Title | THE VERY HAPPY MEAL FONT. |
Brand | MCDONALD'S JAPAN |
Product / Service | HAPPY MEAL |
Category | G01. Typography |
Entrant | BEACON/LEO BURNETT Tokyo, JAPAN |
Idea Creation | BEACON/LEO BURNETT Tokyo, JAPAN |
Production | ONION Tokyo, JAPAN |
Name | Company | Position |
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Erick Rosa | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Chief Creative Officer |
Tadashi Inoue | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Executive Creative Director |
Ron Smith | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Executive Creative Director |
Daichi Tanaka | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Creative Director |
Tomoyasu Kurosaki | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Senior Art Director |
Ayaka Hoshino | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Copywriter |
Chizuru Horikawa | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Head Designer |
Takamasa Sakano | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Designer |
Kana Hirano | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Designer |
Maoko Ochi | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Brand Strategist |
Hiroki Mashima | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Film Producer |
Kohei Kobayashi | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Assistant Film Producer |
Greg Jones | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Group Business Director |
Masayuki Namiki | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Group Account Director |
Yoshikazu Shimano | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Account Supervisor |
Mio Tokuyama | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Account Manager |
Shino Fujieda | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Account Executive |
Lisa Hiraga | Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo | Account Executive |
Mika Archer | MSL Japan | Account Director |
Takao Kuramoto | Onion, Inc. | Producer |
Masakado Kajiwara | Onion, Inc. | Producer |
Chonghao Zhao | Onion, Inc. | Production Manager |
Tetsuya Uesugi | KUANI | Director |
Toshihiko Kizu | Connection | Cameraman |
Masanori Midorikawa | freelance | Lighting |
Ayano Tachibana | freelance | Stylist |
Yuko Takashiro | freelance | Hair & Make-up |
Kenichi Tsutsumi | freelance | Casting |
Situation: Parents were feeling stress about old Happy Meal Toys piling up. Kids didn’t want to part with their old toys. The brand wanted to improve the perception of our commitment to using our scale for good. The combination of these issues pushed us to pursue some way of implementing a recycling program to transform toys into trays and positively shift perception of the brand. But for the program to be a success, we needed to get kids’ attention. Brief: Leverage McDonald’s scale for good to create a positive environmental impact through an eye-catching design at retail. Objectives: Build awareness for the recycle program and get significant number of parents & kids to participate in a toy return/recycle program within a 2-month window.
In the digital age, and with the fast pace of people coming through our restaurants, we needed to make sure kids stopped to take notice and learned about the Toy Recycle program. Our solution was to design the Happy Meal Toy Recycling posters leveraging a distinctive artistic style that showcased the message as toys themselves. We animated the Japanese alphabet – creating playful TYPE into TOYS! Inspired by traditional Japanese wooden toys such as the Daruma doll, the colorful design recycled depictions from the past to ignite interest in the future. The striking art direction, unexpected for McDonald’s restaurants, caused considerable reactions from our customers – especially kids. Kids loved it! Target audience: Parents & Kids
We animated the Japanese alphabet – creating playful TYPE into TOYS! Inspired by traditional Japanese wooden toys such as the Daruma doll, and other well-known cultural icons from children’s stories, etc. – the colorful design recycled depictions from the past to ignite interest in the future. The striking art direction, unexpected for McDonald’s restaurants, caused considerable reactions from our customers – especially kids who spent time exploring the fun imagery. The designs not only captured the attention of kids, but sparked memories from adults who recognized many symbols and visual references within the type designs. Scale: Posters and Toy Collection Boxes were placed in nearly all 3000 restaurants enabling everyone across Japan access to the program. Implementation: A series of posters as well as Toy Collection Boxes were placed in every restaurant. Timeline: 2 month period (March -May)
Business Impact: In just two months, a staggering 1.2 million toys were collected and recycled. Response Rate: The toys kids returned transformed into over 100,000 smiling green trays! Impressions: PR value in earned media amounted to ¥119,866,641 JPY (Source:PRAP) Change in behavior: Surveys showed 81% of moms believe that McDonald’s is concerned about the environment. And 79% of them thought that McDonald’s contributes positively to the local community and society. (Source:Mcromill) Consumer Awareness: Highest comprehension/awareness scores (50%/81%) of all seasonal programs. (Source:Mcromill)