Looking Back On 2024
2024 was another year of firsts for us, which is a great thing to feel at the end of a year. This means we're doing things that challenge us, and this year, that looked like taking on projects that involved exploring a variety of fields, taking the lead on creative direction, and forging and fostering partnerships.
From BVLA to Garrett Leight to Nike, these brands pushed our creativity across web design, branding, and social strategy. Though we’ve always had a diverse client base, this year we were able to further flex our capabilities in fields way outside of where we started in the world of entertainment, with brands that we respect and admire.
Our work with Nike harnessed the power of our ideas, partnering to creative direct and oversee the rollout of a product launch overseas together with their influencer community. We leaned into visual content direction and creation this year, taking the lead on photography and video content for clients like The Sausage Project and Boketto.
This year also gave us a handful of opportunities to partner and collaborate with other agencies, like our sites for Someplace and McGarrah Jessee, our social content for COLOR, and our work with Omelet for global nonprofit Jhpiego. When we partner with other creatives in this capacity, we’ve found that we’re able to combine our powers in service of the story. For clients like Kleiner Perkins, we stood as the digital agency of record, offering broad support and extending into a long term partnership.
The uniting factor across all our clients is that they come to us with a distinct point of view on their business and industry. They look to us to help them express that POV in their field, and to tell their story in a way that is unique to them. With all the lessons we’ve gathered through our years of experimentation and experience, we’ve learned exactly how to decipher the best way to do that for each client across disciplines, genres, and industries.
On the blog, we explored how to improve your website’s SEO and how to use social content to tap into a fan base, what’s next in social media trends, the future of design and tech, and the animation format our designers love. On Spotify, we compiled playlists for every mood and occasion. And in person, we made time to bond as a team over shared meals at Grand Central Market, Little Ripper, and in the office for our annual potluck.
Entering the new year, we’re like a tightened spring, ready to jump into action on new opportunities in tune with our company values. What once felt aspirational is now reality for us, and we see ourselves moving into more holistic engagements for clients, acting as a partner across needs that aren’t singular. As we close out this year and look to the next, we’ve dedicated time to introspection, reflecting on how we’re presenting ourselves to the world — so with all that said, stay tuned for some updates on the Funkhaus brand in 2025!