Oblik Studio

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Tuk-Tam is a nonprofit organization that is trying to build a global community of Bulgarians who are engaged and active in Bulgaria and its communities no matter their location around the world. I’m the founder.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Oblik Studio?

We were launching a new platform called Guide to Bulgaria. We had the content we wanted but needed to make the platform intuitive to navigate and to incentivize people to register.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our platform is a comprehensive guide that helps people navigate either moving their life to Bulgaria or, if not, staying engaged remotely. Oblik Studio handled all of our UX/UI design work for the project, helping to take our initial ideas and turn them into user flows and illustrations for every page of the full product wireframe.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 4–5 members of their team in total.

How did you come to work with Oblik Studio?

A mutual connection recommended their team to us, and we met up with them we initially had very good chemistry. They are very open and honest about who they are and what they do, and they liked our mission and were happy to work with us, so we decided to move forward.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $5,000–$6,000 dollars in total because of our status as a nonprofit.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project has progressed through a couple of distinct phases, running primarily from May 2019–January 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

A tremendous amount of our progress on the platform has been enabled by the work that they did for us. We gave them a lot of work to do, and they stayed on top of all of our requirements and continued to provide really high-quality work.

How did Oblik Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

They were able to meet all of the deadlines that we set out for them at the beginning of the project and used Trello, Slack, and email to stay on top of all of those tasks and make sure everyone was on the same page. I thought they made good use of those tools without making it too overwhelming to monitor all of those different platforms.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their team is incredibly nimble and quick to adapt to any changes that we request from them. They were always very understanding of our core goals and willing to modify their approach to fit into those. That made the project much easier to manage from our end as well as making the collaboration just more enjoyable for everyone involved.

Are there any areas they could improve?

As a product of the nature of our project and the number of people involved, there were a couple of points where I wasn’t sure who to go to with specific requests that I had. It might have been nice to have one point person to help centralize those requests, but overall I really didn’t feel that it caused any problems.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be open with what your goals are, meet him in person if possible, and trust their process. The more trust you can develop between your teams, the smoother the process is going to be.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as the senior manager of creative for blokhaus - a creative agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oblik Studio, and what were your goals?

Illustration work to exemplify blockchain in creative ways.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We really liked their portfolio

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

Project briefing, three rounds of review from concept to asset creation, and final delivery.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One - the studio manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They had strong illustrative work. We will be using them again.

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

Very well managed. Timelines were clearly communicated and work was presented well.

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

Creative work - and efficient turnaround.

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

Not really - great experience all around.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of Brian Gardner Media, a freelance design and consulting entity.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oblik Studio?

I wanted a new logo/visual identity for my brand.

What were your goals for this project?

To have a logo that I love.

SOLUTION

How did you select Oblik Studio?

I found them on a CSS gallery.

Describe the project in detail.

They were offering a brand identity package in 5 days, which was exciting for me since I like to move quickly.

What was the team composition?

I primarily worked with their creative director, which was a pleasant surprise.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At the end of the 5 days, I was sent an entire brand/logo package, which had absolutely everything I needed.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We used Slack, and it was near immediate. They have a highly recommended process for any collaborative effort.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

How quickly they took my feedback and implemented it in design updates.