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5 Do’s and Don’ts of Modern Brand Messaging
If your brand’s messaging is off or inconsistent, your business will suffer. You risk losing potential clients, turning off loyal ones, and needlessly spending money. That’s why it’s important to nail down your brand messaging strategy and stick to it. Read on for...
Designing PowerPoint Presentations: The Dos and Don’ts of Presentation Design
No matter what your field of business is, if you spend time in the corporate world, you’ll have to accept that PowerPoint presentations are part of life. Some presentations are informative and helpful, while others feel tortuous, confusing, and ultimately a huge waste...
Unlocking the Power of Visual Storytelling: How Our Design Firm Can Transform Your Brand’s Narrative
More than anything else, humans are drawn to stories. For generations, human beings have passed down stories from one generation to the next, keeping traditions and cultures alive. The very word “history” includes story. This is why storytelling is of utmost...
Home Office Set Up Myth
You don’t have to look hard to find YouTube tutorials on how to set up a beautiful home office. Many people feel that it’s absolutely necessary to make a home office as attractive as possible by buying high-end desks, chairs, keyboards, etc. In fact, some think it’ll...
10 Most Creative Black Entrepreneurs in the World
In honor of black history month, we’d like to shine the spotlight on ten creative black entrepreneurs throughout the world who have what it takes to succeed, despite the odds. Inspiring millions throughout their careers, these individuals are legendary not just for...
10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in the United States
Who are your business idols? The people who inspire you to get up every day and create interesting, new products and services for your customers? The people who paved the way for your business? I don’t know who your rockstars are, but I want to share 10 of mine with...
Matcha Design Dubbed “Agency of the Year” by AdWorld Masters for 2022
This year, Matcha Design topped the list of worldwide agencies, beating out 37 other gold winners in the US alone. AdWorld Masters has a list of 12,322 agencies in their database, but less than 10% of them (1,132) received the title of “Agency of the Year” for 2022....
Should I Join the Anti-Smartphone Revolution?
You may have heard about the dumb phone revolution or the anti-smartphone movement and thought, “That sounds intriguing!” This article is written for you. If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to spend less time on the internet, ditch your smartphone (or not use a...
Matcha Design Takes Gold at 20th Annual SIAA
Advertisers in the service industry covet Service Industry Advertising (SIA) Awards. In 2023, Matcha Design took home ten SIAA awards. Though the SIAA received around 1,200 entries this year, only 258 were selected with the prestigious honor of winning. Matcha Design...
7 Challenges to Becoming Effective
If you haven’t read it, you’ve at least heard of the best-selling book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. The book has sold over 30 million copies since its 1989 debut and is extremely popular with business owners. Though the ideas in the book...
Branding Plan Basics
A branding plan is a vital first step in building your brand. Every “brick” of branding that you place for your company will be built upon the branding strategy. But what if you’re at a loss about how to develop a plan in the first place? In this article, we’ll cover...
Is ChatGPT a Modern Wonder?
ChatGPT was launched at the end of November 2022. It erupted onto the scene, taking a little under a month to elicit a strong response from supporters and dissenters alike. In this article, we’ll attempt to shed light on what ChatGPT is, giving a backdrop on some of...
Designing PowerPoint Presentations: The Dos and Don’ts of Presentation Design
No matter what your field of business is, if you spend time in the corporate world, you’ll have to accept that PowerPoint presentations are part of life. Some presentations are informative and helpful, while others feel tortuous, confusing, and ultimately a huge waste...
Unlocking the Power of Visual Storytelling: How Our Design Firm Can Transform Your Brand’s Narrative
More than anything else, humans are drawn to stories. For generations, human beings have passed down stories from one generation to the next, keeping traditions and cultures alive. The very word “history” includes story. This is why storytelling is of utmost...
Home Office Set Up Myth
You don’t have to look hard to find YouTube tutorials on how to set up a beautiful home office. Many people feel that it’s absolutely necessary to make a home office as attractive as possible by buying high-end desks, chairs, keyboards, etc. In fact, some think it’ll...
10 Most Creative Black Entrepreneurs in the World
In honor of black history month, we’d like to shine the spotlight on ten creative black entrepreneurs throughout the world who have what it takes to succeed, despite the odds. Inspiring millions throughout their careers, these individuals are legendary not just for...
