aesthetic portrait
photo portrait
By Number: 1. Kinda Akash 2. Jonathan Notaro 3. Mark French 4. Dennis Go 5. Julie Shevach 6. Dan Bradham 7. Joe Tirabassi 8. Russell Barron Wootton 9. Molly Heim 10. Mikael Spade 11. Anna Toyama 12. Andrei Juradowitch 13. Bob Bried 14. Sean Dougherty 15. Kris Wong 16. Matthew Lee 17. Devin Brook 18. Lauren Kuca 19. Greg Schomburg 20. Justin Bakse 21. Michael Zarcone 22. Samantha Proctor 23. Joe Balint 24. Morten Kühl Christensen 25. Misha Brea 26. Sarah Scharfenberg

About

Studio Size

Large (21+)

Year founded

2000

Borough

Manhattan

Studio Bio/Philosophy

Brand New School is a creative community devoted to creating new forms of visual communication. Our company has produced award-winning commercials, integrated digital campaigns, interactive installations, web and mobile applications, games, art installations, brand identities and print communications.

The Team

Brand New School has 26 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads.

15% of studios are large-sized (21+ people).

Studio Disciplines

Breakdown of Work

85%

Motion

10%

Interactive

Number of studio projects

76–100

Pro-bono projects

1–5

Strategy/Execution

25% Strategy

75% Execution

Primary Specialties

  • Branding & Identity (77)
  • Exhibition Design (33)
  • Illustration (45)
  • Mobile Design (30)
  • Motion (29)
  • Print (75)
  • Web Development (25)

Clients’ Industries

  • Advertising (22)
  • Healthcare (18)
  • Local & community organizations (41)
  • Movies/Film (19)
  • Music (28)
  • Technology (37)
  • The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)

Brand New School’s Clients

Devin Brook, Executive Producer & Partner

Jonathan Notaro, Exec. Creative Director & Partner

Previous Design Employment

  • Fuel / Razorfish

Teaching Design

  • California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) — 1 years

Location

Santa Monica, CA
United States

The Space

The studio is about 13000 square feet. It’s on 2 floors and they’ve been there for 5 years.

Number of times moved

2

Total people in space

26

Amenities

  • Bike storage (26)
  • Cleaning service (44)
  • Coffee maker (53)
  • Dishwasher (24)
  • Edit room (4)
  • Elevator (54)
  • Espresso machine (23)
  • Free booze (28)
  • Free drinks (27)
  • Free snacks (27)
  • Freezer (43)
  • Large format printer (19)
  • Library/book collection (67)
  • Photo studio (8)
  • Photo/video equipment (45)
  • Pin-up board (43)
  • Private bathrooms (34)
  • Waiting area / reception (26)
  • Whiteboard (23)

Space Satisfaction

We love it, it’s perfect

Culture

Biking to work

5

127 bikers across all studios

Pick your poison

Beer

Working groups

100%

Groups