Garlic Agency

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of a non-profit company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Connect people and share knowledge

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Garlic Agency to accomplish?

• Marketing
• Signage

SOLUTION

How did you find Garlic Agency?

We have been working with Garlic Agency several years

Why did you select Garlic Agency over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Garlic Agency were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

For a congress with around 2000 participants and 8 parallel sessions, the following was created: 

• logo update 
• colour palette 
• back drop design
• 2 booth designs 
• 1 booth backdrop 
• digital and print signage
• web banners
• flyer
• e signature
• social media cards
• animation
• brochure
• powerpoint template
• infographic

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

designs fit for purpose timely delivery delivery within budget few revision rounds

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

Garlic Agency delivered on time. Garlic being a small organization sometimes was challenging with a big project like this, but even during holidays they were responsive. Working with Notion helped to keep oversight. Time-sensitive and complex projects were sometimes a challenge to align on (in which case email conversation is not preferred).

What was your primary form of communication with Garlic Agency?

Email or Messaging App

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

One person having oversight of all our designs makes the designs look very coherent.

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

At some points Garlic would start designing when we were had indicated to wait for additional information, and had to change the design again after the additional infomation was available.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Communications Manager of Breast Cancer Action

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Breast Cancer Action is the industry watchdog, and an unabashed, activist organization working to address and end breast cancer through a health justice lens.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Garlic Agency to accomplish?

• Graphic Design work for Drawing the Connections 2023
• Graphic Design work for the 19th Annual Billie Gardner Loulan Memorial Benefit
• Graphic Design work for Drawing the Connections 2022

SOLUTION

How did you find Garlic Agency?

• Volunteer Platform

Why did you select Garlic Agency over others?

• Design examples were excellent

How many teammates from Garlic Agency were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Jonathan with Garlic Agency has led and created all graphic design deliverables for Breast Cancer Action's 2022 and 2023 Drawing the Connections events. This includes logos, postcards, social media templates, images, web design elements including video overlays, and slideshow templates. He also created all of graphic design components for our 2023 Billie Garden Loulan Memorial Benefit.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

In 2022 and 2023, Jonathan volunteered as the graphic designer for Breast Cancer Action's annual fundraiser, Drawing the Connections. Jonathan created all deliverables for the events - including event logos, social media templates, featured images, and web design elements. 

This was a departure from previous years, where we had contracted with individual graphic designers for individual deliverables, because we were seeking greater consistency and cohesiveness across the different types of design going forward. Jonathan's went above and beyond to do so, and his incredibly crisp and clean style, combined with superb design skills completely elevated the aesthetics of this event.

His design work helped transform the look of this event from one of a small, emerging, grassroots fundraiser to one that is now more fully professional and reinvigorated, and hopefully more enticing to our community members. His work is stellar and I highly recommend working with them!

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

Jonathan is very responsive and completes 100% of his work by agreed upon deadlines, if not earlier. It often felt as if he was able to anticipate our team's needs and proactively reach out to ensure each deliverable was finalized by the date we needed it.

What was your primary form of communication with Garlic Agency?

• Email or Messaging App

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

Jonathan's overall quality of work - from his project management skills and timeliness, to his vibrant and aesthetically pleasing design, and his steadfast commitment to our non-profit's cause makes him an ideal contractor for us to work with. We're lucky to be connected with him!

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

Nope.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Institute Administrator of an education company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Research - Human Rights Law

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Garlic Agency to accomplish?

• Design
• Ability to understand our requirements
• Presenting our work in a compelling and clear format

SOLUTION

How did you find Garlic Agency?

used Galrlic before

Why did you select Garlic Agency over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Garlic Agency were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Provision of Annual Highlights Report, sent out to partners, funders and other in the broad field of human rights

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

not yet realised

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

Excellent communication, clear advice and prompt/professional work

What was your primary form of communication with Garlic Agency?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their creative ideas were impressive. Turning academic pieces into relatable and visually stimulating stories.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Rewired Earth

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Rewired Earth is a not-for-profit coalition that reveals the true value of sustainability – for everyone.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Garlic Agency to accomplish?

• Build Brand Design
• Develop WebApp UI
• Transform Presentations and Website Design

SOLUTION

How did you find Garlic Agency?

Referral

Why did you select Garlic Agency over others?

• High ratings
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Garlic Agency were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

From brand and app design to artistic direction, Jon has demonstrated his deep knowledge of the sustainability space, working with the UN SDGs to make them engaging and relatable. Jon helped us create our whole suite of brand assets and WebApp UI.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Quality and usability of the designs and UI.

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

Transformed our delivery capability and was very responsive to our needs. Truly client focused and went above and beyond to make a project work.

What was your primary form of communication with Garlic Agency?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We're impressed with the quality of their work and eagerness to go above and beyond to satisfy our needs.

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

No, they were really great.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a department head at Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We specialize in providing a comprehensive range of high-quality acquisitions and collection development support services to academic and research libraries

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Garlic Agency to accomplish?

• Support with promotional materials
• Professional promotional materials

SOLUTION

How did you find Garlic Agency?

• Referral

Why did you select Garlic Agency over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Garlic Agency were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Mostly new designs for advertisements, conference booths and other promotional material.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All good!

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

• Always on time
• always delivered what we expected.

What was your primary form of communication with Garlic Agency?

• Email or Messaging App

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

Always understand what is needed.

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

no.