Editorial design
Magazines, books and reports where the reading experience is the brief. Grid, typography and the pace of turning a page.
- Art direction
- Grid & type
- Layout
- Print liaison
Contact
Begin a conversation
Art direction, editorial and identity, for a small number of projects a year. Tell me what you are making and roughly when; I will tell you honestly if it is a fit.
What I do
Four things, done properly
Editorial, identity and the direction that holds them together. I do not do decks, and I will tell you who does.
Identity
Marks and systems for people who make things carefully, built to age well rather than trend fast.
- Positioning
- Wordmark
- Type system
- Guidelines
Art direction
The eye over a project: photography, illustration and the standard everything is held to once the studio has gone.
- Direction
- Commissioning
- Shoot
- Sign-off
Print production
Paper, ink and finishing, managed to the press. The part where a design becomes an object, and where most of them are quietly ruined.
- Stock
- Proofing
- Press check
- Finishing
Contact
Tell me what you’re making
What it is, roughly when, and what you can spend. All three, ideally. The third one saves us both a fortnight of politeness.
Enquiries
studio@marfa.design
Studio
By appointment, Lisbon
Telephone
+351 21 099 4420
Elsewhere
Instagram · Are.na
Practical
Before you enquire
Editorial and identity work generally starts around £18,000 and most land between there and £60,000, depending on extent and how much of the production I manage. I quote the whole thing, not an hourly rate, because good work should not be penalised for being done efficiently. Tell me the budget and I will tell you honestly what fits.