About |
Swink |
The story of a small & mighty studio working out of a historic building across from Madison’s favorite brewpub. |
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Swink is an interactive branding studio in Madison, Wisconsin. We are boutique by choice. We wear many hats and answer our own phones. We sit across the table from you, ask a lot of questions, and listen before we speak. Call us and we will get to the meat of what you need, without the rigamarole.
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Crew |
Read up on the strange and wonderful folks who answer the phone when you call. |
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Shanan Galligan Founder / Nerd
Shanan was raised by artists and entrepreneurs. Commerce and art, he was practically bred to start this little shop. He loves words. He does math in his head. He’s always had expensive pencils. The first couple months, it was just him and his dog. Since then, he’s attracted an incredible stable of brilliant designers to help bring thoughtful, carefully considered design to the world.
He is the father of three young girls and is often surrounded by sticky, beeping, pink plastic. He sometimes daydreams about sleeping.
Yogie Jacala Partner / Play-Doh Expert
Yogie hates writing in the third person, but will do so, for the purposes of her profile. Manila-born and Chicago-raised, Yogie stands at a petite 5-foot, but can karate-chop your ass in two seconds. Just kidding. She doesn’t like fights. What she really likes is art. She has been making stuff for over a decade and still enjoys it. So that’s gotta say something.
Thumbs up: family, rainy day naps, kind gestures, classic movies, painting, snapping pics, chips and salsa, childhood, chocolate
Thumbs down: dirty tupperware, rodents of any kind, big egos, parking tickets, losing stuff
Eric Tomlinson Associate Partner / Oldest Living Millennial
Eric’s background in math led him down a career path analyzing large datasets. But it turned out he was more excited to design the final report than to crunch the numbers. After years moonlighting as a hobbyist designer, he left his day job and started training the right side of his mind.
Now that making art is part of his everyday gig, his other adventures find him exploring small town festivals, riding roller coasters, and continuing his pursuit of the perfect cinnamon roll.
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Alumni |
We’ve been fortunate over the years to work with some of the best, brightest folks in design. |
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