about

Design Candy is a multimedia design firm dedicated to delivering fresh, eye-catching, and functional design that makes companies stand out from the rest. We work hard in determining company objectives, current branding, competition, and target market in order to define the best strategy for communicating the client's message.

We pride ouselves on offering excellent customer service that speaks for itself and not only retains our current clients, but also brings in new ones through word of mouth advertising. This has been the number one method for obtaining new clientele since the beginning; and as a result, there has been a high demand for Design Candy's award-winning design skills.
our team
Erin Halligan
Founder, President, and Chief Creative Consultant
Erin has over ten years of industry experience in print and web design. She specializes in web design and Flash animation and has created and managed websites for several types of companies in fields including academic, oil and gas, financial, and medical. After graduating from Louisiana State University and achieving a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication with an area in Advertising and a minor in Marketing, she moved to Houston in 2000 to expand her career opportunities. Her background in advertising and marketing mixed with her artistic ability and eye for design allow her to strategically combine aesthetics and business sense in order to achieve important company objectives.
Dennis Halligan
Senior Project Manager
Dennis has over 10 years experience managing people and projects with an extensive background in marketing and brand development. Dennis comes to Design Candy from a fortune 500 consumer packaging company that delivered brand experiences, consumer relationship marketing and customer relationship management. His strengths lie in project management and concept development. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a Bachelors degree in Marketing and International Business.
John Dunn
Chief Technology Officer
John has 10 years of experience in the IT industry, including the development of standard client-server applications, Internet applications, web portals, and analysis tools. He has built software for various industries including airlines, retail energy, and energy scheduling. He is the Technology Chair for Country Playhouse, a local non-profit theatre, where he offers his services in database / web design and maintenance as well as graphic design. His current career focus is towards distributed web-interfaced business applications, specifically in Web 2.0 applications.
Cindy Jen
Senior Graphic Designer
Cindy has over twelve years of experience in advertising, marketing communications, brand building, graphic design, and web design. She specializes in user experience and has worked with multidisciplinary teams to manage and deliver large-scale internet/intranet projects for clients. Ms. Jen has often collaborated with information architects, visual designers, art directors, technical developers and project managers to plan, develop and deliver high-end websites.