Shona Maitland - Brand Designer & Strategist

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Shona Maitland - Brand Designer & Strategist Clear. Confident. Rejuvenated branding. Via www.ShonaCreative.com.au and www.BrandsOfChange.com.au.

I work with business owners who are ready to step up and redefine themselves after outgrowing their existing brand, leading to a genuine new confidence.

Took out Silver and Bronze in this years Indigo Awards (Indigo Design Award)! For Branding Design of The Artful Decorato...
27/04/2022

Took out Silver and Bronze in this years Indigo Awards (Indigo Design Award)! For Branding Design of The Artful Decorator (The Artful Decorator)

https://www.indigoawards.com/winners/5247

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Every few years a business pivots and grows with their experience and their market.Over time, services can need to be ni...
24/04/2022

Every few years a business pivots and grows with their experience and their market.
Over time, services can need to be niched down and simplified. And brand visuals might need to be decluttered and updated too.

When your brand is left to become outdated or misrepresented, your business loses important value in the eyes of your audience.

What’s needed is called a BRAND REFRESH - and this is what I specialise in!

Start with requesting an audit of your current business and we can discuss your strengths and weaknesses and what I would work on to help refresh you.

Then you and your business can feel clear, confident and rejuvenated again.

The .au Domain Administration(auDA) has officially announced the launch of direct .au registration – a new namespace for...
24/03/2022

The .au Domain Administration(auDA) has officially announced the launch of direct .au registration – a new namespace for all Australians on 24 March 2022, from 1PM AEDT.

If you own a .com.au domain name, then it’s wise to register the .au domain in order to protect your brand and own both.

Contact me to get the ball rolling and register yours.

That Friday feeling when you receive a GORGEOUS (and heavy!) crystal candle holder from a happy client 😍😍😍 I love helpin...
04/02/2022

That Friday feeling when you receive a GORGEOUS (and heavy!) crystal candle holder from a happy client 😍😍😍 I love helping small business owners, and in this case honourable charities like the Shekinah Foundation for Orphans and Destitute Women in The Philippeans.

What a good feeling to end the week on. Thank you Steve. 🙏💕

If you’re a small to medium business and regularly attend industry events, this type of 8-panel zig-zag brochure is a gr...
31/01/2022

If you’re a small to medium business and regularly attend industry events, this type of 8-panel zig-zag brochure is a great promotional option when you have a lot to advertise.

Designed and printed all through me, you don’t need to source a printer nor spend hours DIY folding.

I work with small businesses and their marketing teams to brainstorm something custom because every event and audience is different. This time it was an 8-panel brochure but for you it could be many other options.

Let’s chat and brainstorm a design that’s tailored for you.

I would like to thank you for your support through another year. It has been a wonderful year of building and supporting...
07/12/2021

I would like to thank you for your support through another year. It has been a wonderful year of building and supporting brands. With every new project I meet clever and kind business owners who I keep ongoing working relationships and friendships with.
I'm so pleased to have worked with each one of you throughout the last 11 years.

Next year I will continue to offer Brand Strategy, Logo Design, Website Design, Graphic Design, Printing, Website Hosting and Creative Consulting, along with my small and dedicated team; to freelancers and office teams.

See you next year!

I have very long-term clients who may have asked me for a project many years ago but still pop into my inbox every now a...
02/11/2021

I have very long-term clients who may have asked me for a project many years ago but still pop into my inbox every now and then with questions regarding branding, email tech, domains and hosting, creative resource sourcing, business names, design tweaks, feedback & advice etc.

You are always welcome to pop by my inbox to see if I can solve something for you. I love the ongoing relationships. 🌟

AFTER / BEFOREMonaro Screens is a shower screens, splashbacks and door screens company based in the ACT.They contacted m...
28/10/2021

AFTER / BEFORE

Monaro Screens is a shower screens, splashbacks and door screens company based in the ACT.

They contacted me to say they were considering a new logo, but weren’t too comfortable with taking the step forward and all that it entails (vehicle signage, warehouse signage, website update, stationery, marking brochures, directory listing update and more - rebranding can be HUGE!)

So I stepped in and evaluated their sales messaging, their company values and their industry competition. Turns out they use the highest quality products and have customer service that is over-and-above, they thought that they gave off high-end vibes, but one look at their logo and my initial inkling was that they’re probably much lower priced than their competition and probably use cheap labour. I would go to them if on a tight budget.

I’m always honest, and I explained this to them, because I want to see businesses achieve their potential and visually match their service. They were a little shocked, but mostly knew in their guts that this was true.

Baby steps is key when a business is not 100% ready to move forward. There were aspects of their logo that they liked and so I designed a new one for them that wasn’t completely reinventing the wheel. We kept the idea of a custom M which will simply replace the old M wherever it is used. We kept the simple font for their business name, but updated it and we swapped their signature tagline into a more personable font. We kept the same colours but added gold to represent their confidence.

This update is fresh and modern and they now fit a deserved space within their industry again instead of sitting back as the outdated one. Clients will still recognise them due to the subtle connections through colour and M reference.

What a good feeling! 🎉 Clear. Confident. Rejuvenated!

21/10/2021

Brand colour choices for today. This business is a shared office space for therapists and like-minded clinicians. I love the sage green. 💕

Happy Monday! I'm ready to start the week. I always have 5-10 projects going at one time (also others that are paused fo...
18/10/2021

Happy Monday! I'm ready to start the week. I always have 5-10 projects going at one time (also others that are paused for various reasons) - I've never had an empty schedule in 10 years!

This week's active projects are 2x websites, 3x services documents, 2x marketing brochures and 2x logos, also a few quotes - not all due for completion this week of course, but to begin or continue all the concepts.

Love what I do. ❤️ Hope you have a fabulous week!

Shona

Logo design for ‘Utopia’ - a wonderful Victorian (Aus) organisation that gives free health services to Refugees and Asyl...
07/10/2021

Logo design for ‘Utopia’ - a wonderful Victorian (Aus) organisation that gives free health services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

I’m working with two different brands at the moment that had already started a direction and design, but then got stuck....
28/09/2021

I’m working with two different brands at the moment that had already started a direction and design, but then got stuck.

After simply asking my opinion, they both realised just how eye-opening an expert’s suggestions and examples can be and both decided to evolve their brand further with me.

It has been a blast and I’m so happy that I could help. Sometimes all you need to do is take the first step and ask for a little help or opinion and you’ll open up doors to a much stronger business.
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