Friday Creative

19/02/2025

Akaroa’s incredible is keeping us all busy.

While Caldera Vineyard Estate has recently added outstanding new wines to an already outstanding range, its newly opened cellar door and restaurant has been making waves across Australasia: Caldera was recommended by Qantas’ as one of the top three new attractions in NZ.

Which is no surprise to us. Caldera offers a unique experience with world class dining, wine and service, and sweeping, uninterrupted views of a spectacular harbour.

Wines and bookings are both available at calderaestate.com

It’s our privilege to be Caldera’s brand partner and help bring our friends’ unique brand to life. We’re excited for their next steps: the development of luxury accommodation.

20/09/2024

Caldera Vineyard Estate is set to become NZ’s most exclusive luxury resort.

Overlooking the beautiful village of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula, is fast taking shape, and it’s been a privilege to be involved from the start – from naming and branding to full collateral and a large-scale bespoke website.

This, of course, includes a range of exciting wine labels for an exciting range of wine.

Inspiration for naming and the fiery label design came from the estate’s geological location on the side of the ancient landform, the caldera, created by the collapse of a colossal volcano eons ago that ultimately shaped Banks Peninsula.

It also came from our client’s burning desire to create, enjoy and share the finer things in life.
newzealand is a magical destination and Caldera is destined to be a world class offering with a unique point of difference.

More to come. See the website and buy the wine at calderaestate.com

29/08/2024

A big thank you to TriStone for letting us loose on your website. And honestly, for being so amazing. Humbled to have had your trust and stoked you love the results.

Today we are excited to introduce our brand-new website for TriStone 100% Acrylic Solid Surfaces, designed and developed by the wonderfully clever Friday Creative!

Our new site is a blend of elegance and functionality, making it easier than ever to explore our diverse range of high-quality benchtops. From durability to style, and safety, you’ll find everything you need to make the perfect choice for your home.

You can check it out at www.tristone.co.nz

14/08/2024

Our friends set us a challenge.

They asked us to design a 3D promo piece that demonstrates the qualities of their impressive new stock – Cyber Fusion Display Board.

Cyber Fusion comes in some very chunky weights, perfect for structural in-store displays and promotional pieces. So to really put it into action – and make something useful – we developed a cool phone stand.

The 3D design of the phone stand reflects the structural integrity of the stock, with multiple fins held together with just two simple cross-pieces, while the colours pick up on the nostalgic 80s futuristic feel of the Cyber Fusion name.

We found that it really lends the strength you need for robust applications like packaging, POS and book covers – and it plays nicely with different print methods. It’s also reassuringly FSC Certified, and food safe.

You need Cyber Fusion. Talk to

07/08/2024

Check out the all new Te Kāpehu brand illustrations.

Having developed a visual identity for Te Kāpehu Riccarton Primary School, we’ve now expanded their brand with a system of bright, fun and meaningful illustrations.

Like the logomark, this super flexible design system is influenced by traditional Tukutuku patterns and Harakeke weaving, and relates to school, students, culture, place, flora and fauna, and life in the school community.

The illustrations are being applied to a dynamic series of murals throughout the school, across social media, wayfinding, internal and external identity, and a range of educational tools.

Exciting and engaging, Te Kāpehu’s brand is growing in ways that support the school, the community and a strong sense of belonging.

Te Kāpehu Riccarton School

10/07/2024

We’ve designed and launched Trends Kitchens’ new website.

As New Zealand’s full-service bespoke kitchen specialists, Trends Kitchens takes clients from inspiration to installation with beautifully crafted solutions that fit perfectly in every way, whatever the investment clients have in mind.

As beautiful as it is functional, the new large-scale site goes beyond reflecting status and character. It presents their inhouse design-manufacture-install offering in an immersive experience that inspires users, explains process, showcases product range and makes decision-making (and everything else) easier.

It even includes an interactive moodboard, allowing visitors to save any images they like within the site, and send these directly to Trends. With intuitive UI/UX and employing some of the latest web technologies, the site positions Trends at the top of their game.

See the site and sort yourself a stunning new kitchen at https://www.trendskitchens.co.nz

02/07/2024

That’s not a bottle top.
It’s a halo.

This tasty new ultra-low carb super dry cider is brewed traditionally from just three ingredients. And sugar isn’t one of them.

Developed by father and son Mal and Jordan Ryder using authentic French cider apples and no nasties, Ryder Cyder is the fresh alternative to the usual sickly sweets. It won’t even give you a hangover.

We developed a brand look, feel and TOV that tells the all-natural story with character – right down to using the label to slice the name, and chopping content into stacked bite-sized pieces. Find Ryder Cyder in good fridges and shelves soon.

25/01/2023

The finance industry can seem a bit ho-hum. But Fluent Mortgages & Financial Wellbeing is smart, fresh, capable and anything but dull. Formerly Sorty, Fluent is here to help you with the stuff that helps you get ahead. So that’s how we've repositioned them.

08/12/2022

Fresh new strategic web for Shapeshifter.com – not the D&B Shapeshifter. The Shapeshifter that devised a game-changing bit of kit that's helping global fashion supply-chains out of some gnarly headaches, saving them big money and cutting mountains of waste. Just how many ticks can you give that.