Credentials

Studio
FÖDA Studio develops brands and ideas. We support both by designing identities, illustrating concepts, and producing artifacts. We often work with architects to visualize and alter places.
We are not an ad agency. We rarely participate in ad campaigns.

Jett
Jett Butler is the creative director and founder of FÖDA Studio. He is a cross-disciplinary designer who has produced award winning work in architecture, print design, illustration, broadcast, and marketing. The awards have come from juries led by visionaries in their fields such as architects Hani Rashid and Neil Denari, director Joseph Kosinski, and editor Bryn Mooth of HOW? Magazine. His work for FÖDA Studio’s clientele has been published in magazines internationally and has appeared in several books. Jett is a member of AIGA, the Graphic Artists Guild, an associate of the AIA, and an alumni of Texas Tech University.

Melissa
Melissa Martin joined the studio in 2007 after having interned for Richard Harrison Baily/The Agency in South Bend, Indiana and HKS Architects in Dallas. During her time at HKS, she was awarded an American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design USA Magazine. Melissa is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds a BFA in Graphic Design.

Sissy
Sissy Emmons is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds a BFA in Design. She received numerous awards for her academic achievements including a fellowship to study poster design in Poland. After having interned at FÖDA during her final semester of college, Sissy joined the studio full time in the fall of 2008.

Sarah
Sarah Bartholow joined the studio in 2009 following her tenure at Wolff Olins in New York City serving on the brand identity and research project management team. Prior to Wolff Olins, she served as an assistant buyer for Bergdorf Goodman, selecting merchandise from high-end retail vendors based on market insight and consumer trends. Sarah graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Art History.

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