Who are we?

Patternmakers is a research agency and insight service for creative businesses and cultural organisations.

Our vision is for a vibrant, creative, strong data culture in the creative industries. Every day, our team wakes up ready to build the evidence you need to lead your organisations to the next level. Through independent research, nuanced evaluation and clear analysis, we create insight you can rely on for strategic planning, marketing and investment.

It's our mission to inform, inspire and excite you with the possibilities of data, and ultimately to see creativity flourish.

Our approach

We create bespoke projects to suit the research needs of our clients. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative methods, and squeezing maximum insight from existing data, we design elegant solutions for complex topics. We’re methodology-agnostic, which means that we hand-pick the most appropriate tools for the project at hand.

Our methods are designed with reference to AMSRS guidelines and we’re QPMR-accredited. We also specialise in accessible research processes.

We take privacy seriously and design our processes to respect both research managers and participants.

Workshops

We offer training on research and evaluation, and we make it fun. Our past training partners include Creative Victoria and Creative Plus Business.

We also offer workshops to help you develop research frameworks and data roadmaps.

Our team

We're trained in research, economics and finance, so you don't have to worry about choosing the right consultant. We're also writers, facilitators and designers adept at collaborating, and building your capacity while we work.

We have a small core team and a network of trusted freelance associates and collaborators. We all work from home, travelling regularly around the country, and meeting for regular co-working sprints. This approach helps us to keep our overheads down, and our rates low; while offering specialist skills to add value at key points.

We stay up to date with the changes you need to know about, and give you the lowdown without the technical talk. We attend the methodology conferences and pay the membership fees. We know what ‘best practice’ looks like and how things work in reality.

We get it. We share your passion for cultural expression, vibrant neighbourhoods and meaningful creative experiences. Most importantly, we know how to do research and analysis in an engaging way to capture creative minds and respect the creative process.

Accessibility

At Patternmakers we strive to make our work as accessible as possible. We’re always thinking about how we can make other aspects of our work more accessible.

Here we share our intent for all future projects, and how we will consider accessibility and inclusion at every stage of our work.

Giving back

We strive to engage in relevant research to inform the arts and culture sector as a whole. By collaborating with us on your latest research project, you are helping provide valuable data and insights to creative industries.

We make data fun, and we’d love you to join us.

If you have any questions, feel free to shoot them through to info@thepatternmakers.com.au

About the Author

Penny Cannan
Communications Business Administrator

Penny has a background in Art and Design, Communications, Brand Identity and Project Management.

Patternmakers: who are we?