Harley Johnston Design

10/12/2020

Some recent work for Omotesando North Sydney. A Japanese restaurant inspired by the famous Tokyo tree-lined street.

21/07/2020

New work
Website design and photography for Johnson Partners, executive search specialist who help organisations find CEO's and other board staff for leading organisations.

https://johnsonpartners.co

Website Design, Digital Strategy and Art Direction: Harley Johnston Design
Brand Identity: Christopher Doyle & Co.
Photography: Prue Ruscoe
Web Development: ED.

19/06/2020

We have recently been doing some work with Kashiwa Yakiniku in Crows Nest, amazing Japanese DIY BBQ.

Dear customers
We are happy to announce new menu introduction during the 3 stage lock-dow easing. Look forward to serving you a new refreshing menu soon.

20/02/2020

It was great to be part of the Project Twenty Six poster exhibition last night, amongst such an amazing line-up. Thanks for getting me involved. Thanks to all the people who came out and the other creatives who contributed artwork.

Idea:
Thinking about the recent summer we have experienced in Australia most people I spoke to described it as crazy. Crazy would also be one way to explain world leaders approach to issues around our shared planet and climate change. The Rorschach test is a visual tool that was developed to gain insights to peoples psychological state. I chose this style to represent my chosen letter M for its connection to the way we live in a time where we seem to see the same thing so differently. This approach also allows the viewer to find new images in the detail of the artwork. The secondary level of symmetry in natural vs man-made designs also fascinates me. As humans we seek out symmetry in the natural things we see and we then try to add it into the things we make. However when we look closer exact symmetry doesn’t exist in the natural world.

Process:
I started by folding an A3 sheet in half, then after unfolding it I applied drops of ink in a rough M shape. I used a hollow pen to blow certain parts of the ink away from the centre line. Once this was done I folded the paper back in half then unfolded it and let it dry. I created a few different variations of the form, some more abstract. I then scanned them and layered three in Photoshop.

06/02/2020

We are happy to be contributing a poster for this exhibition, all proceeds will go to Wires. There will be 26 posters from 26 designers or artists. Come along and support a great cause, the full line up will be announced soon. Event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/514225695873966/

17/12/2019

Follow us on Instagram to see work from the studio.
https://www.instagram.com/harleyjohnstondesign/

16/12/2019

We have just uploaded a few recent projects on the website.

04/11/2019

We took out a silver award at the recent Best Awards in New Zealand for our work on the Bang Bang Environmental graphics. As well as three finalists for the Bang Bang and Interior Life brand identities and the Fresh Collective website design.

https://bestawards.co.nz/graphic/environmental-graphics/harley-johnston-design/bang-bang-1/

03/10/2019

Proud to have four projects shortlisted in this years AGDA awards!
https://awards.agda.com.au/studio/Harley+Johnston+Design/5

07/08/2019

We recently worked on the branding, signage and environmental graphics for Koto Sanpo in Brisbane's new Elizabeth arcade, check it out if you are in the area.

The name Koto Sanpo translates as a ‘Stroll through Kyoto’ the brand reflects this peaceful slow paced ethos, the logo combines the name in English and Japanese with a cloud/path graphic harking back to the traditional Ukiyo-e prints. The graphic was expanded for various applications.

Interiors by Interior Life
Photos by Joshua Maquire