10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in the United States
Who are your business idols? The people who inspire you to get up every day and create interesting, new products and services for your customers? The people who paved the way for your business? I don’t know who your rockstars are, but I want to share 10 of mine with...
Should I Join the Anti-Smartphone Revolution?
You may have heard about the dumb phone revolution or the anti-smartphone movement and thought, “That sounds intriguing!” This article is written for you. If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to spend less time on the internet, ditch your smartphone (or not use a...
7 Challenges to Becoming Effective
If you haven’t read it, you’ve at least heard of the best-selling book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. The book has sold over 30 million copies since its 1989 debut and is extremely popular with business owners. Though the ideas in the book...
Branding Plan Basics
A branding plan is a vital first step in building your brand. Every “brick” of branding that you place for your company will be built upon the branding strategy. But what if you’re at a loss about how to develop a plan in the first place? In this article, we’ll cover...
Is ChatGPT a Modern Wonder?
ChatGPT was launched at the end of November 2022. It erupted onto the scene, taking a little under a month to elicit a strong response from supporters and dissenters alike. In this article, we’ll attempt to shed light on what ChatGPT is, giving a backdrop on some of...
Elevate Your Profits With Good Design
Sometimes, I think about those brands that have become completely iconic. The ones where you could show their logo to anyone in any country and they would immediately know the name of the brand. And I wonder, how much of that company’s great success came from their...
Psychological Tricks to Improve Your Business
The human mind is powerful - and as a business owner, there are some psychological tricks you can use to improve your business. In this article, we’ll share customer service tips and mental techniques that will keep you focused on improvement. Read on to learn more!...
Top 25 Useful Things To Do Between Christmas & New Year
The days between Christmas and New Year are fantastic for helping us refocus, reconnect with our families and lives, and reflect on the year. There are plenty of useful things you can do during this time to get the most out of this experience - so here are our top 25...
Letter from the President: Matcha Design Celebrates 9 Years
It's hard to believe that it has been 9 years since Matcha Design was born in Tulsa. Throughout these 9 years, we have been very blessed with great clients, projects, and most of all great team members. Our irresistible office dog, has also played a big role in our...
Watch Now: The bART Spring Concert Video
Students at The bART Center for Music performed beautifully in May at the Spring Concert. We were pleased to attend and be a part of the concert video production. Kudos to all the students, faculty and staff for your hard work and dedication.
Congrats To The Senior Students At The bART Center For Music
This week was the spring concert at The bART Center For Music showcasing young talent from across the city. We captured dramatic still shots of the students and instructors at the rehearsal to use in the upcoming bART print brochure. A video shoot of the concert...
Luna Electrical and Illumination Lights Up A New Website Design
Luna Electrical & Illumination launched their new website this spring with design and development help from Matcha Design. The site design was kept clean and used vibrant blues, greens and silvers to mirror the beautiful moon lighting their residential work is...
Sullivent Law Firm Rebrands With A New Sleek Look
Sullivent Law Firm in Tulsa is doing an overhaul on their identity this year, and Matcha Design is excited to help them reposition their brand with a new look and feel that is unlike any local law firm around. "We created a sleek, new brand that brought together the...
Matcha Design Helps Launch Brand Identity For The bART Center For Music
Matcha Design is proud to come alongside the prestigious Barthelmes Conservatory in Tulsa to rebrand its identity with a new name and look. The new name, The bART Center For Music (The bART), encompasses not only the organization's history of musical excellence but...
Matcha Design Office Is Moving
Our Tulsa office has been our home since 2004, but we are excited to be moving our office in mid-April! The new location will provide staff with a complete floor dedicated to creative planning and project execution. Matcha Design will still be available throughout...
MidFirst Banking App Animation Featured This Week At OKC Thunder Game
Matcha Design's custom animation work was featured at this week's OKC Thunder NBA game against the Denver Nuggets, promoting MidFirst's mobile banking app. The six separate LED digital signage animations included three, outdoor boards for Chesapeake Energy Arena,...
Matcha Design Produces Acceptance.org’s Video For SXSW
Matcha Design is excited to announce their first video animation for Acceptance.org, promoting its grassroots movement for acceptance and equality. The video will premiere at this weekend's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, during the R2R Live streaming event hosted...
