Smallframe Studio
DESIGN / SYSTEMS / INDEPENDENT PRACTICESTUDIES / PRACTICE / IDEAS

Design is a way of asking better questions.

Independent studies in visual systems, information hierarchy and useful form. Explore the decisions behind the work, not just the final image.

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Original abstract study in spatial composition, shapes and colour
01 / OUR APPROACH

Better work starts with a better question.

Visual systems can be expressive without making their purpose hard to understand. The studies here explore proportion, wayfinding and the useful relationships between content and form.

Each project is a self-initiated concept. No commissioned clients, past contracts or measured commercial outcomes are implied.

02 / SELECTED WORK

Recent explorations

03 / PROCESS

Make room for clarity.

Our process begins with content and constraints, then tests a limited set of visual decisions. The result should remain readable on a small screen, in unusual light and when the audience is unfamiliar with the system.

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