McHale Design

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Design Director of Spirit Halloween

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a Halloween retails store opporating in seasonal months. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire McHale Design to accomplish?

• Style guide creations
• Branding for internal IP characters
• Product design

SOLUTION

How did you find McHale Design?

• Referral
• Mutual friends

Why did you select McHale Design over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from McHale Design were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We task McHale team to help with creating assets for a branding project of our animatronics, turning them into Chibi style characters and they executed this so well. Also we task McHale to help put together a collection of grapic based prodcut for licensed decor, and was able to acheive it well and on time. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The communication was key to keping things on track it was helpful to know that even wnen we misses in communication, Mchale's team was able to fulfil the ask and met the deadline. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

With the direction given, McHale Design's team always met my team's needs and was ready to start new projects. 

What was your primary form of communication with McHale Design?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Thanks to their professionalism and expertise in design, I felt I could trust them with my very aggressive and short timeline. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something McHale Design could have done differently?

For the amount of projects we did with McHale, I dont feel there was anything missing except maybe more product development service offerings, but thats just a cherry on top of a well managed team of creatives. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Staff Designer of Mattel

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

IP-driven, high-performing toy company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire McHale Design to accomplish?

• Logo design
• Package design
• Character art design

SOLUTION

How did you find McHale Design?

Referral

Why did you select McHale Design over others?

Company values aligned

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We hired McHale to do some content related logos, character art variations, and a FMCG toolkit with various package mock-ups

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

It's tough with artwork, but they fulfilled the tasks and we received renowned feedback from our cross-functional teams

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They did everything on time and with a smile. Artwork was delivered and the collaboration was very easy.

What was your primary form of communication with McHale Design?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their packaging design and ability to stay on schedule are unmatched.

Are there any areas for improvement or something McHale Design could have done differently?

All good