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Left to Right: Brodie Monster, Sprout Eleanor Heyward

About

Studio Size

Large (21+)

Year founded

2007

Borough

Brooklyn

Studio Bio/Philosophy

Red Antler is a branding consultancy based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. We approach design and language as ways to solve strategic problems, focusing on a core idea from start to finish. We specialize in startups and new ventures. Our best work is done when we’re disrupting categories to build something new.

The Team

Red Antler has 40 people. Of those, 3 are studio heads and 12 are managerial.

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

Gender Breakdown

58% male

43% female

Average height

5’7”-5’9”


Tallest: 6’3”

Average age

26-30

Youngest: 20
Oldest: 44

Number of freelancers/year

11-25

6-10 are long-term freelancers

Number of interns/year

5-6

Average: 1-2

Studio Disciplines

Breakdown of Work

14%

Motion

49%

Interactive

Number of studio projects

26–50

Pro-bono projects

1–5

Strategy/Execution

29% Strategy

71% Execution

Primary Specialties

  • Art Direction (58)
  • Books (52)
  • Brand Strategy (42)
  • Branding & Identity (77)
  • Broadcast Graphics (18)
  • Editorial/Publication Design (51)
  • Environmental Design (38)
  • Exhibition Design (33)
  • Experience Design (33)
  • Illustration (45)
  • Industrial Design (4)
  • Information Graphics (41)
  • Interaction Design (36)
  • Mobile Design (30)
  • Motion (29)
  • Packaging (45)
  • Print (75)
  • Product (23)
  • Sound Design (6)
  • Typeface Design (25)
  • Web Design (59)
  • Web Development (25)

Clients’ Industries

  • Education (40)
  • Fashion (45)
  • Finance & Investment (26)
  • Healthcare (18)
  • Local & community organizations (41)
  • Media & Publishing (58)
  • Music (28)
  • Products (32)
  • Restaurants & Food (29)
  • Retail (43)
  • Sports (22)
  • Technology (37)
  • The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)
  • TV (17)

Red Antler’s Clients

  • Birchbox
  • GRK
  • Hukkster
  • Inside Hook
  • Jane Street
  • NYC Media Lab
  • One Kings Lane
  • PopTip
  • Rent the Runway
  • Sailthru
  • Sugarpova
  • Tasting Table
  • The B Team
  • The More You Know
  • Vevo

Emily Heyward, Head of Strategy, Partner

Demographics

Female, from Hasting-On-Hudson, New York, United States, now lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Harvard University, Postmodern Theory and Consumer Culture).

Years in Design Industry

12 years

Average: 17 years

Industry before design

Advertising

Previous Design Employment

JB Osborne, CEO, Partner

Demographics

Male, from Malvern, PA, United States, now lives in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Cornell University, Business).

Years in Design Industry

10 years

Industry before design

Advertising

Previous Design Employment

Simon Endres, Creative Director, Partner

Demographics

Male, from Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, now lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Canterbury University, Sculpture).

Years in Design Industry

20 years

Industry before design

Sculptor

Previous Design Employment

  • Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners
  • Studio Pro-Am

Teaching Design

  • Parsons The New School for Design — 2 years

Location

San Francisco, CA
United States

The Space

The studio is about 5000 square feet. It’s rented and they’ve been there for 1 year, 7 months.

Number of times moved

1

Total people in space

40

Amenities

  • Coffee maker (53)
  • Dishwasher (24)
  • Edit room (4)
  • Elevator (54)
  • Freezer (43)
  • Library/book collection (67)
  • Photo/video equipment (45)
  • Pin-up board (43)
  • Ping pong table (6)
  • Waiting area / reception (26)
  • Whiteboard (23)

Number of conference rooms

3

Client meetings held in studio: More than half

Number of plants

1-5

Type of chair

Humanscale Diffrient World Chair

Decorations

Books and bookshelves, Our work, Process materials for ongoing projects

Desk Policy

To each their own: some keep their desks tidy, while others like it messier.

Space Satisfaction

We like it, but plan to make some changes to the space

Working Days

Working week

The work week is 50-59 hours/week, core hours are 9:30-7:00, with the first in at 8:30am and the last out at 8:00pm.

31% of studios work 50-59 hours/week.
The average is 40-49 hours/week.

Paid Vacation

11-15 days

41% of studios in this range

Paid Holidays

15 days

Average: 7

Work Weekends?

Once a month

Take Summer Fridays?

Every once in a while

Busiest Time of day?

It’s high intensity all day

Favorite Typefaces:

Culture

Music

Plays music for 70% of the day at an average volume. Currently obsessed with Daft Punk, Whatever Ben wants to listen to!, and most played over the last year is Frank Ocean, Daft Punk, Tanlines, Sbtrkt, Rhye, 90’s R&B, Toro Y Moi, Kendrick Lamar, Nicolas Jaar.

Side Projects

Run a line of ping pong-inspired tee shirts and streetwear called Thompson Punke.

42% of studios have side projects.

Biking to work

6

127 bikers across all studios

Pick your poison

Beer

Overall Noise Level

Average

59% of studios are average

Studio pets

2 dogs

32% have pets at the studio

Extra-curricular activities

Soccer, ping-pong, drinking club, fashion club

Working groups

48%

Groups

3%

Studio

Encourage freelance work?

Indifferent

Internal studio meetings

Every day

Lunch Habits

Eats in small groups

Favorite delivery/take-out: Burger UR Way, Curry Heights, Ozu

Eat out for lunch?

Every day

Favorite sit-down lunch: Pedro's (Mexican)

Critiquing Process

65%

On-screen reviews

Studio Outings

Attend conferences, Dinner, Drinks after work, Long Island Wine Tour, Annual Crawfish Boil

Favorite Place(s): 68 Jay Bar, Pedro's Mexican

Studio Rituals

Fancy Fridays, studio happy hour

Hashtags

  • #alohamoment
  • #alwaysbeknolling
  • #antlerists
  • #bottomtothetop
  • #brodie
  • #brooklyndoesitbetter
  • #coffeefiends
  • #cutestdogsindumbo
  • #dumbo
  • #everydayimbrusseling
  • #futuremagic
  • #niceantlers
  • #pushit
  • #sprout