Visiting Professionals // Maraid Design

Today the duo from Maraid came to give a talk on what they do. I found it a great insight into the industry.

They are a digital agency that specialise in creating websites, something which I'm not particularly interested in but any insight is helpful.

They pointed out their main inspirations...

Books, below are some I found intriguing:

• In Loving Memory of Work
• Songbook
• Black Hole 

Films

• Slow West
• Route for Love
• Cyclo
• Chinatown

Architecture

Travel

Music

Ephemera

Creating an archive of website design

Museum and galleries

Some helpful points from their presentation:

• They are a freelance team, which means they pay proper tax, rather than a LLP which pays a lot less.
• they keep an updated blog on the go, which clients like, as it humanises them and shows some of their likes and personality.
• having a online presence helps with getting jobs, and good contact to have with other creatives.