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Campaign · Retail & E-commerce · MIC

The Simpsons

View of the The Simpsons project

The Simpsons campaign for MIC. It’s more than P.O.P. material: it was researched and developed end to end (point of sale and e-commerce) as a major activation of the collection. Each piece is carefully designed in terms of size and material, but above all, it complies with the guidelines set by Éxito, Olímpica, the licensors (Disney and Fox), MIC, and Maquila, as well as those of the consumer who purchases the product.

Client
MIC · Licensed Products
Type
P.O.P.
Sector
Retail · Licensing
Role
Graphic design

About the project

In retail and contract manufacturing, campaigns are planned on a Q (four-month period) basis. This Simpsons campaign was executed as a comprehensive initiative (in-store and e-commerce P.O.P.) rather than as isolated elements: first, the objective, the target audience, and each channel were analyzed, and the design was developed from there.

The challenge is to reconcile several manuals at once: the guidelines from Éxito and Olímpica, those from the license (Disney and Fox), those from MIC and Maquila, and the needs of the user who purchases the product. The size and material of each piece matter, but the priority is ensuring that everything is clearly legible in the store.

It was displayed in the clothing and merchandise stores operated by Éxito and Olímpica inside their supermarkets. The Simpsons, created by Matt Groening in 1989, is licensed by Disney and Fox; MIC markets it to its children’s (ages 4 to 14) and teen audiences.

Q (four-month period) · P.O.P. + E-commerce · Disney & Fox license · MIC & Maquila · Éxito and Olímpica · Audience 4-14 & teen

Cover of The Simpsons case: officially licensed P.O.P. merchandise, featuring a photo of a yellow floor display with Simpsons caps and T-shirts in an Éxito store, set against a light blue background with clouds.

In-store setup

In-store display: a rack with Simpsons T-shirts (D'oh!, Kwik-E-Mart) and pajamas, next to the orange flanger artwork featuring the MIC logo and Homer.
The TV display: a table with folded T-shirts and a Bart table sign, next to the red-and-orange display featuring Bart and the mic logo.
The end panels: four vertical panels featuring the Simpsons characters (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie) on a red background, topped by the orange circle of the mic logo.
Application diagram: line drawing of the module with the header banner attached to the rail and end panels A and B on the sides.
The header banner: a large-format horizontal banner in orange and red featuring the MIC logo, The Simpsons logo, and Bart waving.
The pizza box: two square panels, with Maggie on side A and Lisa on side B, on a red and orange background with the mic logo.
Technical cutaway: a black-and-white diagram showing the two sides, A and B, mounted on the internal hardware of the pizza box.
The hanging sign: a die-cut piece with Marge's silhouette, next to the hanging diagram on the rack arm, to scale with the garment.
Table elevation: two mockups of the pizza box mounted on its stand, side A featuring Maggie and side B featuring Lisa.