Updates
02.23.2018
This year Willoughby is looking back on 40 years in design and business, and I am looking forward to launching KC Making History, a new AIGA national initiative to preserve the rich history of design in design hubs throughout the United States.
Industry
02.13.2018
Need to stand out from the competition? Oh honey, welcome to the hive. Willoughby has nearly 40 years experience helping CPG brands reinvent on shelf with packaging and design that connects.
Insights
12.19.2017
For the past few years we’ve created Holiday cards with shareable gift tags ready to punch out and pop on a present. It’s a tradition that our friends and clients look forward to as much as we do.
Press
12.11.2017
Working on a paper promotion for Neenah is any designer’s dream, so we were thrilled to be invited to bring their papers to life with The Alchemy of Design piece.
Awards
11.1.2017
We were recently honored by the Kansas City Chapter of AIGA with four awards at their 13th Annual Design Awards, otherwise known as A13.
Insights
09.8.2017
We love bees at Willoughby. They’re industrious, collaborative and dedicated to making the world a better place.
Behind the Scenes
07.6.2017
Say “advertising agency” and the immediate reaction will probably be thoughts of Mad Men.
Design
05.8.2017
I have attended over 20 TED conferences that have spanned 4 decades starting in 1984. I have captured countless ideas in my sketchbooks over the years.
Insights
03.31.2017
We love our pets here at Willoughby. On any given day you can find KC, Gordon, Colby, Fritzi, Annabelle, Wiggie, Beck, Buddy or some other pooch roaming around the office.
Behind the Scenes
02.8.2017
Willoughby Design, Inc., a nationally-acclaimed brand strategy and design firm based in Kansas City, MO, and San Francisco, CA, announced today that Megan Stephens, Zack Shubkagel and Nicole Satterwhite have purchased the company and assumed key leadership roles.
Insights
02.2.2017
My happy place exists where food and design meet, so when I was given the opportunity to go to the Winter Fancy Food Show it was like being given a ticket to Disneyland.
Insights
01.27.2017
AIGA and Google’s first annual Design Census 2016 is complete. Our team at Willoughby took the results and compared female to male respondents who reported earning $15,000 or more annually at four levels along their career paths.