Kia ora koutou katoa, welcome to the DIRECTORY OF WOMEN* DESIGNERS, a project initiated by Designers Speak (Up). We aim to establish a contemporary, historic and perpetual index of Aotearoa New Zealand designers who *identify as women, womxn, non-binary, of any gender experience*, living and deceased, of all diversities — social, sexual, cultural, ethnic — anywhere in the world.
Students, graduates, practitioners, teachers, educators, academics … fill out the form, and we will do the rest. If you know other designers who should be included, please share. Updates to the list are done manually every few week or so. If you need to update your details, be in touch. We’re open to ideas, offers of support, and are here to help — contact us, we’ll respond in good time.
Early 2019, we made an open call to all Aotearoa designers to join the Directory and contribute a poster with a piece of writing to our poster and exhibition project, Present Tense : Wāhine Toi Aotearoa . The response was 116 submissions from April through September. We are hugely grateful to the designers, artists, educators and students who downloaded the guidelines + template, made a poster and joined us on the project hīkoi. Mīharo!
The Directory continues to grow, with over 450 on the index. Not on? Join now — it’s free! Spread the word to help Aotearoa discover and acknowledge our community of awesome designers.
Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti ai te mahi / With red and black, the work will be complete.
— Alice Connew, Katie Kerr & Catherine Griffiths
Directory of Women* Designers
Aakifa Chida
2000– / Auckland
Graphic Design Student
Adele Jackson
Ngati Raukawa / Wellington
Illustrator, Designer : educational, people focussed
adelejackson.co.nz / @adelespencil / @adelespencil
Adeline Marteil
1990– / Auckland
Designer, Publisher : branding, publishing, illustration
ateliermarteil.com / @marimomag
Afifa Chida
1987– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : brand guardianship, identity, print, information design
linkedin.com/in/afifachida
Agnieszka Parr
Christchurch
Designer
momentumcreative.co.nz / @momentumcreativenz
Aimee Preston
Auckland
Communication Designer
@aimeepreston
Alana Inglis
Wellington
Designer : interior architectural design
athfieldarchitects.co.nz / @lana_eastwood_inglis
Alani McKenna
Wellington
Textile Designer : surface pattern design, concept and construction
alanimckenna.com / @alanimckennatextiles
Alanna Skinner
1989– / Christchurch
Designer : branding, print, strategy
momentumcreative.co.nz
Alessandra (Archi) Banal
1991– / Auckland/London
Designer
archibanal.com
Alex Benefield
1998– / Tuwharetoa / Wellington
Designer
Alexandra Turner
Auckland
Designer
stillefoundry.com
Alice Alva
1986– / Wellington, Te-Whānganui-a-Tara
Artist, Designer, Educator : surface pattern design
alicealva.com / @glassandbones
Alice Bonifant
Christchurch
Designer : publication
alicebonifant.com
Alice Bush
Christchurch
Designer
@luckywitchzine
Alice Clifford
London
Designer
Alice Connew
1988– / Bristol
Photographer, Designer, Publisher
aliceconnew.com / @aliceconnew
Alice Leonard
1995– / Hamilton
Designer
Alice McKeown
Wellington
Graphic Designer : publications, brand identities
alicemckeown.com / @alice_mckeown
Alice Murray
1990– / London
Designer
alicemurray.com
Alice Timings
Christchurch
Graphic Designer
linkedin.com/in/alicetimings
Alisha Henry
1992– / Ngā Puhi / Auckland
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
alishahenry.com / @abmhdsgn / facebook.com/abmhdsgn
Alison Wenlock
1984– / Dunedin
Designer
forthandco.com / @forthandco
Alix Abanda Mfomo
1988– / Auckland
Lighting Designer : architecture, urban, landscape lighting
in/alix-a-095481145/
Amanda Clarke
Sydney
Designer : brand & packaging
amandaclarke.com
Amanda Gaskin
Auckland
Designer
seachange.studio
Amanda Oliver
Wellington
Designer : design strategy & branding
assignmentgroup.com
Amanda Smart
1971– / Waikanae
Graphic Designer : publishing, book design, education
amandasmartartist.weebly.com / @amandasmartart
Amanda Smith
Auckland
Design Educator, Textile & Knitted Textile Designer
Amanecer Cárdenas García
1986– / Mexico City, Auckland
