CREATIVE STUDIO
Branding and creative direction for work that actually matters.
BRANDING FOR ARTISTS & CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS
Before I had a dedicated studio practice, I was an Art Director working with agencies around the world, steering visual identity for brands that needed to mean something. That's still the work I love, and these days I do it with the people I care most about: artists, creative practitioners, and founders building something real.
If you're an artist trying to present your work with the confidence it deserves, to galleries, curators, collectors, and the wider world, I can help you build the visual language that makes that possible. And if you're a founder with a genuine point of view, I can help you build a brand that holds it.
WHAT I DO
BRAND STRATEGY
Before anything is designed, there's thinking to do. Who are you, who are you talking to, and what makes your practice worth paying attention to? For artists and creative practitioners this often means articulating something that's been felt but never quite named. That's where we start. Everything else gets a whole lot easier from there.
BRAND IDENTITY
Typography, colour, visual rhythm, wordmark. The full kit that travels with you across web, print, and everything in between. Built to be robust enough to evolve as your work does, and specific enough that it couldn't belong to anyone else.
CREATIVE DIRECTION
For artists and brands that need more than a logo. This is the work of shaping how everything looks and feels together, across campaigns, platforms, and touchpoints over time.
WEBSITES
Clean, minimal, and built to get out of the way of your work. I usually build on Squarespace because it's powerful, maintainable, and doesn't require a developer every time you need to make a change. The design serves the work, not the other way around.
LOOKBOOKS & PRESENTATION ASSETS
A polished digital lookbook for gallery submissions, grant applications, press, or collector outreach. The kind of thing that makes people take you seriously before you walk in the room.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
STUDIO AUDIT
A focused review of your existing brand presence, what's working, what isn't, and a clear action plan for where to go next. A good place to start if you're not sure what you need yet, or if you want an outside eye before committing to a larger engagement.
ARTIST PACKAGES
Brand identity, website, or both. Defined scope, clear deliverables, built around what you actually need. We'll talk first and I'll put together something that fits where you are and where you're going.
STUDIO ENGAGEMENTS
Ongoing creative partnership for founders and brands that need consistent, strategic visual thinking over time. If you're building something and want a creative director in your corner, this is how we work together.
A NOTE ON AVAILABILITY
I keep a small client roster intentionally. It means you get my full attention. If you have a deadline coming up for a show, an application, a launch, or a press moment, reach out sooner rather than later and we'll figure out what's possible.
[THE BRAND starter bundle]
coming soon
Five templates to document and communicate your brand — covering everything from strategy to pitch, built for artists and creative practitioners who want to do this properly, at their own pace.
What's inside:
Audit · Strategy · Guidelines · Creative Brief · One-Liner + Pitch
is this a fit?
If something here resonates, I'd love to hear what you're working on.
creative studio
(lək̓ʷəŋən traditional territory)
Victoria BC, Canada