Hello Design

Hello Design
Private company, subsidiary of MDC Partners
Industry Web design
Founded 1999 (1999), Culver 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

  1. ↑ Bnet "David Lai: Say Hello to Design"(http://www.bnet.com/2422-13721_23-236796.html)
  2. ↑ The Education of a Design Entrepreneur, Steven Heller, Allworth Press, 2002 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1581152213
  3. ↑ Web Designing Magazine, Japan "Hot & Cool: Creator Closeup," 2004 (http://www.hellodesign.com/pdf/creator_closeup.pdf)
  4. ↑ 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/)
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ Creativity "Toyota:Yaris" May 3, 2006 (http://creativity-online.com/work/toyota-yaris/6866)
  7. ↑ STEP Magazine Oct 2006 (http://web.archive.org/web/20110719133716/http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28662/index.html)
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ 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)
  11. ↑ Communication Arts: mono (http://www.commarts.com/feature/mono.html)
  12. ↑ Webby Awards (https://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=11#webby_entry_auto)
  13. ↑ HOW Magazine "Balancing Act," 2001 (http://www.hellodesign.com/pdf/balancing_act.pdf)
  14. ↑ STEP Magazine, 2007 (http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28784/)
  15. ↑ WebAward (http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=13549)
  16. ↑ FITC (http://www.fitc.ca/events/presentations/presentation.cfm?event=21&presentation_id=546)
  17. ↑ AIGA Mar 5, 2009 (http://aigalosangeles.org/events/2009/03/businessmatters-9.php)

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