"Brook is a highly creative and very easy-going person to work with. I have seen him perform exceedingly well in a wide variety of design programs as an Independent Contractor. You will find Brook makes a great contribution weather working independently or with a team. He is truly a reliable, talented resource." Kyle Swen, VP Design/ Partner, Astro Studios
"While recovering from a recent skiing accident in the Andes, my attending nurse hoped to buoy my spirits by loaning me some of the books that the Banhams have designed throughout the years. Though my sight is still somewhat impaired by the accident, the vividness of their designs is such that I was transported to scenes and situations of more intensity than I had thought possible. Judith and Brook Banham have taken design to an entirely different level, the sheer metaphysicality of which never ceases to astound." Christian Kracht, Writer, Publisher of Der Freund
"Working with Brook is always a great opportunity for us. He's an extremely talented designer who demonstrates great skill in understanding issues and developing innovative solutions for them. What I really like about Brook's ability is to create solutions that are consistently in sync with our brand and positioning." Marc Loncar, Founder, Acme Made
"Brook is a super creative guy and a joy to work with. He's helped us numerous times on key programs and always come through with fresh, cool stuff. I would recommend him highly!" Robert Brunner, Founder/ Creative Director, Ammunition LLC
"Judith Banham's style is impeccably elegant. Plus she has a great sense of humor
and a heart of gold, two qualities as hard to find as essential for a true artist."
Adriano Sack, Journalist, Founder of I Like My Style,
Coauthor of Breites Wissen/ The Curious World of Drugs
"We worked with Brook on a few footwear projects in the past years, each time with satisfying results. The collaboration was a pleasure; the briefing was quickly understood, his designs were what we were looking for, he can work fast and delivers on time. Plus he makes some of the nicest sketches and drawings I've ever seen." Pepijn Martens, Decathlon Design
"When I opened my 2003 founded company 711rent I got the great opportunity to work with Judith Grubinger Banham. The first designs of our new logo she presented us were so stunning, that we took them right away. That was no mistake! Our company, now the biggest photography rental outlet in Hamburg, Germany, with two more branches in Düsseldorf, Germany and Amsterdam, The Netherlands is still very often asked: 'Who did this great logo?' All our ads are based on just that logo. No photos, nothing else. We always get great response." Irma Wendler Kersten, Owner, 711rent
"Judith hat unser Heft mit ihrem feinen Stilgespür sehr geprägt. Ihre Layouts hatten immer Esprit und Strahlkraft. Ihre Arbeit für uns wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet. Eine herausragende Art Direktorin." Bernd Zerelles, Editor in Chief, BMW Magazin Germany
"We use Brook because his input means a better and more successful product at the end of our development cycle. Brook's high level of creative energy and his ability to synthesize across his extremely broad-based design influence often sits us back in our seats, scratching our heads at his ideas and sketches. ('How did he do that?') Those ideas, especially when captured early in the design process, resonate richly across our product feature and function sets, which means better bottom lines and longer product life cycles." Russ Potterfield, CEO, Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
"Brook to be a naturally talented sketch master & designer, with a great instinct for form and futurism." Brett Lovelady, CEO, Astro Studios
"Working with Judith is very hard. Because once you work with her, you won't want to work with anybody else again. I had the privilege to have my first collection of short stories designed by Judith and worked with her also on two magazines I took care of as an editor-in chief and here comes why I can't wait for the third: She has incredibly good taste and witty intelligence combined with a dry elegant sense of humour. This results in an air of effortlessness on her side which always leaves you with never less than perfect results. Style is a concept and invisible, but if I had to describe it to a blind person, it might have Judith's features." Eckhart Nickel, Writer, Editor in Chief of Der Freund
"Brook is the worst gardener I've ever hired. He killed my rose bushes, and my lawn has never looked worse. He kicks serious ass at design, though." Ron Way, Creative Director, Hot Wheels Consumer Products Design
"I adore Judith and Brook Banham for their congenial graphic design and illustrations for 'Breites Wissen/The Curious World of Drugs' which have been essential for the book's enormous international success." Ingo Niermann, Writer, Coauthor of Breites Wissen/ The Curious World of Drugs
"The Hot Wheels Consumer Products Design team came to Brook with the challenge of infusing attitude into some of our Hot Wheels non-toy products. Out of the gate his sketches produced an energy and vehicle authenticity that we loved! His experience in consumer products design coupled with his talents in transportation design provided the perfect energy and aesthetic we were looking for in Hot Wheels." Chris Down, Director of Product Design, Mattel Consumer Products
"In Judith I trust. She always comes up with the one and perfect solution. It just doesn't make sense to do a media design project without her." Klaus Peter Frahm, Cofounder, I Like My Style
"I first met Brook through a major design studio in San Francisco. His industrial design
ideas were broad-ranging, stylistic, and organic. As we honed in on the final
design, Brook detailed and finessed his drawings to deliver a final product that we
are delighted with. Brook successfully used elements of the industry standard while
designing the SteriShoeTM ultraviolet shoe sanitizer so that it is recognized as a shoe
tree while at the same time modernizing it to incorporates our proprietary technology.
When I asked Brook if he knew of a graphic artist who could assist with logos and
other items, I was referred to Judith. Judith has an eye for layout and graphic design
that has been instrumental in allowing us to develop a consistent corporate identity
and product brand. Judith has created our corporate logo, product logo, packaging
graphics, marketing brochure, instruction manual, website layout, corporate letterhead,
and many other items. We provided the text and some direction; Judith took
care of the rest.
Together, Judith and Brook didn't deliver the look of a product and some graphics;
they delivered a cohesive package to consistently and effectively brand and market
a company and its products. Having the person who designed the 'look and feel' of a
product communicate so closely with the person who is designing the branding and
marketing components allowed for a total package that we are delighted with and has
garnered rave reviews." Adam Ullman, Founder, ShoeCare Innovations
"Our new website www.711rent.com has such a unique design. Great, great, great. Away from the more technique orientated sites our competitors are having, the design MIDDLECOTT did stands by its own. That was our demand; that's fulfilled. Thanks, thanks, thanks!" Andreas Wendler, Owner, 711rent
