MIDDLECOTT™ is an international design organization based in Detroit, Michigan. As Detroit’s premier design consultancy, MIDDLECOTT™ will supercharge your brand through its award-winning formula of high-octane design. Transportation and industrial designer Brook Banham and graphic designer Judith Grubinger Banham founded MIDDLECOTT™ in 2008 to create contemporary and dynamic design solutions for small and global companies' needs. Beyond the confluence of their individual talents and extensive experience (including work with Puma and BMW), the duo can bolster their offerings by pulling from a global pool of brilliant writers, engineers, CAD specialists, photographers, and other industry contacts to ensure that the proper expertise is brought to every project they are assigned. In this way, MIDDLECOTT™ can work efficiently both as a small, self-contained unit and as the leader of a larger, keenly selected team, depending on the needs of a given client. This flexibility allows MIDDLECOTT™ to operate on a scale that best fits the task at hand, offering a personalized experience and saving time and cost by eliminating unnecessary manpower and corporate hierarchy. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/ ILLUSTRATION including; Transport and Product Design We create brand extensions, products, and accessories to actively further the success of your company and its bottom line. Starting from scratch and creating completely fresh concepts or working through existing ideas and strategies, we use innovative design principles to bring projects to life all the way through to production. In addition to class leading consumer products, we also offer outstanding transportation solutions from vehicle accessories to complete vehicle concepts, from RVs to automobiles. Whether it’s generating eye candy renderings, ergonomic studies, or finished prototypes, Middlecott is able to work across the design spectrum to ensure exceptionalresults. GRAPHIC DESIGN including; Logo, Branding, Books and Magazine and Website Design We specialize in branding solutions and high-end print and web material. Whether it’s a revamp or a completely new endeavor, we aim to make companies more competitive in an increasingly competitive global market through world-class design strategies. We create logos, brands, print material, magazines, books, brochures,and websites for businesses ranging in size from small startups to large corporations. We aim to make your company and its products look visually arresting and consequently stand out in the oversaturated digital age, broadening your consumer base and adding horsepower to your company’s bottom line. SKETCHBATTLE The Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment™ is Detroit’s first-ever Fight Club of Design and unerground automotive industry party blowout. Held in multiple venues nationally with the Detroit Auto Show and Detroit Design Festival, SEMA Las Vegas and Los Angeles Auto Show it's an design sketching competition and creative community event, where today’s and tomorrow’s motor industry elite will battle for recognition as the Middlecott Sketchbattle Champion and a herald of the future for Detroit and auto design. The Sketchbattle features an epic pool of design talent from the auto-industry and art college students who convergence on Detroit. For participation and partnering oppertunies.The Sketchbattles are always looking for new partnering/ sponsorship oppertunities and talented participants.