Designer : identity, editorial, illustration
amanecg.press
Amber Laughton
1992– / Lower Hutt
Designer : marketing design, iIllustration
@amberitoo
Amelia Diggle
1990– / Christchurch
UX Designer, 3D Printed Jewellery Designer : CX design strategy, data visualisation, design thinking
diggle.design / LinkedIn / @hijewellery
Amelia Minty
1973– / Wellington
Architect
minty.co.nz
Amie Redpath
Ngai Tahu / Whangarei Heads
Designer, Artist, Sculptress : crafter of stone
homeground.nz / @homegroundnz
Amy Tasker
1987– / Auckland
Designer
Amy van Luijk
1986– / Wellington
Textile Designer, Illustrator
amyvanluijk.com / @amyvanluijk
Amy Yalland
Auckland
Graphic Designer
index.org.nz
Ana Heremaia
Ngāpuhi / Kaikohe
Designer
akau.co.nz / @akau_aotearoa
Anastasia Burn (they/them)
1998– / Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Artist, Graphic Designer : typography, editorial, print, social media
anastasiaburn.com / @xl_a_grind
Andrea Horton
1977– / Raglan
Graphic Designer
Angela Lynskey
Auckland
Graphic Designer & Illustrator
angelalynskey.com
Angela Lyon
Dunedin
Artist, Designer, Lecturer, Photographer
Angela Whitney
1982– / Wellington
Designer
angelawhitney.com
Angelika Smuga
1989– / Wellington
Designer
aesc.co.nz
Anita Parapunova
2001– / Auckland
Communication Designer : illustration, typography, visual identity
@designspace
Anjana Iyer
1989– / Auckland
Illustrator, Motion Designer
anjanaiyer.myportfolio.com
Anke Nienhuis
Auckland
Industrial Designer, University Lecturer
Ann Davenport
Auckland
Designer : brand identity & packaging
annoir.com
Anna Brown
Wellington
Designer : editorial and public good
annabrown.nz / toiaria.org / @AnnaEBrown
Anna Davies
2001– / Auckland
Designer : human-centred, social, innovation
annadaviesdesign.wixsite.com
Anna Han
1994– / Auckland
Designer : user research, UX design, graphic design
annahan.co / @annahan.gif
Anna Hardwick
1987– / Auckland
Designer, Illustrator, Retoucher
studio12.co.nz
Anna Hayes
1969- / Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa / Rotorua
Designer, Weaver, Creative, Tutor : contemporary form using traditional techniques
www.annahayescreative.com / Anna Hayes Creative / Māori Weaving Rotorua / @annahayesartist
Anna Hughes
1997 / Auckland
Communication Designer & Photographer
annahughesdesign.com / @annabhughes / @annahughesdesign
Anna Marshall
Auckland
Designer
annamarshall.org
Anna Myers
Auckland
Designer : creative strategy
Anna-Rae Morris
New York City
Designer, Strategist : brand identity, brand strategy, innovation
annaraemorris.com / linkedin.com/in/anna-rae-morris / @araemorris
Anna Wilkinson
1981– / Hamilton
Designer
areadesign.co.nz
Anne-Tonia Orr
1971– / Whakatane
Designer
sonsofserif.com / facebook.com/sonsofserif
Anouk Wanrooy
Christchurch
Senior Designer : branding, creative
manaakiwhenua.co.nz
Antonia Carter
Morrinsville
Designer : brand design, website design
antoniacreative.com / @antoniacreative / linkedin.com/in/antonia-carter
Anushka Harrison
1988– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
Anya Merryfield
1984– / Ngati Maru, Tainui / Auckland
Designer : branding & identity, service & digital
linkedin/anya-merryfield / @cabbagemittens
Artia Simamora
1988– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : branding and magazine
artiasimamora.co.nz / @artia.design
Ashleigh Lambert
1986– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
Ashleigh Matthews
1995– / Ngaphui / Hamilton
Graphic Design : visual design, photography, motion, EDM, branding, advertising
ashmaffs.com / @ashmaffs
Ashleigh Sun
Auckland
Designer
ashleighsun.work / @ashleigh.design
Ashley Cook
1994– / Auckland
Designer : UX/UI, digital, photography
Ashley Keen
Auckland
Designer, Art Director
ashleykeen.com
Aurelia Debae
1991- / Auckland
Designer
Avon Willis
Tauranga
Creative, Art Director, Designer, Writer, Maker
prettysmart.co.nz
Beatrice Chua
1997- / Christchurch
Graphic Designer : audio visual design
beamadeleine.com / @b.mdln
Becky Ollivier
Auckland
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
www.mayk.nz / @mayk.nz
Bec Tunley
Wellington
Designer : structural
Belinda Ellis
1965– / Wellington
