From concept to prepress in 1 month

How MAY Accelerated the Creation of Illustrations by a Factor of 4 After Implementing Phygital+

client

MAY

Industry

Retail

Team size

10 designers

Example of use

Product pages
Illustrations
Video content

Results

Time saving

4x

Faster illustration creation

Cost Reduction

200 000

rubles – budget savings on a single project

Start-up speed

1 month

the company’s fastest product launch

Quality on a Large Scale

30x

Faster preparation for food photo shoots

Challenge

The MAY design team creates packaging for new products and gift collections, as well as illustrations, banners, and product cards for coffee and tea brands such as Richard, Maisky, Curtis, Coffesso, Face to Face, and others.
Before implementing Phygital+, the team faced time-consuming visual content creation processes, the need to photograph products, limited stock image options, and lengthy collaborations with illustrators.

"We choose Phygital+ not only because it makes designers' work easier, but also because of its clear and transparent licensing terms for the legal department, as well as its support team, which assists us at every stage."

Julia Daglis, Head of Design, MAI

Preparing the photo shoot of several cups of coffee took about a month: selecting the tableware, finding a barista and a photographer, signing NDAs and contracts, and so on. After implementing neural networks, the team has been able to significantly reduce the project budget.

Working with illustrators on gift packaging took 1–1.5 months per project, including numerous iterations and revisions.

For some new products and ideas, it’s impossible to find suitable visuals on stock photo sites. Switching from stock images to neural networks significantly speeds up designers’ work and helps them achieve unique results instantly.

Decision

One platform.
Endless possibilities.

The MAY design team began using Phygital+ to create visual content—from generating unique product concepts to designing banners and product cards—which significantly sped up their workflow without compromising quality and helped save on project budgets. All tools are available in a single window with a simple and intuitive interface.

Prompt Helper
LoRA
NanoBanana
Flux
VEO/Kling

"The time required to work with illustrators has been reduced from 1 month to 1–1.5 weeks, including all revisions and approvals. With the introduction of neural networks, illustrators aren’t losing their jobs; on the contrary, they’re no longer wasting time on routine tasks.”

Julia Daglis, Head of Design, MAI

Result

After implementing Phygital+, the MAY design team significantly accelerated its visual content creation processes and reduced costs without compromising the quality of the results, which not only saved money, but also freed up the designers’ time from routine tasks so they could focus on creative experimentation.

1. A unified workspace for designers. Ensure consistency in style through shared projects and standardized prompts. Instant generation instead of routine tasks and manual labor. Budget savings of ~200,000 rubles on projects involving the creation of illustrations.
2. Launch of the “Tea of the Future” product for the Magnit chain—from concept to prepress in just one month. The packaging concept featured neon cups and glowing effects, which would have taken an enormous amount of time and effort to create by hand. After implementing Phygital+, the process included concept development, refinement by an illustrator, and prepress preparation—all completed in record time for the company.
3. MAI designers can first create static images and then quickly animate them—all within a single interface, under a single subscription, without having to switch between tabs. After upscaling (improving the quality), the video can be used for outdoor advertising.

Learn more about how MAI uses neural networks.

"In my experience, it was never possible to create a fully-fledged product—from concept to prepress—in just one month before we started using neural networks. The audience loved the final products so much that they asked us to create another one for the collection."

Julia Daglis, Head of Design, MAI

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Phygital+ helps FMCG brands create product visuals faster, optimize packaging design processes, and reduce production costs.