Hello Design
Private company, subsidiary of MDC Partners | |
Industry | Web design |
Founded | 1999Culver City, California, United States | ,
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
David Lai, CEO and Co-founder Hiro Niwa, Creative Director and Co-founder |
Website | http://www.hellodesign.com |
Hello Design is a web design agency located in Culver City, California. It was founded in 1999 by CEO/Creative Director David Lai[1] and Creative Director Hiro Niwa. Hello[2] develops interactive strategy and web experiences, implementing projects in mediums including web, touchscreen, interface design for applications, e-commerce, mobile, social media, and gaming.
Hello's first collaboration started with the Getty Museum. Since then they have worked with Fortune 500 companies and global brands[3] and also arts, education, and nonprofit organizations. Hello's clients include Herman Miller,[4] Sony,[5] Toyota,[6] USA Network,[7] Dermalogica, Callaway Golf, the Museum of Modern Art,[8] National Geographic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[9]
Hello is part of the MDC Partners network,[10] which includes agencies such as Crispin Porter + Bogusky, kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners, mono,[11] and Bruce Mau Design.
Hello has been recognized with awards including: a Cannes Lion, the Webby Awards,[12] One Show Pencil, BDA Isis, ADDY Awards, and a couple of Flash Film Festival Arrows. Hello has also won awards and recognition from these publications and organizations: Communication Arts, I.D., HOW,[13] Print, STEP,[14] WebAward,[15] SXSW, D&AD, The Art Director's Club, FITC,[16] Graphis, Taschen, and the AIGA.[17]
References
- ↑ Bnet "David Lai: Say Hello to Design"(http://www.bnet.com/2422-13721_23-236796.html)
- ↑ The Education of a Design Entrepreneur, Steven Heller, Allworth Press, 2002 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1581152213
- ↑ Web Designing Magazine, Japan "Hot & Cool: Creator Closeup," 2004 (http://www.hellodesign.com/pdf/creator_closeup.pdf)
- ↑ otto mini "Link of the Day: Herman Miller Launches Redesigned Website" 2009 (http://www.ottomini.com/2009/06/link-of-the-day-herman-miller-launches-redesigned-website/)
- ↑ Sony Style USA Blog "Behind The Scenes Video: Altus Wireless Multi Room System Website" Sept 15, 2009 (http://community.sonystyle.com/sstyle/post/?id=6451699184906130240)
- ↑ Creativity "Toyota:Yaris" May 3, 2006 (http://creativity-online.com/work/toyota-yaris/6866)
- ↑ STEP Magazine Oct 2006 (http://web.archive.org/web/20110719133716/http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28662/index.html)
- ↑ MoMA.org "Bauhaus: From Weimar to the Web," Nov 13, 2009 (http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2009/11/13/bauhaus-from-weimar-to-the-web)
- ↑ New York Times "Hollywood Swoons Over That Hair, That Baton" Nov 12, 2009 (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/arts/music/13dudamel.html?_r=3)
- ↑ New York Times "The Media Business: Advertising--Addenda; MDC in Toronto Buys Stake in Hello Design" June 16, 2004 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-mdc-in-toronto-buys-stake-in-hello-design.html?pagewanted=1)
- ↑ Communication Arts: mono (http://www.commarts.com/feature/mono.html)
- ↑ Webby Awards (https://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=11#webby_entry_auto)
- ↑ HOW Magazine "Balancing Act," 2001 (http://www.hellodesign.com/pdf/balancing_act.pdf)
- ↑ STEP Magazine, 2007 (http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28784/)
- ↑ WebAward (http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=13549)
- ↑ FITC (http://www.fitc.ca/events/presentations/presentation.cfm?event=21&presentation_id=546)
- ↑ AIGA Mar 5, 2009 (http://aigalosangeles.org/events/2009/03/businessmatters-9.php)