Chris Lo invited to Judge The 2013 Communicator Awards, International Award Program
Chris Lo, President and Creative Director of Matcha Design, has been invited to serve on the judging panel of the 2013 Communicator Awards in the areas of film and video. "It's my priviledge to be on the judging panel for this year's Davey Awards," said Chris. "One of...
Matcha Design On Board With New Create2Serve.org
At Matcha, we believe in reaching out to others through our community involvement. We support Kiva, an organization that combats poverty, and we offer a Nonprofit Reward to new clients. We don't do these things to make ourselves feel good, but rather, we feel helping...
Access Email Marketing Services From Matcha Design
Matcha Design officially launched new email marketing services on its website this week, with a portfolio of work available for viewing. "An email message landing directly in your client's inbox can be a powerful tool in your communications plan," said Jenna Schario,...
Matcha Design Takes Home Bronze Award from 2021 Summit International Awards
Matcha Design, a graphic and website design company known for their dedication to innovation in print, logo, and web page designs, celebrated yet another accredited award this week. Matcha Design announced their receipt of a Bronze Award from the Summit Creative Award...
Matcha Design at 2021 Communicator Awards. Oklahoma Marketing Agency competes with industry giants
The Tulsa, Oklahoma design and media firm Matcha Design has taken home three gold and four silver awards at the 2021 Communicator Awards competition. This 27th annual showcase received over 6,000 entries from marketing advertising agencies, interactive shops,...
Matcha Design ranked among top-performing marketing agencies according to DesignRush
One of Oklahoma's leading creative marketing agencies, Matcha Design, has forged an award-winning reputation. Analyzing Matcha's long-standing history of industry accolades in various sectors, including business services, non-for-profits, and start-ups, DesignRush...
Tulsa, Matcha Design included in Top 10 social media marketing agencies
Nationwide survey ranked most influential Oklahoma creative firms. Kicksta, the San Diego based organic growth firm passionate about real engagement on social, conducted an in-depth review of social agencies around the country. Diving into the local markets in every...
Matcha Design (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Creative and Ad Agency Wins 2020 Service Industry Awards, Increasing Market Domination
The Tulsa, Oklahoma design and media firm Matcha Design has been awarded a number of awards at the recent SIAA Awards (Service Industry Advertising Awards). Earning 16 awards including 1 Best of Show, 11 Gold, 1 Silver, Matcha feels more than ever these accolades are...
Matcha Design Agency of the Year 2020. Tulsa Local Design Shop Wins Gold from Ad World Masters
The Tulsa, Oklahoma design and media firm Matcha Design has been awarded GOLD and named the TOP Ad Agency in the US in Ad World Masters annual agency of the year awards. Ad World Masters rewards agencies points based on the value they provide for customers. The 2020...
Matcha Design Takes Home 7 Wins At the 2020 International Davey Awards
Tulsa based design firm Matcha Design receives seven awards at this year’s International Davey Awards. Winning 2 GOLD and 5 SILVER for their work on creative advertising and design for logos, print & digital media, corporate identity, and promotional branding....
Matcha Design 2020 W3 Awards Gold Winner, Web Design and Branding, for “Esperanza Ranch”
The Tulsa, Oklahoma design and media firm Matcha Design has been awarded GOLD in the 2020 W3 Awards in the General Websites-Branding for Websites category. The W3 Awards honors creative excellence on the web, and recognizes the people behind award-winning sites,...
Matcha Design (Tulsa) Named a Top B2B Creative & Design Company in Oklahoma
We help businesses find their groove, and connect with their customers in an authentic way. Tackling any challenge regardless of the size or scope of the project, Matcha Design is the perfect fit for companies looking to boost their brand with the help of our...
2020 Communicator Awards | Matcha Design Honored with 6 Awards
The Communicator Awards is the leading international creative awards program which honors creative excellence for communication professionals. The two-decades old competition includes the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations, identity work...
Matcha Design Takes Home Best of Show @ 2019 SIA Awards
The 17th Annual Service Industry Advertising (SIA) Awards recognizes advertising excellence across the industry including over five-hundred advertising agencies and 700+ institutions. This year's competition included 1,600 individual entries, with judges awarding 121...
Matcha Design Awarded GOLD in Agency of the Year 2019 by Ad World Masters
Counted among over ten-thousand advertising and design companies within the United States, Ad World Masters has awarded Matcha Design Gold 2019 Agency of the Year. Ad World Masters compiles data from eligible agencies within the US market, using artificial...