Do you only work in France?
The office is located in France, in Paris, but the world is vast and what prevents us from working elsewhere? Nothing. We have already worked on the creation of the media Le Desk in Morocco, the redesign of L’Orient-Le Jour in Lebanon, the creation of local sites for Airbnb in Japan, Canada, Thailand… For clients like Elior or Eurovia, the content we create goes far beyond French and European borders.
Does Datagif produce gifs?
Alors, oui, mais on produit aussi : des idées, des recos, des identités, du design sous toutes ses formes, des motions, des films, des sites, des applis, des plateformes. La réponse est donc oui mais pas que.
● But we still love to produce them, especially in 3D
How does the Datagif gif sound?
Officially, the creator of the .gif format has decided for “jif”. But in reality, it depends. In the US, it will be “guif”. It makes us smile when we hear “Dataguif”, but we pronounce it with the “j”.
Internet?
Internet is a long love story. We love it so much that we created a sweater, four tote bags, pins, flags. The Internet is life. The Internet is good company.
● Because we already made posters we started designing flags.
● 3615: Internet
● Sometimes we also print Internet
● SOURCE : Internet.
● With love from the Internet
So that you too are proud to wear the Internet we have designed Internet pins with Internet Pin Company.
● To take the Internet everywhere with you.
Where are you located?
In Paris, in the XIth district (where there are lots of nice places to have a coffee, lunch…).
I want to work at your place. When do we start?
Our offers are all gathered here. Internship application, freelance proposal or spontaneous application: write to us at jobs@datagif.fr. We do our best to answer the emails we receive. Sometimes we receive a lot of them, which makes us very happy, but prevents us from answering everyone, we are very sorry about that.
Datagif, who and since when?
Datagif exists since 2010, an eternity in Internet time! Gaëtan Duchateau and Florent Guerlain are the two founders. Datagif has been a totally independent agency since day one. Since then, the team has grown and is now composed of a dozen creative people with complementary profiles.
Do you work on print projects?
Yes, of course we do. But well…
It seems that Datagif's offices are shown in a movie?
It’s in Pédale Douce, released in 1996, that Patrick Timsit gets naked in his convertible in front of a police car, parked in front of the Datagif offices (which didn’t exist at the time, but at this address).
You talk a lot about eco-design, what is it?
The idea is to change the habits in the design of our projects to make their carbon footprint smaller. We’re not going to revolutionize everything in two clicks, but we intend to shake up some habits… We now offer our clients details in our approach that make all the difference so that a project is designed in a more responsible way and that servers consume fewer resources with their sites or apps.
You do non-client projects, but what is the business model?
Si l’on a créé Datagif c’est pour s’affranchir de la contrainte de « rentabilité première » pour lui préférer la « créativité première ». Comment évoluer ou trouver de nouvelles idées sans sortir la tête des briefs clients de temps en temps ? C’est notre manière à nWe created Datagif to free ourselves from the constraint of “primary profitability” in favor of “primary creativity”. How can we evolve or find new ideas without taking our heads out of the client briefs from time to time? It’s our way of breathing, without always trying to filter everything through the accounting system. One of the latest is Bingo-Typo, a selection of free typefaces that we like and wanted to present in the context of game shows. Why ? 🤷♂️
We’re thrilled when this kind of project resonates and finds its audience. And if It’s Nice That talks about it that’s even better!
Does that mean you work for free?
No. Non-client projects are also used for R&D. Take Datapolls for example: we wanted to test the automatic production of video generated on an incremental database. No client briefed us on it, but now it is used in some projects.
Do you work on all types of projects?
Yes and no.
Yes, because we have not chosen to specialize in one sector or one type of project. We know how to adapt to geographical, planning and resource constraints.
No, because if we do not believe in the relevance of a project, we will be honest enough to say so.
What are your favorite types of projects or clients?
To be honest, the less similar our clients are, the more we like them. We like to gather expertise, knowledge, but we don’t like to duplicate the same thing over and over.
Datagif and the media, what's the deal?
At Datagif, we love the media, so much so that every year we venture to make predictions about the future of the sector. And the best of the best of our media monitoring in our dedicated newsletter.
Have you ever thought of creating your own media?
Yes, we have.
What is Opengif?
From time to time, we present a project carried out by the agency, in the presence of our clients. The idea is to tell the methodology of the project, the results, the abandoned tracks, with of course the client’s feedback. It’s open to everyone and it’s on registration!
How many plants are in your office?
40.
How much does a website cost?
We provide a quote based on estimated man time according to the specifications provided. If necessary, we ask questions (we like to ask questions) to define the scope of the project and propose the most accurate estimate possible, respecting the time needed to complete the project properly. If the outlines of the project are still vague, we can start with a first mission to help frame everything.
Do you respond to calls for tender?
On our scale, responding to calls for tender is not a very profitable exercise. We much prefer to start a discussion with a prospect beforehand, to meet, to talk about his project, to start a collaboration that is based more on trust.
28 seconds to go around Datagif?
28 seconds ? Ok.