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Clockwise from Top: Kiki Katahira, John Kudos, Sumit Paul, Theresa Yen, Karen Vanderbilt, Turner Gillespie

About

Studio Size

Small (1-5)

Year founded

2008

Borough

Manhattan

Studio Bio/Philosophy

Design collaboratory with focus in branding, editorial, interactive, and environmental design.

The Team

STUDIO KUDOS has 5 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads.

60% of studios are small-sized (1-5 people).

Number of freelancers/year

1-5

1-5 are long-term freelancers

Number of interns/year

1-2

Average: 1-2

Studio Disciplines

Breakdown of Work

10%

Motion

55%

Interactive

Number of studio projects

0–25

Pro-bono projects

1–5

Strategy/Execution

25% Strategy

75% Execution

Primary Specialties

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

Clients’ Industries

  • Education (40)
  • Fashion (45)
  • Finance & Investment (26)
  • Healthcare (18)
  • Local & community organizations (41)
  • Media & Publishing (58)
  • Real Estate (24)
  • Restaurants & Food (29)
  • Retail (43)
  • Technology (37)
  • The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)

STUDIO KUDOS’s Clients

John Kudos, Principal

Demographics

Male, from Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, now lives in Astoria, New York, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Maryland Institute College of Art).

Years in Design Industry

13 years

Average: 17 years

Location

Jakarta, Jakarta
Indonesia

The Space

The studio is about 1000 square feet. It’s rented and they’ve been there for 4 years, 2 months. They share a space with 2 other companies/individuals.

Approximately 125 square feet/person. The average is 210 square feet/person.
37% of studios share a space.

Number of times moved

1

Total people in space

8

STUDIO KUDOS: 5, Other: 3

Other businesses in the space

  • Photography

Number of plants

1-5

Decorations

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

Desk Policy

We keep our desks clean and tidy.

Space Satisfaction

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

Favorite Typefaces:

Culture

Music

Plays music for 60% of the day at an average volume.

Biking to work

1

127 bikers across all studios

Overall Noise Level

Average

59% of studios are average

Extra-curricular activities

foosball

Internal studio meetings

A couple times/week

Critiquing Process

85%

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