The structure of Dispirito Design Consultancy came out of Maria Dispirito’s experience working for a variety of different sized design studios over a ten-year period.
When setting up Dispirito Design in 2002, Maria Dispirito knew first hand what wasn’t working, but hadn’t found a role model for what was, so she set about creating a consultancy that eliminated as many of the problem areas and the causes of higher fees to cover overheads as possible, and introduced elements that made for a creative environment that delivered the best results with minimal wastage to time, resources or costs.The result... a new type of design business, regularly honed to produce ever-fresh results and maintain high rates of customer satisfaction.
We offer:
One point of contact for each job - and that is a senior designer. You will speak to someone who has personal knowledge of your company and project(s). Projects are more accurate and creative as a result. It doesn’t cost more either as a senior designer is going to take less time to complete something than a junior designer would.
A wide range of skills are offered - but brought in as required. Dispirito has experienced specialists in their fields to ensure we can put together the right team for a project. This includes designers, website developers, illustrators, photographers, copywriters and editors. So there are no expensive monthly pay rolls to pass on to clients in the form of higher fees. Everything invoiced is as a direct result of individual project requirements.
No expensive overheads inflating fees – as use of modern technology means we are more accessible to our clients, not less. Our clients do not have their project costs inflated to cover the cost of time lost travelling to meetings or because of the use of expensive offices – we prefer to keep our fees lower instead.
Budgets spent in areas that add value – so face-to-face meetings, that often end up being a drain on a budget, are used only when really necessary to us, or our clients. Through use of emails, phone and digital Skype meetings we have reduced ‘all in the same room together’ type meetings, but improved communications.
Preliminary research - when face-to-face meetings are useful is at the start of a project, and we will often want to come and visit you in ‘your’ office, or place of work, as this helps us get a feel for your company and products.
We can be 1 mile or 100 miles from our clients and still use the same core process as it has come out of embracing what works. That said we adjust, constantly, as our focus is always on results, not sticking to a process for the sake of it.