The FYC team is awesome! I had an idea of making a flier to promote myself to prospective employers and they took it to the NEXT LEVEL! Pablo had me come in to take some professional pictures for the flier. This wasn't some bring your Sony digital camera or use your iphone 5 camera phone get-up.. FYC had professional lighting, fancy professional camera, different backgrounds, utilized various props for different shots and a great attitude making it fun/relaxing to shoot. The end product is way better than I could have ever envisioned. The flier had all the pertinent information needed for prospective employers, great photos, and creative placement of all the information. FYC definitely knows what they are doing and will be able to have Justin Fortier and Pablo collaborate how to ingeniously and creatively bring your idea to life. Thats what they did for me. Legit! read more

Just check out some of the great designs that FYC Labs has created for the EVA. They were awarded the contract to design our mobility campaign "Do the Ride Thing" and they are great to work with and great to collaborate with. Definitely recommend! read more

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Unfortunately, I have to update this review. At the beginning of the year, working with Funk You was great. Pablo is incredibly talented, and the service was fast, efficient, consistent and friendly. Everything you'd want in a design firm. Unfortunately, over the past couple months we saw a severe decline in customer service, response time, and overall care for our projects. Banner ads were inconsistent in both design and call-to-action information (one banner would have the correct link, another would have a link to a previous project. These were not reviewed prior to sending over our packages). Emails were "missed" for over a week, putting our sales processes behind substantially. Parts of our projects were "forgotten" and we received work that was inconsistent with the flyer they had produced themselves weeks prior. Our invoices had charges for items we had already paid for, and inconsistent charges for similar projects. Overall, there was an overwhelming sense of carelessness when doing business with our brand. When addressing these issues (which we tried to do several times via email and phone conversation), I received responses such as, "Well, our eyes must not work," "We forgot," and "Oh, I must have missed this email." Some emails were completely ignored despite multiple follow-ups. We were treated in a very unprofessional manner. I couldn't give 1 star because Pablo, their head designer, is really great and was always great to work with. It was not until about June they switched us to another designer (who was less careful with instructions and detail, provided a significantly slower turnaround time, and our prices remained the same as when we had their lead designer), that everything went downhill. If the service and work remained consistent, we would not have minded being switched to a consistent designer, but that was not the case. We had hoped to have a long relationship with Funk You, had they been able to maintain the level of service we were provided for the first several months of working together. Unfortunately, the above circumstance led us to sever ties with Funk You and seek a new, professional design team. read more

I had a very poor experience with FYC Labs and their owner Justin was very immature in handling it all. Justin was unprepared and clearly did no homework before our proposal meeting. Their written proposal had very little detail, but I trusted what they told me about their expertise, and unfortunately it didn't work out too well. I should have trusted my gut instead and requested a more formal/detailed proposal before investing a large deposit on blind faith. During the design process, they did not handle criticism well, At All. I was trying to mix positives and negatives when I gave feedback and felt like I had to massage my responses as to not send them crying into a corner. Aren't web design/dev firms supposed to handle constructive criticism and make tweaks that are appealing to their customer's vision and not just do what They feel looks good? I was always clear & concise in what I wanted and showed so many reference examples, but still, they seemed to not know what was going on. Overall, I felt the team lacks the attention to detail needed to really master something. If you're OK with 'almost' or 'close enough' then you might not have the same problems I did. They won my favor with a low price, but it felt they didn't have the resources or experience to deliver the project with precision without having to do a lot of back and forths. Maybe they are good for a sole proprietor or micro startup who needs a real quick 2 or 3 page website from a template; but for a large or even small business website, they seem to not have the expertise or man power. There was never any real strategic process laid out other than a very basic timeline (that was just a regurgitation of what I gave them) and it felt like they were just throwing darts hoping one of the designs would stick, and never really followed the vision laid out. Instead, they did what they felt was eye appealing (abstract lines, quirky layouts and diagonally shaped submit buttons, instead of good website standards) and it made my revision responses/critique very awkward as their design seemed forced. They terminated the project because I was not happy with the work and they didn't want to make any more revisions. While sometimes heads will butt during projects, they made minimal effort to make this work and overcome the objections. I even suggested for me to meet with the design team in person to help alleviate any miscommunication, but they just kept down the revision path that was not working. They kept $600 of my $1250 and now I have to deal with my credit card co for a dispute on that, which is another inconvenience to both me and FYC. After they canceled the job, the owner Justin had the audacity to educate me via email on my communication and courtesy/etiquette (not once did I curse or get obnoxious with them). I was however always transparent and forward with what I wanted, but respectful and mindful of their very temperamental feelings. Apparently providing honest feedback and authentic criticism (with suggestions for revision) and saying you don't like aspects of what they deliver is considered poor business etiquette to him. Meanwhile, during our initial meeting, the owner and project manager were dropping F bombs left and right. Very classy. I saw all of their 5 star Yelp reviews and realized the majority of them were all 2 days apart in February 2013, mostly with profiles that have no activity. It makes me wonder about those reviews' legitimacy. I'd like to think these guys weren't out to get me and are probably nice people when it comes down to it, but after my payment was made, and after my initial rebuttal to their first mockup, everything went downhill and they got very feisty with me : ( I unfortunately cannot recommend FYC Labs due to their overstated capabilities/skills and unprofessional resolution of my dispute (they could have taken the high road and at least left the end of service amicably and provided a full refund, not partial) but instead they chose to 'stick it to me' and give me the 'read the contract' talk and chose to keep my money, because their feelings were hurt by my critique. Further update: Even after I wrote a very reasonable email to them seeking to meet in the middle on the refund, Justin got even more nasty and defensive with me. I never once insulted them but he had a lot of rude, obnoxious and uncalled for things to say about me. It's truly amazing that a business owner can't take criticism with poise, and instead lashes out on its customer and tries to make them feel like a weirdo just because they don't like the designs the company produced. Wow! Buyer beware. Very Unprofessional and Immature Owner. read more

