“We have worked with Alimat, Inc. for three years and it’s our hope that the relationship continues indefinitely. They have been exhaustively involved in multiple facets of our business—web site and e-newsletter design, label and collateral design and copy editing. They are incredibly responsive, flexible, versatile and handle changes in design or direction quickly and efficiently. As a result of their harmonious team efforts and skill, the quality of our branding is consistent and impressive. It’s a privilege (and fun!) to collaborate with them.”
“Alison and Matt are a dynamic team with the ideal blend of communication skills. Alimat, Inc. partnered with Grow Marketing to create a world-class presentation for one of our clients who travels the globe to share his work. Alison was able to perfectly articulate our client’s vision through the written word, and Matt brought the ideas to life through a compelling and innovative design that established an emotional connection with the audience. This team also knows when to gently challenge an idea in order to elevate and enhance the end product. The result of our work together garnered tremendous reviews from our client’s audiences. Whether it’s creating a program from scratch or infusing it with new ideas to keep it fresh, this is the dynamic duo.”
“Matt and Alison are a delight to work with. They quickly took our high-level specs and turned them into mockups, then working prototypes, then live-site pages, and continue to work collaboratively with us on usability and further iterations. They are creative, attentive, reliable, and have always delivered on time. I love the clean and simple design they’ve created, and their editorial skills in coming up with the right copy for the site content and terminology. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership.”
“Matt is a phenomenal graphic designer with a broad range in style and technique. He is really good at bringing that out-of-the-box flavor to even the most standard projects, and then seeing those ideas through to production reality. He has flexibility and speed, and he’s comfortable working in a variety of brand contexts. He works more creatively than the average designer, even under challenging external constraints.
He’s great at coming up with lots of different concepts quickly, drawing from incredibly wide personal and creative influences. He can concept both visually and in short and long-form copy, then mock up his concepts with a depth and richness often missing in creative pitches. In other words, he can work inside the box, but lives outside of it.”
“Alison worked with me as a managing editor on a 176-page book that was translated into 19 different languages. Not only did she effectively wrangle two writers composing 76 different stories, she managed three proofing stages and tracked all of the translations. All under a very short deadline. She was a pleasure to work with—professional, polite, always in a good mood and willing to go the extra steps—I wouldn’t work with anyone else knowing there is an Alison Macondray out there.”
“I first got to know Alison behind the scenes while working on a coffee table book; she was my editor and I one of the writers. She always kept her cool, even under an insane deadline, and maintained control over many disparate pieces to a sizeable puzzle.
More recently, my partner and I hired Alison and Matt to create a sales package for our company. They took the time to familiarize themselves with our vision before launching into a carefully thought out plan. They took on everything with heart: from the overall vision, to the small (but important) details such as paper quality, punctuation, and color adjustments. I never felt we were bothering them with any suggestion or question. They gave us a reasonable timeline, which we were able to shorten by two weeks thanks to everyone’s hard work and smooth communication. They came in on budget, and were completely reliable and available throughout the entire process.
We ended up with an eye-catching, informative and succinct sales package. And thus far, response is outdoing previous years. I highly recommend Alimat, Inc.”
“Opts Ideas had the lead creative agency role in one of Microsoft’s most important global product launches. Through a referral from a trusted colleague, we discovered Alison midway through a critical stage of the campaign. She hit the ground running, quickly integrated herself into the team, added much-needed structure to the process, and was instrumental in helping us complete the job on time and on budget. The client was thrilled with the outcome.”
“Working with Matt is easy and enjoyable. His ideas are lucid, his work exemplary and the results surprising and effective. My existing customers have been impressed with the imagery and design Matt has provided, and new customers have told me how original, unexpected and delightful our visual materials are. With Matt’s work, my company’s message is stronger and clearer than it’s ever been. He’s been instrumental in communicating our mission and quality of work, and a key component of our rapid growth and success.”
“Matt delivers great creative, period. He is consistent and fast—two things that are important in any marketing organization. Regardless of the industry, size of company or target audience, I know Matt will immediately understand what I’m trying to accomplish. He always impresses me with his ability to translate marketing requirements into compelling, relevant and impactful creative. I’m always looking for an opportunity to work with him—he’s that good.”
“I’ve worked with scores of creative and art directors over decades. Matt is an exceptional talent in his ability to work across so many media—illustration, photography, fine art, video, and web. Matt brings a tempered, seasoned energy to all his business engagements. As deadlines and frenzy are so often the norm in professional creative, Matt delivers on multiple levels, all the while maintaining a big-picture perspective and measured professionalism, even in the most demanding situations.”
“I had the pleasure of working with Alison when she was General Manager of Wired.com. At that time, Wired.com was a property of Lycos where I served as VP Digital Media Services, focusing on ad operations. In addition to being the consummate professional as an editor and GM, Alison had an uncanny knack of being able to balance the needs of all stakeholders in the publishing process. Where others may have been parochial and focused solely on their corner of the corporate office suite, Alison was open, engaging and ultimately a consensus builder when it was most needed.”