2x4 is a New York City-based design studio founded in 1994, by Georgianna Stout, Susan Sellers, and Michael Rock.  The studio develops brand strategy and design systems for clients worldwide, including the Brooklyn Museum, Chanel, Columbia University, Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Doha Film Institute, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MTV Networks, Nike, Prada, Procter & Gamble, Sony, The New York Times, Target, Tiffany & Company, Vitra, the Whitney Museum, and Yale University.

2x4 has been widely recognized by many professional organizations and publications, including the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA), Graphis, Print, Communication Arts, and the American Center for Design.

Georgianna Stout graduated in 1989 with a B.F.A. in graphic design from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (RISD).

From 1990 to 1993, Stout worked at Bethany Johns Design producing publications and identity programs for arts organizations and other cultural institutions.  She has been a visiting design critic at RISD and at the Yale University School of Art.  She also collaborates with her husband, designer David Weeks, in his design studio, David Weeks Studio.

At 2x4, Stout leads diverse projects, from extensive retail and packaging projects to large-scale identity, exhibition, and environmental graphics/wayfinding programs.