MTWTF
Left to Right (as of 2013.08.13): Brienne Jones, Pedro Gonçalves, Glen Cummings, Aliza Dzik, Virginia Chow
About
Studio Size
Small (1-5)
Year founded
2008
Borough
Brooklyn
The Team
MTWTF has 5 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads and 0 are managerial.
59% of studios are small-sized (1-5 people).
Gender Breakdown
40% male
60% female
Average height
5’4”-5’6”
Shortest: 4’11”
Tallest: 5’11”
Average age
30-35
Youngest: 25
Oldest: 48
Number of freelancers/year
1-5
1-5 are long-term freelancers
Number of interns/year
3-4
Average: 1-2
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Number of studio projects
51–75
Pro-bono projects
1–5
Strategy/Execution
25% Strategy
75% Execution
Primary Specialties
- Art Direction (56)
- Books (50)
- Brand Strategy (40)
- Branding & Identity (73)
- Broadcast Graphics (18)
- Editorial/Publication Design (50)
- Environmental Design (36)
- Exhibition Design (32)
- Experience Design (32)
- Illustration (44)
- Information Graphics (39)
- Interaction Design (34)
- Mobile Design (30)
- Motion (28)
- Print (73)
- Product (22)
- Web Design (57)
- Web Development (25)
Outside the scope of the studio
- Industrial Design (35)
- Packaging (5)
- Sound Design (48)
Clients’ Industries
- Education (39)
- Local & community organizations (40)
- Media & Publishing (57)
- The Arts/Cultural Institutions (70)
- Transportation (9)
MTWTF’s Clients
- Arthur Ross Architectural Gallery
- Civic Data Design Lab
- Lincoln Center Theater (2)
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- New York Magazine (5)
- New York Mortgage Coalition
- OMA * AMO
- Participatory Budgeting NYC
- Red Bull Music Academy
- Studio Museum in Harlem
- Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of America
- The Brown Institute for Media Innovation
- The City of Newark, New Jersey
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York (4)
- Yale University School of Art
Aliza Dzik, Partner
Demographics
Age 37, Female, from Bronx, NY, United States, now lives in Upper West Side, New York, NY. Formal education is graduate degree, primary design education is school (Yale School of Art).
Years in Design Industry
13 years
Average: 17 years
Previous Design Employment
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
- Penguin Putnam
- Stilleto
- Aliza Dzik Design
Teaching Design
- Queens College — 1 years
- Fashion Institute of Technology — 2 years
Glen Cummings, Partner
Demographics
Age 48, Male, from Bethpage, NY, Nassau, now lives in Lower East Side, New York, New York. Formal education is graduate degree, primary design education is school (Yale University).
What’s been the biggest influence on your design career?
My clients, collaborators and coworkers who have an ongoing, day-to-day influence on what I think and what I do.
Years in Design Industry
15 years
Industry before design
music, although I would not actually call it "working in an industry"
Previous Design Employment
Teaching Design
- Yale University — 11 years
Board Member on Professional Design Organizations
- AIGA/NY — 3 years
Time spent designing
50% actual
10% desired
Location
The Space
The studio is about 1200 square feet. It’s rented and they’ve been there for 2 years, 1 month. They share a space with 1 other company/individual.
Approximately 60 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
20
MTWTF: 5, Other: 15
Amenities
- Cleaning service (44)
- Coffee maker (53)
- Elevator (54)
- Espresso machine (23)
- Freezer (43)
- Large format printer (19)
- Library/book collection (67)
- Photo/video equipment (45)
- Pin-up board (43)
Number of conference rooms
2
Client meetings held in studio: Approximately half
Number of plants
0
Desk Policy
To each their own: some keep their desks tidy, while others like it messier.
Space Satisfaction
We love it, it’s perfect
Working Days
Working week
The work week is 70-79 hours/week, core hours are 10:00-7:00, with the first in at 8:00am and the last out at 9:00pm.
3% of studios work 70-79 hours/week.
The average is 40-49 hours/week.
Work Weekends?
A couple times/month
Take Summer Fridays?
No
Busiest Time of day?
Afternoon
Favorite Typefaces:
Culture
Biking to work
1
127 bikers across all studios
Pick your poison
None
Overall Noise Level
Average
59% of studios are average
Working groups
Work from home?
Never
Encourage freelance work?
No
Internal studio meetings
Once a month
Lunch Habits
Eats individually
Favorite delivery/take-out: N/A
Eat out for lunch?
Once a month
Favorite sit-down lunch: N/A
Critiquing Process
Studio Outings
Drinks after work
Favorite Place(s): N/A