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I enjoyed the recent trip to Manchester and the places we visited once there because it broadened my thoughts I guess to the wider world or design studios and how they sit within a big city such as Manchester.

I feel that Manchester is a very design led city in that everything has a strong and successful design quota that is met throughout the city, compared to my local city centre; Hanley where branding, advertising and signage seem second rate as opposed to the Manchester approach that I felt gave off the impression that if it is designed well it will communicate equally as well, ensuring a successful design process.

When we visited Textbook Studio in Islington Mill, I was amazed to see such an array of work spread out across every surface of the three storey studio space, each area had a distinct feel, clearly reflective of the artist or designer that worked in the associated space and the uniqueness of each piece of design work produced.









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