Initially a system of questions used by founder Katarina Terentieva for 5+ years to get to know her consulting clients, Off The Record set out to pull conversations out from "what do you do?" and have more interesting, impactful dialogue about who we are as people. The brief? A question game that effortlessly transitions people from small talk to deeper conversation. The goal? To bring us all closer together.
With plenty of card games on the market, our goal was to ensure we clearly positioned Off The Record’s unique solution as a tool. Using human behavior, we explored how people currently have conversations, so we can meet them where they currently are - small talk - and take them to where they want to go - closer relationships with others.
The result? Off The Record: The Game - containing 45 cards, 90 questions, 2 questions per card. The first question opens up the conversation, while the follow-up question dives deeper. Together with the game, we created Off The Record’s bespoke apparel suite and filmed pilot episodes for their social media-hosted mini-show of the same name
"Within just a month of launching, we went through 57% of our inventory, were featured on Buzzfeed, and are in hundreds of homes around the country (& the world!). As a new product-based founder, I couldn't have done it without the support of Louder's brilliant team. Thank you for bringing my vision to life and all of the encouragement along the way!"
Katarina Terentieva, Founder/CEO, Off The Record
Photographers: Demetrius Washington & Ren Adkins
Creative Direction: Kate Tarantieva