title: Airside (company)
text: # Airside (company)
  
  Airside was a design studio founded in 1998 by Alex Maclean, Nat Hunter and Fred Deakin. The company won many awards, including recognition from D&AD, BAFTA and Design Week.
  
  Co-founder Deakin is one half of ambient/electronica music duo Lemon Jelly. Promotional material for Lemon Jelly, including posters, album covers and videos was produced by Airside.
  
  ## History
  
  Founded before the dot-com bubble, Airside was initially known as a graphic design company; it later diversified into film-making with animation. The company closed in 2012, after being suspended for a year.
  
  