Designer, Illustrator, Writer
Belinda Ellis
Taupo
Architect
frasercameron.co.nz
Belinda King
1974– / Auckland
Designer, Art Director, Artist, Activist
useful.pictures
Bella Akroyd
1961– / Auckland
Designer
phd3.co.nz / @phd3design
Bernadette Casey
1965– / Wellington
Designer, Researcher : textiles, macro systems
theformary.com / @bernadette_likes_fabric / @theformary
Bethany McIvor Peters
1985– / Auckland
Designer : brand development
bravecreative.co.nz / @bravecreativenz
Bex Stubbs
Waitomo
Designer, Artist, Illustrator
creatinwaitomo.com
Briar Lomas
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Designer
briarlomas.com / @b_lomas_des
Britt Collard
1988– / Auckland
Designer : publication, brand
brittcollard.com / @brittcollard.design
Bron Thomson
Wellington
Designer
springload.co.nz
Bryre Aish
2001– / Hamilton
@bryrefrankie
Cait Johnson
Auckland
Designer, Publisher, Artist : publication design
@cait_joh
Caity Alison
Auckland
Communication Design : for social and environmental good
Caitlin MacEwan
1993– / London
Experience Designer
caitlinmacewan.com
Caitlin Rassie
1991– / Auckland City
Graphic Designer
@caitlinrassie
Carly Johnson
1995– / Auckland
Designer
carlyjohnson.co.nz
Carmel Rowden
Christchurch
Designer : marketing, web, communications
carmelrowden.com / @cammmwonder
Carmen Bernadou
1988– / Auckland
Digital Designer : web design, interactive communication, WordPress
carmenbernadou.com
Carol Green
Auckland
Illustrator
carolgreen.net / @carolgreen / @carol.greenie
Carolina Babot
1972– / Christchurch, Argentina
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : editorial
carolinababot.com
Caroline Konarkowska
Auckland
Designer
carolinek.co.nz / @carolinekonarkowska
Carolyn Maxwell
1978– / Christchurch
Designer, Art Director, Creative Project Manager : major document creative and production, display/exhibition, packaging, signage, promotional material, conceptual artwork, advertising, information graphics, brand consistency, creative for websites, social media artwork, art direction and creative project management
cmcreative.co.nz / linkedin.com/in/carolyn-maxwell / @cmcreativenz
Carolina Flora Diaz
Wellington
Designer : graphic and digital design
versaleta.com
Caroline Powley
Auckland
Designer, Educator : typography, design pedagogy, curriculum development
@carolinepowley / @caroline.powley
Caroline Robertson
1981– / Wellington
Architect
spacecraftarchitects.co.nz / @aoieoeo
Caroline Wilkie
Auckland
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : identity, illustration, lettering, surface pattern design
carolinewilkie.com / @carolinewilkie
Cate Sharma
2002– / Wellington, Auckland
Designer
@design_by_cate
Catherine Griffiths
1966– / Karekare / Paris
Designer, Typographer, Artist
catherinegriffiths.co.nz / @studiocatherinegriffiths
Catherine Macdonald
Whanganui
Artist, Architectural Design Technician
catherinemacdonald.co.nz / @catherinemacdonaldartist
Charlotte Laus
1990– / Auckland
Product Designer, Architectural Designer
Chelsea Zgierski-Johnston
1988– / Freiburg im Breisgau
Graphic Designer : branding, print, screen design, packaging
chelseaz-design.com / @chelseazdesign
Chen Wang
1997– / Auckland
Designer
@spasmriver9
Chenoa Dawn Joy Murdoch
1993– / Hamilton
Illustrator, Design, Creative : cartoon illustration
@littlemoth_
Cheryl Gallaway
1979– / Featherston
Graphic Designer : visual identity, UX
happytuesdaystudio.com
Chloe Fong
Auckland
UX Strategy
chloe-fong.com
Chloe Geoghegan
Queenstown
Editor, Writer, Curator : contemporary art discourse, exhibition making
chloe.geoghegan.com
Cindy Tan
Auckland
Designer, Jewellery Artist @cyndtan
Claire Davis
1980– / Auckland
Urban Designer : tactical urbanism
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz / @Claire_AKL
Clara May Sweetman
Christchurch
Designer
clarasweetman.com
Clare Birch
1979– / Tauranga
Designer, Illustrator, Artist : identity, brand packages, print material, signage, digital design for web or social
lowercaseg.co.nz / lowercaseg / @lowercaseg.design
Clare Burrough
Wānaka
Graphic Designer : branding, print, digital, events
claredesigns.nz / @claredesigns.nz
Clarice Slabbert
1987– / Auckland