I was referred to FYC by a trusted web developer. I do the same sort of work but at times also refer work to others. I referred two clients to FYC before I needed help with some more complicated web work and working with a very large monster site. Tony Lopez is great. They have a very reasonable monthly maintenance plan and he goes above and beyond the call of duty to answer my questions and he is very patient and knowledgeable . Most people don't realize all websites need a maintenance plan...otherwise the security is compromised and/or the website can break. I trust Tony and crew and highly recommend FYC! read more

Funk You Creative designed my baby shower invitations, and the baby shower banner. My hostess provided our vision for the welcoming of my baby boy. We provided the idea for the look and feel, the theme, and Funk You Creative designed a few invitations for us to choose from. They provided fast service, designing 3 different invites for us to choose from. Each one was so cute and unique that is was hard to decide, so we went with 2. We couldn't be happier with the results. They designed quickly, made edits quickly, and printed quickly! We got everything finished in 1 day! I highly recommend Funk You Creative for their design, style, service, and professionalism. I'll definitely use them again for my next party and upcoming projects. read more

I have collaborated with FYC on various occasions . Great service and prompt . Everything from project management , to design , and deadlines . I would recommend this creative firm to everyone . I've had numerous flyers for shows , collaborated on websites and have even video . :) read more

I've worked w FYC for a few yrs now and don't have anything bad to say from my experiences. Recently, Paola knocked out a flyer design within 12 hrs on two sep occasions -- both of which were impressive. Any revisions, image sizes, etc were completed quickly as well. They've designed flyers, created gifs, and designed logos for me, all of which I was satisfied with. I'm big on timing and they have a quick turnaround. Will def be using FYC in the future. read more

FYC is top notch! Best designers in San Diego.Pablo Stanley is a Genius !

Funk you creative did an amazing job on some baby shower invitations that I ordered recently. They had such a quick turnaround (designed and printed within 2 days!) that it really made me feel like I was their only customer. The design was better than what I asked for and done with such quality. The people at funk you creative were professional and fun to work with as well. Overall, I would recommend this company for anybody looking for stylish, one of a kind graphic designs. read more

Funk You Creative worked us up a terrific logo for our new summer camp (www.foxmountainadventures.com). We love it, but more importantly, Pablo and Justin worked and worked with us until we were happy. Some other design houses nickel and dime you with hourly rates, or place constraints on what can happen or not during development - with these guys they just kept at it until we got exactly what we wanted (ie make the fox's nose more "foxy". Ok, even more "foxy"..that kind of thing). Thank you FYC - you rule! read more

Pablo Stanley designs my event flyers & logos - he is an excellent illustrator as well as clean designer. I appreciate Funk you creative for their dedication to each of my projects & their timeliness / meeting deadlines / making changes and corrections very fast. I highly recommend this team to anyone needing design work - after 20 years of going through designers Funk you creative team is my top choice. read more

Steer away from this company. Justin is full of himself. He was given many tasks and failed to complete. I'm sorry to have wasted my time and money with them. read more

The FYC team is as good as they come. Not only did we receive exceptional design work, but Justin and his team made us feel like their number one client. FYC cares a lot about their brand and demonstrates that by providing outstanding customer service. They have solidified themselves as my goto design agency. Thank you FYC. read more

The worst web design company out there. Their developers just do what they want and never get anything done correctly. I would think twice before you deciding to go with this company. It's a total waste of time and money. You're better off donating your money for a good cause rather than spending it here. read more

FUNK YOU CREATIVE designed my Bands logo, It felt really good to be able to describe in 2 words what we wanted and have them give us way more than we would have ever expected, they were very professional and worked with our budget, I highly recommend them!!! read more

I have been working with Paola at FYC Labs on designing our website. It is a complex job about a complex topic--cybersecurity. She has done a great job of understanding our goals, developing graphic concepts that bring our content to life, and adhering to our brand standards. Paola has a high-level of commitment in producing quality work that meets our needs. And, the site looks great! read more

The relationship started well with FYC. My day work (14-16hr/day) consumes a lot, so communicating with them was difficult. As the relationship progressed, it diminished with emotional behavior from their staff that led to breakdowns in communication. -They continued to charge me for a logo they "but man hours into" but DID NOT work for my company. Nothing they came up with worked for my company's direction. -Photographs they took for my website were fuzzy and out of focus. The owner tried to BS me and tell me it was a "effect". They still charged me for the site photos. -They charged me more time to correct their spelling and punctuation errors. -The owner is a hot head with zero interpersonal relation skills. He is clearly more concerned with demonstrating his dominance rather than working as a team to find a solution. He puts road blocks up that leave you with no options. At the end I personally went in to try and work a solution to finish my site. They are holding my site hostage without making the appropriate changes. I tried to pay them more with no avail. I tried to understand their points with no avail. Their designer, Erich, is great, however. Overall, I recommend NOT dealing with this company. If your site is simple, they are good. But, if you have specific needs that are challenging, they will end up burning you. read more