COMMUNITY COMPANY SPOTLIGHTS

Start a conversation.
Share their work.
Build a connection.

Students and designers can approach a firm with something to offer: an interview that celebrates its people, process, and products. You get a chance to connect informally and a published contributor credit. The firm gets a public feature that helps more people discover its work.

How it works

Choose a firm and invite someone on its design team to a short conversation.
Ask about their work, gather approved quotes and images, and write up what you learned.
Submit the story for editorial review. Accepted stories receive a contributor credit; selected features appear on the homepage.

Publication is subject to review. A spotlight is not a job application, a promise of employment, or a guarantee of homepage placement.

A simple way to reach out

Hi [name], I’m [your name], a [student/designer] interested in your team’s work. I’d love to have a short conversation and put together a community company spotlight to submit to FindIndustrial.Design. It would introduce readers to your team and a project you can share. You’d have a chance to approve your quotes and images before submission. Would someone on your team be open to a 20-minute conversation?

Questions to get you started

What does your team design, and who is it for?
Is there a project you can share that represents your approach?
How do designers collaborate with the rest of the company?
What do you wish emerging designers understood about this work?

What to gather

Your story, the interviewee’s name and role, and the conversation date.
Approved images with captions, photographer or creator credits, and permission to publish.
Your preferred byline and optional portfolio link.
A company contact for private editorial verification.

Share only material the firm has approved for public use. Avoid confidential projects and assets you do not have permission to publish.