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Something about El Segundo

Late 2010 to PresentIt's funny that we ended up in the City of El Segundo. We had always wanted a cool, loft-stype studio space in a hip neighborhood. As we (ahem) matured, however, we became more cost-conscious and personal space conscious. El Segundo was a natural move: less taxes to pay, and twice as much space than in Santa Monica for almost half the cost. For most of us here (especially for Chrissie the mayor) it's more local.
Fun Facts!
1. Founded: 2005
2. # of Employees: 7
3. # of Computers: 23
4. Mac to PC Ratio: 21:2
5. Common addiction: Coffee
6. # of Musicians: 5
7. Most formal attire: Canadian Tuxedo
8. Favorite Quotes: Experiment Rhino
9. Newest Member: Freddie
10. # of Projects Completed: 1621
11. # of Bikes: 4
12. # of Injuries: 17
13. # of Worker's Comp: 0
14. Fastest Wordpress Install: 2 min.
15. Mayor of El Segundo: Chrissie
16. Eric is a Vegetarian
17. Most pushups: Eric

A New Identity

Six years, in we are finally able to define who we are and what we do in three words: we graphic design. It has been a brand new start in visual communications. Here's the award-winning identity package for our winning team. See our Pep Rally page for other awards we've recieved.
Coffee Robots

Coffee is the life blood of the office. The smell, the taste, the high, and even the aftermath...if you know what I mean. It's a dangerous addiction so be careful! Oh, but it's just sooooo good!
New Additions

The new office called for new hires. This year we welcomed Amber and Freddie to the ESW team. They're intelligent, highly skilled and on top of all that...smell really great.

Growing up in Santa Monica

Circa 2007We decided a band photo pic would be beneficial for our time capsule. Don't we look so badass posing all cool in the back alley of our Santa Monica office.
We heart BMX
New Clients
While working with ESPN X Games Event Media, we got a little enamored with action sports. Thanks X Games for the bloody shins! Click here to see our awards we won for designing the X Games event media guides.

Hard at WORK

Peek into our day to dayJust another day of designing at the office. Notice we're using the office walls from the Westwood office as cubicle partitions. And wayyy back, you'll see Mr. Ryan Canino of the Chrissie Canino clan.
Strength in #s

Chimmy's hair, Roxy & EricChrissie was our first but not the last hire for the Santa Monica office. ESW really started to grow with new hires Roxy and Eric.
Manifest Destiny

Late 2006It was a bit of a stretch financially but we took the plunge and moved into a a beautiful loft style office in Santa Monica. The open floor plan with 14' ceilings and a garden atrium was definitely an improvement.

Time to Move!

Circa 2005A devastating apartment fire just behind our office sparked the idea to move our operations elsewhere. Our two year office lease was nearing its end, so we started hunting around the LA Westside for a new office space.
Elephant Sized Dream
Westwood, CA

Humble Beginnings circa 2005ESW was founded by Cal State Long Beach alums, Jonathan Wang and John Chiembanchong in March 2005 and opened it’s doors in a little office above a Persian bookstore in Westwood, CA.

WORK becomes Eat.Sleep.Work.,inc.

Freelancers to corporation Eat.Sleep.Work. is not the original name of this company. It was WORK. ALL IN CAPS. In March 2005, WORK became Eat.Sleep.Work.,Inc. as an effort to become a functioning business—rather than a couple of freelancers sharing an office space.
Finding Our Identity
...It was just an idea
Our operation started with just one freelancer
idea and a simple name: WORK.
that grew into something
Who knew how far it would go

Something about El Segundo