Insights

Short answer: Nope, that’s not for us. Thousands of emerging CPG brands all gathered in one place to show off and talk about their product…and it’s not for us? Yes, exactly. Because we recognize our value doesn’t lie in walking the floor of Expo West just to say we’ve been to Expo West. As strategic […]

Skidmore’s journey through this pandemic has revealed some wonderful new things about our teammates, our adaptability, and what we can do when we’re turned loose to get creative. In the first week of quarantine, we quickly realized everything is different now. Our studio leaders stepped back and took a good hard look in the mirror. […]

Reflecting back on how our Skidmore team navigated the first week of social distancing, we found that we stumbled onto a few gems that really helped us have an unexpectedly great week. We wanted to share what we’ve learned in the hopes that there are some helpful nuggets you can take with you to improve […]

Happy New Year, folks! Last year marked our 60th anniversary, so 2020 means we’re entering a fresh new decade as an organization as well. We’re grateful for the past six decades of business and hopeful for what’s to come. Re: 2019, it proved another action-packed, though slightly chaotic, year. We won new clients, made new […]

This interview was originally posted on Jon Dwoskin’s “THINK Business” podcast. Drew isn’t your typical finance guy. As owner and president of Skidmore Studio, he’s a thoughtful strategic partner, relationship builder, and fierce advocate for the studio’s creative team. He’s passionate about helping good organizations grow through branding and fostering a workplace that’s happy, healthy, […]

We, a branding studio, have a fresh new brand identity ourselves. This includes an all-new Skidmore Studio logo, visual identity, and website.  Our creative studio based in downtown Detroit is in its 60th year in business. As we approach a new decade of growth, our leadership team felt a rebrand was imperative to reflect the […]

Skidmore Studio welcomes Peter Fezzey to the team to direct all account and new business efforts. Fezzey joins the studio with 15 years of experience in strategic partnerships and business development. At Skidmore, he is responsible for building new business relationships, developing client growth strategies, promoting the studio’s services, and overseeing internal project teams to […]

Skidmore Studio was recently recognized by Michigan Celebrates Small Business as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch in 2019, an awards program recognizing advocates of small business in Michigan. Companies who are selected to receive this honor are a remarkable group of second-stage companies. Defined as having 6 to 99 full-time-equivalent employees and […]

A little over nine years ago, Tim Smith asked me to play a round of golf. I accepted even though I didn’t care much for the sport. I figured I’d follow his lead. But, just two holes in, I could tell he wasn’t much of a golfer! “We could’ve just gone to breakfast,” I lamented. […]

We have some big news to share here at the studio: Our current president, Drew Patrick, is officially the owner of Skidmore Studio as of today, Oct. 1, 2018. He purchased our almost-60-year-old legacy studio from our dear friend Colleen Smith, wife of former owner Tim Smith who passed away unexpectedly in January. While the […]

This week our Xenith rebrand was reviewed the much loved and feared Brand New site by the folks at Under Consideration. It’s a strange/scary experience to release your work into the wild, and having it analyzed by respected peers in the design community takes this feeling to a whole new level. Thankfully, we were in […]

Nothing better than kicking back with a beer bursting with flavor AND personality. Luckily these cans we designed for Eastern Market Brewing Company contain both. Check out a piece from Packaging Strategies Magazine on the design!

This month Skidmore unveiled the MerryMen Project, a new program that promotes a philosophy of designing for good. The goal of this effort is to support Detroit-based non-profits and small businesses by providing pro bono strategy and design services. While Skidmore has provided pro bono services to the non-profit community since long before I took […]