Anna By Design

23/12/2025

That’s a wrap, 2025! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who trusted me with your ideas, your visions… and the occasional “can you make this look amazing by tomorrow” requests. You keep me on my toes - and loving every minute of it!

Time for a little festive break to recharge, eat far too much, possibly enjoy a few bubbles, and pretend I’m not already thinking about next year’s projects.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and here’s to more creativity, coffee, bubbles and chaos in 2026! ✨

- Anna

11/11/2025

So something incredible happened, something I never dreamed it would!

Thanks to my amazing old team from Spectrum Print Christchurch , I was surprised with my name on my very own Pride In Print Award as the designer of their Award Winning print! And to make it even sweeter, the award was for a project with the pawsome crew Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue.

If your furbabies deserve their very own Christmas Advent Calendar (and let’s be honest- they all do), you can grab yours at the link below.

Every purchase helps the team rescue and rehome Bull Breed dogs, giving them the safe, loving furever homes they deserve. It’s a treat that gives back, and one that’s already had the lick of approval from my own pooches ❤️

https://www.chchbullbreedrescue.org.nz/Shop/Toys-More/Advent-Calendar/

24/09/2025

I’ve been in the design industry for 28 years 🤯… and looking back, Anna By Design was brewing since childhood.

I was that kid who spent hours colouring in (and outside the lines), obsessing over Cleo & Cosmo magazine layouts (and the gossip, of course), working through the classic 90s lettering book, and making school projects way prettier than they needed to be.

Fast forward through study, design + pre-production gigs at publishing houses and print companies, to launching Anna By Design — and I’m still that same dad-joke-loving, coffee-and-bubbles-drinking designer who geeks out over good design.

Annnnd what a ride it’s been… The industry has shifted in huge ways (hello social media, the digital world, tech leaps & AI), but creating bold, scroll-stopping brands and websites that make your business impossible to ignore?

Still my jam. Because let’s be honest, bland design is like decaf coffee. It exists, but it won’t espresso itself 😁

Need design, web, or print that makes you stand out? Let’s chat - I can’t wait to hear from you!

https://annabydesign.co.nz/

24/09/2025

We're looking into October and I've just realised I haven't posted anything since I opened my office door this year 🫣 It's the age old "a builders house is never finished" but in this case it's the designers socials 🤣

But being busy creating is always a good problem to have! And this time the amazing Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and New Zealand Flying Doctor Service were after a fresh new look for their Impact Reports. Something that would be transferable between the two trusts to save on time and precious resources, and something that would have just that... "Impact" on those who came across it.

https://annabydesign.co.nz

12/01/2025

And just like that it's time to open the door for 2025!

Happy New Year! Anny By Design is officially back in front of the screen 🎉

20/12/2024

It's time to wrap it up for 2024! Thank you all for your continuing support and I look forward to working with you all again in 2025.

In the words of Clark Griswold from the best Christmas movie ever... "have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny f***ing Kaye!"

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and safe holiday season x

03/12/2024

Your furbabies will love these special advent calendars and all the proceeds help the awesome team at Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue to keep up their amazing work 😍

It’s not too late to get your dog their Advent Calendar - lucky for you, your dog doesn’t know what the date is 🐶
We are really proud of how these turned out - they’ve been designed, printed & filled in Christchurch by local business’ and our team has spent HOURS making & filling them.
You can get them on our website, in our shop or this weekend at the Riccarton Market!
They’re great for allergy dogs too with only natural lamb, fish & goat treats.
We really want to see your dogs enjoying them, so make sure you post a pic in the comments 🎄
PS - can you spot our dogs on the boxes? 😍

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02/08/2024

It's finally time! Here is the something new!

After 8 years, Anna By Design was well overdue for a makeover of our own. Check out the new site and let me know what you think.

And if you need a fresh new something of your own, contact me today!

https://annabydesign.co.nz/

29/04/2024

Change is good... watch this space!

18/04/2024

It's always so lovely to be given a shout out, thank you Kev's Pickled!

And I can confirm that Kev's Pickled products are absolutely delicious, I may have sampled a jar or 10 with cheese and bubbles... for research purposes of course 🤣

Exciting our new labels arrived today

Although we have several thousand of our old labels to use first

So you may not see them in store for a few months ☺️

Many thanks to Anna by Design for her patience and expertise in making this label