Fieldnotes: Weeks 434–439
We are pretty busy in the studio at the moment developing several projects.
We’re continuing our work with Sjú which is a Swiss startup with an amazing proposition around personalised skincare. So far the brand has soft launched in the UK and we are working really closely with the team on several streams of work… everything from making films, photo shoots, research projects and social media campaigns.
Originally we were brought in to develop the brand strategy as well as shape the startup's storytelling, tone of voice and art-direction… our relationship has grown from there. We’re really enjoying the journey of working with Sjú and at some point in the new year I will share a broader case study. In the meantime here’s a couple of images from some of our work so far.
Another project that is carrying into the new year is Project Flow. Flow is essentially Fieldwork Facility’s contribution to an air quality project underneath the Hammersmith Flyover. We’re progressing towards a March/April install. This week we were expecting a decision on which route to push forwards… in a lovely turn the client surprised us by extending the project and picking two concepts for different sections of the flyover. Here’s a snap of the original site:
A couple of weeks ago IDEO invited me to give a talk about Fieldwork Facility’s work in the public realm… the event was titled ‘Change of (S)pace’. I was presented alongside Anthony from Assemble who talked about the collectives lovely series of projects around the Granby community. Lighting designers Jack Wates and Satu Streatfield (Publica) both gave great talks too. I really enjoyed this talk — hopefully there will be more speaking in the new year.
Friday links…
Here’s a few of the things that have been inspiring us in the studio over the past few weeks:
Emoji tracker
This is real-time emoji use on Twitter. It’s like watching a lightning storm of emotion unfold in your browser. I’m not kidding… the website literally comes with an epilepsy warning.
It’s Twitter account occasionally reads like a long-running beef between emoji’s trying to hit the number one spot.
Die with me app
Bonkers. I love it. It’s a chat app that you can only use when you have less than 5% battery. Their strapline is ‘Die together in a chatroom on your way to offline peace.’ Catchy.
Blade Runner sleep music
Maybe on the way to ‘offline peace’ you’ll take a little sojourn into ‘Blade Runner meditative ambience’.
Yes, that actually is a thing and so far four videos have racked up over 600,000 views from people seeking a beautiful sleep dystopia. You can pick between old or new Blade Runner and with or without city sounds. Niche.
Lubaina Himid at The Guardian
Lubaina Himid’s won the Turner prize last year with artwork accusing the Guardian of racial bias. In an interesting move the paper invited her in for a residency. Here is Lubaina presenting her findings to the editorial team.
iSpy AI
How to recognize fake AI-generated images. Kyle McDonald gives a quick introduction over here.
Traditional block printing in Jaipur:
What a beautiful process…
And then finally let's wrap up with this….
Blue Note album covers
We have some space in the pipeline emerging in January/February, if you’d like to discuss an unusual design challenge please do get in touch.
See you next week.
