Studio
Ellie Park
Five things we ask before we take on a project
Who decides, when it launches, what success looks like, what you'll stop doing and who writes the words.

We take on about twelve projects a year. These five questions decide which twelve.
The most important is the fourth: what will you stop doing when this launches? A new brand that sits next to the old one never wins.
Ellie Park
Writes from the studio in Ancoats. Questions about this post go straight to hello@mottramvale.studio.
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