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Brand Visual Identity Design • Graphic Design • Packaging Design + Artworking • Logo Design • Ad Design • Print Design • Illustration • Digital Marketing Strategy • Social Media Templates • Marketing Templates • Illustration

Lead by Fiona O Farrell, a creative designer with over a decade's experience working with a wide range of national and international brands on branding and packaging design projects, The Design Department is the creative partner for ambitious brands who want to look sharp, stay relevant, and move fast. Whether it’s packaging design and artwork, social media assets or full digital campaigns, we create visuals that do more than just look good, they get results.

Think of us as your in-house design team! Strategic, flexible and always on-brand, bringing clarity and consistency to every touchpoint, from the shelf to the screen. Based in Waterford and Newry, Ireland, we work with clients from far and wide.

Whether it's an adjustment to your existing marketing collateral, a packaging artwork update or a full scale branding project from strategy and creative concept ideation to rollout, get in touch and let’s build a brand presence that works. See the verified reviews for what others have said about us!

Min project size
$1,000+
Hourly rate
$100 - $149 / hr
Employees
Freelancer
Year founded
Founded 2019

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Min. project size $1,000+

Avg. hourly rate $100 - $149 /hr

Rating for cost 5 /5

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Other Design
Less than $10,000
Oct. - Dec. 2019

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"They are prompt, friendly and very knowledgeable in regards to graphic design."

Jan 27, 2020

Safety Supervisor, DSG

Simon Berry

Other industries
Dublin, Ireland
201-500 Employees
Online Review
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Fiona O’Farrell Creative designed a user-friendly terminal map for a shipping company. The map of the company's container base would improve safety on the terminal.

The map has helped improve the flow of traffic in a busy terminal and has recieved positive feedback from the internal team. Fiona O’Farrell Creative is quick-working and communicative, establishing an effective workflow. The team is attentive and talented.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a safety officer at Ireland’s leading shipping company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Fiona O’Farrell Creative?

The project was to design a user friendly terminal map for the companies container base at Dublin Port.

What were your goals for this project?

To help improve safety on the terminal.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Recommdation.

Describe the project in detail.

A brief was given to Fiona along with several of the existing maps that were in use. From these I was given various options to consider.

What was the team composition?

I primarily dealt with Fiona for most of the project and after the options for the map were finished they were approved by the general manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

It’s had a positive feedback and helped traffic flow in what is a very busy terminal.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective, as Fiona was easy to deal with and had a great understanding of what I wanted out of her design. Efficient and quick response through mostly email.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Attention to detail. They are prompt, friendly and very knowledgeable in regards to graphic design.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, everything in the brief was met.

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5.0

Branding
Less than $10,000
Feb. - Mar. 2022

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"The team has easily understood what we are looking for in this work."

Mar 28, 2022

Internal Communications Executive, Go-Ahead Ireland

Bronwyn Isabel Molony

Other industries
Dublin, Ireland
501-1,000 Employees
Online Review

A bus company hired The Design Department for branding services. The team has created a logo and expanded the client's brand's color palette.

Although the results are not available yet, The Design Department has been communicative and responsive through phone calls and email to provide progress updates. They've worked hard to understand the client's needs and requirements.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the internal communications executive for Go-Ahead Ireland.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Design Department, and what were your goals?

We were looking to develop a logo for our climate change communications as well as expand our brand's colour palette.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Design Department?

I approached a few different organisations with the work I needed to get done and after an initial conversation with the Design Department, I decided to go with them.

Describe the scope of their work in detail, including any steps and the final deliverables.

I gave Fiona the details of the work I wanted done, including initial sketches and background information. From there, she did a draft logo and colour palette which we refined and finalised.

How many people from The Design Department team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I worked directly with Fiona.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

N/A

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We initially discussed the project over the phone and followed up over email where we fine tuned them. Fiona was very quick and responsive in all her communications.

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

The team has easily understood what we are looking for in this work.

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

No.

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5.0

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