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Airside (company)

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Airside
Company typeSmall and medium enterprise
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom (1998)
Defunct2012 (2012)
HeadquartersLondon

Airside was a design studio founded in 1998 by Alex Maclean, Nat Hunter and Fred Deakin.[1] The company won many awards, including recognition from D&AD, BAFTA and Design Week.[2][3][4][5][6]

Co-founder Deakin is one half of ambient/electronica music duo Lemon Jelly. Promotional material for Lemon Jelly, including posters, album covers and videos was produced by Airside.[7]

History

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Founded before the dot-com bubble, Airside was initially known as a graphic design company; it later diversified into film-making with animation. The company closed in 2012, after being suspended for a year.

References

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  1. ^ Sibley, F. (ed.) (2009), Airside by Airside, Gestalten, 296 pages ISBN 978-3-89955-244-7, p. 10
  2. ^ "Official Airside website". www.airside.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Side ways: digital and graphics group Airside this week scooped two Design Week Awards. Design Week (March, 2002)". www.accessmylibrary.com. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  4. ^ "BAFTA awards database:Titles 2008 nominees". www.bafta.org. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ "BAFTA Nomination". 2002 Interface Design. BAFTA. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^ "D&AD Awards". 9 nominations & inbook. D&AD. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Jelly wobble into town". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
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