Topos Graphics
Left to Right: Roy Rub, Seth Labenz Photography by Daniel Lateulade, 2013
About
Studio Size
Small (1-5)
Year founded
2005
Borough
Brooklyn
Studio Bio/Philosophy
Topos Graphics is Seth Labenz and Roy Rub, a multidisciplinary creative agency working in the fields of design and editorial illustration. We operate one office from two cities: New York and Miami.
Elsewhere
The Team
Topos Graphics has 2 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads and 2 are managerial.
60% of studios are small-sized (1-5 people).
Gender Breakdown
100% male
0% female
Average height
5’10”-6’
Shortest: 5’10”
Average age
30-35
Youngest: 30
Oldest: 34
Number of freelancers/year
1-5
Number of interns/year
1-2
Average: 1-2
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Primary Specialties
- Art Direction (58)
- Books (52)
- Branding & Identity (77)
- Editorial/Publication Design (51)
- Illustration (45)
- Print (75)
Outside the scope of the studio
- Broadcast Graphics (27)
- Experience Design (12)
- Interaction Design (13)
- Mobile Design (16)
- Motion (35)
- Sound Design (49)
- Web Development (43)
Clients’ Industries
- Finance & Investment (26)
- Media & Publishing (58)
- Real Estate (24)
- Retail (43)
- The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)
Topos Graphics’s Clients
- Azuero Earth Project
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- Columbus Bank and Trust Co.
- KIND Healthy Snacks
- Museum of Chinese in America
- Tate Americas Foundation
- The New York Times (12)
- Thea Westreich Art Advisory Services
- Time Magazine (7)
- Women's Wear Daily
Roy Rub, Principal
Demographics
Age 34, Male, from Tel Aviv, Israel, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Bezalel Academy and Cooper Union).
Years in Design Industry
8 years
Average: 17 years
Teaching Design
- Cooper Union — 1 years
Seth Labenz, Principal
Demographics
Age 30, Male, from Columbus, NE, USA, now lives in Miami Shores, Miami, FL. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Cooper Union).
Years in Design Industry
8 years
Time spent designing
30% actual
90% desired
Location
Miami, FL
USA
Working Days
Working week
The work week is 50-59 hours/week, core hours are 9:00-6:30, with the first in at 8:30am and the last out at 6:30pm.
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
Work Weekends?
A couple times/month
Take Summer Fridays?
No
Busiest Time of day?
Morning
Culture
Biking to work
1
127 bikers across all studios
Studio pets
1 cat
32% have pets at the studio