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Melanie Riley Design Studio

We have the Tenacity to meet you where the pixels stopped

We Enable Teams to Run as Fast as Their Workload Allows

Chalk it up to our midwestern roots– our get-it-done attitude makes us the perfect partner for the design thinking your full time crew is maxed out on. We’ve supported other creatives in many phases of the design process, ranging from PI planning to pixel pushing. We believe in meeting you exactly where you are.

 

Clients We’ve Served

Amazon

Battery Recyclers of America

Bon Vivant Nashville

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco

Crimson Bikes

Dad’s Against Mediocrity

FMCG Direct

Great Dane

Greetings Island

Haze Studio

Hemlock Hat Co.

Ice Cobotics

Icenhower Coaching and Consulting

Jenn-Air

Kelsey Chapman

KitchenAid

Lauryn Borst Photography

Maytag

Meijer

Our Daily Bread

Palatum

Priority Health

Quanta Credit Services

Rahua

Rely MD

Simon Group Holdings

Soul Ties

Spectrum Health

TangoLaw

Vida Health

Whirlpool

WMCAT

Yummly

your time

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your way

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your time ! your way !

 

Partnerships that perform

We’re experts in improving your digital performance, freeing your team to excel.

 
 

50%

Half of design lead companies report getting learnings from external experts rather than learning on their own.

228%

Design-focused companies annually out perform their industry competitors by approximately 228%.

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What’s it like to work with us?

Tired of Communication Gaps & Slow Turn Around?
We’ve Got You.

 

 

01

Say Hello (we don’t bite!)

Let’s grab a virtual coffee (or one in person if we’re near by!) During our first chat, we’ll cover timelines, needs, and your brand to see if we’re the right fit for the job.


 

02

Let’s Uncover Problems to Solve

We kick off our design process by understanding your end customer, your competitive landscape and the desired business outcomes. This will manifest in a solution that is sure to deliver results.


 

03

Propose a Plan of attack

Based on our introduction call, we’ll outline the desired amount of design availability your team will need. Don’t worry, we’ll be sure to account for review sessions, testing, and content needs.


 

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Teamwork makes the dream work

Once we’re elbows deep in pixels, we’ll meet regularly to ensure we’re tracking toward the right goals together. Regular and frequent design review sessions is our secret ingredient to success.


 

Our studio was Founded on purpose

Midwestern Minded & Relationship Driven

Solving the Right Problems

While some companies are worried about clocking hours, we’re worried about getting tasks done. Our drive behind discovering problems to solve is ensuring we’re tackling the right things for your end customer– ultimately saving you time, resources, and headache. Genuine relationship begins you meet your customers where they are.

Serving People in a Digital World

Spending 40+ hours a week at a computer left us craving connection. Although we serve a digital world, we strive to get the screen out of our way and remember that we’re creating experiences that will be used by and are made for busy people, all looking for some help to make their daily tasks a little easier.

 
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Design Collaboration

Think we might be a great fit? Let’s grab a virtual coffee and see if we can make your design dreams come true.

Join the team

We’re always open to network. Think you have a skillset that our team needs? Let us peek at your portfolio and find time to chat.