphic designer if you cannot sell your work'
Documenting your
work is one of the most important parts of any graphic design project…
…do it well and it
will lead to the next project.
Digital design is
transient, it is not a physical object that people will see/use again and
again. That's why you must document it yourself, because no one else will
document it for you.
How to do it?
Your project holds
the answer.
Our Approach: Old
Spike Coffee.
Old Spike coffee
trains homeless people as baristas, giving them a whole years work experience
so that they can leave with something on their CV and find a job easier.
Their first question
for this project was, why does coffee have to look ordinary (brown paper bag,
hand-crafted, packed simply etc)?
So their solution
was to actually package premium coffee in premium packaging. The company
concept was to do with rocks, and their design included very simple logo design
of a rock breaking apart.
How did they
document it? Their branding/project was about rocks, so they researched and
looked at rocks being used within documenting work. They then got a block of
cement, and placed the packaging on top of it to photograph. Very simple but
effective outcomes, a focus on the product, but also and extension of the
concept/branding.
Other Approaches:
Keep it Simple -
Haw-Lin Services. Super clean, modern work. The way they document it is very
minimal, modest and with a focus on the graphics. White/black backgrounds,
sometimes photographed, sometime scanned. A little bit of shadow underneath the
pages lifts the design off of the screen.
Context and Pace -
OK-RM. Simple, clean documenting, with some context to lift the project. They
do a mix of super minimal, and more context based documenting, so neither the
context nor the minimalism is too much. It doesn't get boring.
Nonchalant/ Raw -
Veronica Ditting/ Petronio Associates.
Veronica documents
the work in a very casual, real-life atmosphere, and makes it a lot about the
work. A lot of thought goes into the composition, but it appears effortless.
Uses natural daylight.
Petronio documents
work in an almost 'don't give a fuck' style. The simplicity and rawness of it
makes it original, and allows the design to speak to itself, rather than
composing it/presenting it.
Workshop
Moodboard for how I'd want to document/present my work:
Experimenting with documenting my work (via scanning):
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