The future needs your findings.
Before you reach out. You should know we’re selective about our partners. If you’re unsure, read our working boundaries.
How to write to us
Hi Figures & Figures,
My name is [Johannes Vermeer], and I’m a [Director of insights] at [The Bureau of Very Important Findings].
I love the work you did with [Moody’s], and I’d love to hire you to help us improve how our organization communicates data.
Our work is heavily data-driven, but our information design is stuck in “white paper mode.” We want to break the old formula and make our charts clean, modern, and easy to decipher.
We’ve been tossing around the idea of building a data visualization language (and the system to use it) that works across from web and mobile, to print, to PowerPoint, and holds up for both simple charts and the weird complex ones.
We’d love to have a first version in place by [end of Q2] for [our annual outlook report].
Let us know if you think that’s reasonable.
Full disclosure: you’re at the top of our list and the first studio we’re reaching out to.
We plan to talk to a couple more teams for due diligence, but we’d be happy to stop the search if we’re in the right ballpark.I’m happy to share anything else you need. If you’re interested, let’s set up a time to chat. How does next week look?
Thanks,
Johannes
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Drawing lines in the sand
We're selective about our clients and partners.
We do not work with:
- fossil fuel compagnies
- tobacco companies (Yes including vaping)
- gambling companies
- nor with organizations involved in practices we consider harmful to human dignity and wellbeing, such as private prison operators, manufacturers of harmful chemicals
- and groups working against fundamental freedoms.
The full list evolves as we learn, but our guiding principle remains constant: we work with those building a better world, not those standing in its way.
Beyond these hard lines, we trust our gut. We've walked away from projects that felt off, even when the money was good. We've also pushed back on questionable briefs, sometimes transforming a directionless request into meaningful work that made everyone proud.
Our inbox isn't always full of perfect clients with perfect projects, but we're pretty good at finding the diamonds in the rough (or politely showing others the door).