Logo Design & Update

Ah, it's been a while!

Above is a logo concept for South Coast Computer Solutions.

For the past month I've been searching for Freelance work & permanent work. Graphic Design is slowly but surely becoming more & more popular on the South Coast, with businesses recognising that expanding & updating their branding brings new customers & clients. Email me today to discuss how we can better your image and expand to people who may have otherwise overlooked your business.

Why Design is 100% Wonderful.

An Answer to the question, "is graphic design right for me?"

When you choose Graphic Design you are not merely choosing a career path. You are choosing to give up your naivety. You are choosing to live this. You will breathe every element of form and function. You will experience the frustration of relying on every keyboard shortcut in real life. You are giving up your ability to dismiss a typeface for 'just another font’.

Like an English Literature student has all of their beloved movies destroyed by camera angles and pathetic fallacies. You will never look at another billboard, website, logo, book cover, mailing flyer, font, Windows computer the same way. 

But it is the best thing you will ever do. Being creative for the rest of your life, solving problems through design. Educating other people on what looks good, one ‘Ban-Comic-Sans’ petition at a time. Having the ability to change the world just by making it that little bit more beautiful. Do it, you know you want to.

Take a look at my Pinterest for great Graphic Design inspiration. 

Attention Creatives, Business People and Everyone Inbetween!

Are you a designer, artist, photographer, or musician?

     Do you have a big job that you need an extra pair of hands to help out with?
     Do you feel like a change?
     Would you like to hand over some of your photo editing to someone else?
     Need your name to stand out in the busy social media craze of today?
     Any design ideas that you wish you could just click your fingers & have them on your screen?


Are you a business owner, entrepreneur, or business manager?

     Do you need to update your branding?
     Do you feel like you need to be more current?
     Don't even have a logo or business cards?
     Need someone to 'just make that look good'?
     Do you have the advertising ideas but just lack the skill of putting it all together?


You'll be glad you dropped by then!  Creative brains, designs galore, fast turn around times!

Whatever you need for your business or yourself.

Contact me now, and we can discuss a great quote.

I have something to tell you...

I'm going to go a bit off topic today. Not too far though so keep reading!

If you haven't heard already, Dion & I have recently been approved for a new little rental property all to ourselves. Which is really exciting & we're both super happy to be able to have a place that we can call our own.

The problem however, lies with the fact that we will now both be paying rent, electricity, food, petrol, car registration & just general living expenses. "So what?" you may say, "Everybody does it right?" Yep, well, the thing is I've got a bit of a thing with a button. Most of them look something like this...

A Whole Year!

Oops. Look at that.

Well I guess you could say time flies when you're having fun!

It's been a whole year since I posted last, and what a year it has been. I moved to Batemans Bay for a job, had a cute little apartment & a great view. But hey, that didn't work out at all. So after 6 months I moved back home! Got a new job, had lots of adventures, started sub-contracting and working from home, Christmas came along, then New Year, reached the one year milestone with some spunk who decided I was worth hanging around for a while (was that embarrassing, Dion?), the end of January, in the process of finding a place to live with the afore-mentioned 'spunk'... And now we're here. (Me) Trying to write a relevant blog post, (You) trying to figure out why you're still reading it...

Here's why.

Because you need design. Just one design, multiple designs, designs you never knew you needed until now, designs you still don't know you need but I'm going to convince you that you do. Designs for your new business, designs for your old stale 'word art created, out of date brochure & logo' business. You need designs that yell "LOOK AT ME!!!" without going to the extent of hiring the guy that used to do the Harvey Norman ads.

Watch this space for more reasons & more fun loving conversations between me & the internet!

In the mean time here are some of my latest creations.

Just a little bit of typography, I can do custom typography for anything you need.

Business Cards I designed for Matilda Lawns, complete with green edges by lovely Dee. 

A design challenge for some fun at work.

Coast Real Estate branding re-design, for UWD.

Bellissima!

The beginning of something Beautiful.

I'm very happy to bring you this news, I've been chosen by the lovely Kelly of Bellissima Beauty to be the designer of her new endeavour. Kelly is an experienced beauty & massage therapist based in Brisbane, QLD. Beginning with this gorgeous typeface I created a look for her brand that said Beautiful & Sophisticated, Natural & Light.

BCS Logo

New logo for Bathurst Christian Students, in preparation for their new University year. The logo will be used in their monthly flyers, posters, website & on all internal communications.

Print Ad

Ad for Urban Outfitters Necklaces. My own photography & a little bit of typographic skill, if I do say so myself. And this is the wonderful outcome that will be featured in my Magazine.

Stationary & Leave Behind

The stationary set for Grace Simpson Design (business card, with compliments slip and letterhead) & a leave behind piece with samples of my work for job interviews. I'm really happy with how they turned out. It's very much my "style" & a little bit colourful.

The Dairy Co. Packaging Design

Choose Cafe Complete

Exciting movement

My business cards are printed and on their way to me!

Very excited to move forward with my design endeavours and make them just for you.

Feel free to contact me anytime with your design needs & I'll be happy to help.

Mouth Watering Labels

As part of my Portfolio & Advanced Typography Class, I've produced these labels for some
delicious & healthy concoctions. The handwritten typeface was designed by yours truly.

It's a little out of my comfort zone, but I did manage to sneak a bit of clean & simple into the label design. I'm actually really proud of this one. I'm especially loving the crisp, pale green on the black. Now to get it all printed & onto those packages for a photo shoot... and maybe a snack!

New Brand for Lovely Images

Retail Space Vision

In my Advertising & Branded Environment class we were asked to brand a space that would become a store that provides a service & to create everything from the name to the space model. This is the first part of the assessment.

Before & After

A possibility for our Retro/ Industrial style milk bar "shop front".
A little bit of love and a fresh coat of paint, now it's looking as good as new!

Lewlew Logo

A logo design I did for the beautiful Lewlew. I created the mannequin but used some floral vectors, and manipulated them, that had been provided to me by my college teacher for my use in whatever I could.
Lauren asked me to create two similar logos that could be used for different purposes.

Beyond Beyond Website

Re-Design exercise for my Web Design class, you can find the original website here. I also did a quick logo re-design as well and changed the colours for a more gender neutral approach.

South Coast Organic Fertilisers Logo Design

Logo design for South Coast Organic Fertilisers.
Clean & corporate yet it still has an element of
naturalness & organics.

OKEY Logo

Logo for new fashion label, OKEY by Ash Drek.

Simple clean & elegant logo design.