Fyfe Design

Fyfe Design is a small graphic design studio that helps clients communicate through tailored visual work, so that each project has its own look. It treats design as a guided process built on research, conversation and careful thought, and many clients return year after year.

What Fyfe Design offers

• Communication design — visual work shaped to each client's message and needs.
• Brand and identity work — identities for restaurants, shops and organisations.
• Design research and planning — research and dialogue at the start of each project.
• End-to-end project guidance — steering a project from first discussion to finished design.

Who it works with

Its client list is long and varied: restaurants such as Hamersley's Bistro, Anthony's Pier 4 and Mooncusser Fish House; universities including Cornell and Northeastern; the City of Boston's economic development office; MGH Patient Care Services; and non-profits such as The Food Project and YMCA Metro North.

Key facts

• Principals: Robin Ratcliff (MS, Pratt Institute) and Erin Vieth Brochu (BFA, Carnegie Mellon University)
• Approach: collaborative, research-led design