Studio MURO

Give us the elevator pitch on what you do.

We are Studio MURO, a dynamic graphic design duo, working on visual identities, editorial and exhibition design, mainly in the cultural and artistic field. We love to play with colours, typography and illustrations in every print or web project. For us, every project is a new graphic world to imagine and play with.

What are some of the best and worst parts of your job, day-to-day?

Our work sometimes really feels like a rollercoaster. Our day-to-day can be very different in terms of rhythm from one month to another.

This lack of regularity is both a good and a bad aspect of our job. When we are in a time of intensive work, it is very exciting but it is also exhausting as there are so many projects to deal with and different universes to create. Our brain is boiling with a lot of ideas and the studio is upside down. There is a lot of good energy wich comes to the surface of that turmult. And right after that a very quiet period starts. We don't really know how long it will last. Then emails come thick and fast again and the phone rings... And here we go again!

How does the local culture of where you live affect your design work and getting clients ?

We work in Marseille, a nice city in south of France. People there are really friendly and talk a lot. Some of our clients live really close to our studio. One day they noticed the front window and came talk to us about their project over a cup of tea or coffee. Even if the city is not small, you often meet people you know in the street who introduce you to some new people and so on. You can meet and talk with people easily, so the relationship with clients from our city is more relaxed and friendly. But of course, we also work with clients from other regions or countries such as the UK, Spain or Switzerland.

Are you involved in any teaching and if so how does it shape your practice?

We teach editorial design for a graphic design school once a week. It is a good break in the rhythm of our studio practice, we can step aside for one day. We really like discussions we have with students about graphic issues. We can see what the tastes of young people are nowadays and who their favorite designers or studios are. We exchange and share our knowledge and references, and sometimes we can discover new things from them. We like the fact that their practice and ours can blend together and feed each other.