Meet Kelly, Te Awamutu brand & website designer
I started out as a graphic designer because I loved making things beautiful — and honestly, that part hasn't changed.
But after hundreds of projects, I kept noticing something. Clients would come to me wanting a new logo, and I'd start asking questions... and slowly it would come out that they weren't quite sure what made them different, or who they were really trying to reach.
So I changed the way I work.
Now I start every project by getting to know your business properly — your people, your goals, what sets you apart. The creative work comes after, and it's so much stronger for it.
Good design should do more than look great. It should help the right people find you and say yes.
What I believe
Strategy before design
Beautiful design without a clear strategy behind it is just decoration. I start with what makes you different, then make sure everything we create communicates it.
Custom, not copied
Every business is unique, and your brand should be too. I build everything from scratch around your specific positioning — no templates, no shortcuts.
Collaboration over transactions
I don't deliver files and disappear. Good work takes good communication, and I'm genuinely invested in how things go — during the project and after it.
Beyond the work
I'm based in Kihikihi, Te Awamutu and work with clients across New Zealand. What gets me excited? Watching someone step into a brand that finally feels like them.
Let's work together!
Ready to dive in? Book a free 20min discovery call and we'll talk through your goals and get the ball rolling!
Not sure what you need? Start with a Brand Audit, we'll figure out exactly what's holding your brand back and what needs to happen next.
Based in Kihikihi, Te Awamutu, working with ambitious growing businesses across New Zealand