Graphic Design : strategy, identity, product design, internal comms
behance.net/ClariceSlabbert
Claudia Henty
Auckland
Graphic Designer
claudiahenty.com / @claudiahenty/
Connie Field
1998– / Te Āti Awa, Wellington
Designer
conniefield.myportfolio.com
Connie Takarangi
1972– / Taupo
Textile Artist : my mahi uses materials that are recyled, to be repurposed, reused and encourage people to rethink
Connie Takarangi
Corina Reitemeyer
1994– / Wellington
Digital Designer : AI, VR, AR, UX design, visual design
corina.org / @corinacreative
Corinne Knott née Smith
1983– / Te Ātiawa, Tāmaki Makaurau
Designer : digital, people Leader
linkedin.com/in/corinneknottnz
Courtney Burchell
1999– / Hamilton
Designer
@courtneyburchell / @courtneyburchell_graphic
Courtney Cavanagh
Hamilton
Graphic Designer
@designbycourt
Cyndy McKenzie
New Zealander / Dunedin
Installation Artist
Daisy Zou
1992– / Auckland
Brand Designer, Graphic Designer : identity, typography, packaging
Denise Narciso
1981– / Dunedin
Designer : identity, strategy, graphic design
saradenisenarciso.com / @denisenarcisonz
Denny Ford
1992– / Wellington
Designer : design systems
Desna Whaanga-Schollum
1976– / Rongomaiwahine, Kahungunu, Pahauwera / Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland
Designer, Artist : science communication, visual communication, identity, graphics, exhibition design, kaupapa & mātauranga Māori
dwscreative.co.nz / linkedin.com/in/desna-whaanga-schollum
Diana Albarrán González
1981– / Auckland, México
Designer, Researcher, Lecturer : co-design, design research, culture
linkedin.com/in/albarrandiana / facebook.com/ethicalconsumerenquiry
Diana Xavier
1992– / Auckland
Designer
Product Designer : UX, UI, user interviewing, user testing
dianaxavier.com / @PRODdsgn
Donna Cross
1954– / Wellington
Illustrator, Designer
threeeyes.nz / @donnaannex
Donna McKenna
Illustrator, Graphic Designer
Eden Kleiman
Wellington
Communication Designer : typography, information design, experience design
edenkleiman.com / linkedin.com/in/eden-kleiman
Eden Jayne Short
Auckland
Graphic Designer : wayfinding, strategy, user experience
shorteden.com
Eleanor Parsons
Auckland
Designer
eleanorparsons.co.nz
Elisapeta Heta
1987– / Ngātiwai, Waikato Tainui / Tāmaki Makaurau
Architectural Graduate, Artist
jasmax.com
Elissa Baledrokadroka
1992– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
@elissa.sia
Ella Hampshire-Perks
1990– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
perks.design / @perks.design
Ella Shepherd
1999– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : branding, identity, strategy
@ellashepherd
Ella Sutherland
Sydney
Designer, Artist
ellasutherland.design / ellasutherland.work
Elle Woods
1991– / Porirua
Designer
ellewoods.myportfolio.com
Elley Wagner
1996– / Wellington
Designer, Artist
@elleywagner_creative
Ellyse Randrup
1994– / Amsterdam, Wellington
Designer : type design, visual arts, risograph printing
ellyserandrup.com
Elspeth Hoskin
1990– / Auckland
Designer : digital, branding
Emily Beever
1997– / Christchurch
Designer : digital, print and branding content creator
emilybeeverdesign.com / @emilyvicdesign
Emily Hislop
1999– / Wellington
Designer, Illustrator
@siandesigns
Emily Jane O’Hara
1984– / Auckland
Spatial Designer, Artist
emilyjaneohara.com / @emilyjaneohara
Emily Halina Stevens
1992– / Wellingon
Visual & Graphic Designer : identity, event collateral, illustration, web
emilystevens.co
Emma Cunningham
Auckland
Designer
Emma East
1989– / Christchurch
Designer
emmaeast.com / @studioemmaeast
Emma Holder
1988– / Melbourne
Designer : wayfinding
emmaholder.nz
Emma Fox
1985– / Wellington
Industrial Designer, Senior Lecturer, Researcher, Ceramicist
studioemmafox.com / @studioemmafox
Emma Jennings
1994– / London
Designer
emmajennings.design
Emma Kaniuk
Auckland
Graphic Designer : brand strategy & identity development / great ideas crafted well
emmakaniuk.com / @wearestudioakin
Emma (Noakes) Hickey
London
Designer
Emma Marriott
1995– / Auckland
Designer
Emma McInnes
1991– / Auckland
Designer : cartography, strategy, communications, walking & cycling designer, illustrator
mrcagney.com / @craftyurbanwitch
Emma Rogan
Auckland
