Hieronymus
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Hieronymus is a multi-disciplinary design studio located in New York City. Founded in 2008, we do more than make things look beautiful: we craft sound brand strategies, create compelling storylines and put our clients’ stories into motion; and we have fun doing it. On any given day in our square-foot-challenged Soho studio, you’ll find our team of designers, copywriters, illustrators, art directors and animators collaborating shoulder to shoulder on a wide range of projects.
Leadership
Hieronymus is run by husband-and-wife team Julia and Chris Thomas. After living and working in Pittsburgh and Hawaii, the two settled in New York City over a decade ago to work at various design studios before opening their own shop in Soho.
Julia brings over a decade of design and branding experience to the leadership at Hieronymus. Julia’s previous experience as a designer and creative director in New York has given her the opportunity to work with clients ranging from nonprofits to in-house design departments and international corporate firms. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design, Julia has slowly come to terms with the shrinking need for print design and is dedicated to producing stand-out animations and developing identity systems with sound brand strategies.
Her work has appeared in exhibitions around the globe; most recently in the exhibit and book by the same name, Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age. In addition to her experience as a creative director, Julia taught Introduction to Typography at the University of Hawaii. She likes to spend her weekends traveling or scouring New York for the best new restaurants—or at least she did, before her son was born.
Like Julia, Chris has over ten years experience in design and branding. He spent the first few years of his career in New York freelancing for a number of small and large clients before accepting a job at one of New York’s premiere boutique design studios. Since 2008 Chris has been steering the ship at Hieronymus and is passionate about putting well-told stories into motion.
Aside from his work with Hieronymus, Chris has been an adjunct professor in the School of Visual Art’s MFA Interaction Design program, and has curated numerous political art and design exhibitions alongside his wife. His work has been written about in numerous printed and online publications, and his designs have been archived for posterity through The Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Outside the design world, Chris enjoys deep diving into the vast world gifs and watching movies that no one else enjoys.
What We Do and How We Do It
Hieronymus is a full service agency specializing in identity design, motion graphics, strategy and print design. No matter the project, our process follows the same path based on developing a good strategy and listening to the needs of our clients.
Research
Every project starts with research. We get to know you and your organization inside and out. We also take time to explore the competitive landscape so that all of our deliverables stand out (in a good way).
Strategy
After compiling all of our research we turn that into a sound strategy that informs how to approach the project. We check back in on this strategy at every stage in the process to make sure that what we're creating meets the objectives set forth in this phase.
Creative Development
Then comes the fun part—design!
Implementation
Lastly we implement all of the deliverables with a keen eye towards detail and a passionate adherence to deadlines.
A Few of Our Clients
The Atlantic
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bloomberg
Blue Engine
Buzzfeed
Duluth Trading Company
FiveThirtyEight
Goldman Sachs
GuideStar
Happy Family
Liquidnet
Mastercard
.Mic
Mullen
New York City Gay Men's Chorus
Montclair Film
The New York Times
Phocuswright
Plum TV
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Smithsonian
Time Magazine
Vox
VSA
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
The Watson Fellowship
Say Hi!
Don’t hesitate to get in touch. Whether you’re looking for an agency or you’re someone who just wants to say hi, we love getting emails out of the blue.