Designer : identity
studiorogan.co.nz / @thingswhatilove / @studio_emmarogan
Emme Jacob
1992– / Auckland
Designer : graphic design
Erika Kruger
Lower Hutt
Designer : graphic design
pixieriverstudio.co.nz / erikakruger.com
Erin Broughton
1995– / Dunedin
Designer, Publisher
studiobitchpuff.com/ @frigginerin / @bitch.puff
Erin Daily
2000– / Wellington
Designer : visual identity, publication, book design
daileyspace.com
Erin Joyce
1992– / Auckland
Designer : brand design, web design, motion, art direction
studioerinjoyce.com / @erinjoyce___
Erin Stewart
1983– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer : branding, print
conceptofthegood.co.nz
Eva Brichau
1994– / Auckland
Designer
Eva Charlton
Auckland
Designer
evacharlton.com
Eva Cooper
1999– / Ngai Te Ranginui / Hamilton
Designer : typography, publication
Fan-Chen Jeanie Holland (née Tseng)
1985– / Hamilton
Designer : surface pattern design
jeanie.info / @fcjeanieholland
Fay McAlpine
1964– / Wellington
Design Educator : primarily teaches in the BDes visual communication design programme, particularly into the areas of graphic design — with a strong desire to promote the typographical aspect of visual communication. Specialisations are teaching typographic fundamentals, type history, publication design, typographic practice in spatial environments and interpretive, navigational or informational typography.
Felicia Irene
1993– / Auckland
Designer & Strategist
linkedin.com/in/feliciairene
Felicity Zhou
Wellington
Interior Architectural Designer
Fianna O’Donoghue
1992– / Mt. Maunganui
Designer, Web Developer
formandflourish.com
Fiona Clarke
Auckland
Artist, Teacher
fionajack.net
Fiona Jack
Auckland
Experience Design : design research, business design, user experience
fionajack.net
Fiona Lascelles
Auckland
Art Director, Book Designer, Publisher
fionalascelles.com / @fionalascelles / @back_space_books
Frances Fraser
Wellington
Interior Designer
honourcreative.com / @honourcreative_interior_design
Fran Shaw
1992– / Wanaka
Graphic Designer
whitelightstudio.co.nz / @whitelightstudionz
Gabi Lardies
1991– / Auckland
Graphic Designer, Publisher : publications, websites, identity, arts & culture, exhibition & signage
gabi-lardies.com / @gabilardies
Gabi Swanson
1997– / Auckland / USA
Graphic Designer, Publisher : branding & illustration
gabiswanson.com / @gabidesignstudio / linkedin.com/in/gabi-swanson/
Gemma Banks
1989– / Ngāi Tahu / Sydney
Designer : book design, typesetting, gallery & exhibition design
gemmabanks.co.nz / @gemrae
Genevieve Anderson
1995– / Christchurch
Designer : typography, editorial
genevieves.design / @genevieves.design
Genevieve Jones
2000– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : strategy, branding, illustration, photography, typography
genevievejones.myportfolio.com / @gjdesign__
Georgia Cantlon
Wellington
Graphic Designer
Georgia Richards
Wellington
Designer
Georgia Yates
Auckland
Graphic Designer
sundaybest.co.nz / @sundaybestnz
Georgie Baxter
Amsterdam/Christchurch/Auckland
Designer : interiors, architecture, graphics, illustration, public architecture
Georgina Brothers
1991– / Auckland
Designer : human-centred design, brand
georginaclarke.com / linkedin.com/in/georginaclarke
Georgina Clark
1978– / Auckland
Designer : human-centred design, brand
georginaclarke.com / linkedin.com/in/georginaclarke
Georgina Conroy
Wellington
Artist, Designer
@georgina.conroy
Gina Garvey
Wellington/Kāpiti
Human-Centred Designer : HCD training, design sprints, service design, customer journeys
ginagarvey.com
Grace Kim
Brooklyn
Designer
Gretchen McAleer
Wellington
Graphic Designer : typography, service design, editorial design
gretchenmcaleer.myportfolio.com
Haly Lai
1990– / Welington
Designer, Artist
halydesign.co.nz / @haly.design
Hannah Colenbrander
1997– / Wellington
Designer : eco, human-related
hannahcolenbrander.com
Hannah Craig
Berlin
Graphic Designer : brand identity, editorial, print design, digital design hanrosedesign.com
Hannah Dollery
1986– / Wellington
Graphic Designer : brand identity, typography
hannahdollery.com / @hannahdollery
Hannah Gunn
1999– / Hamilton
Student Designer
Hannah Jensen
1995– / Wellington
Designer : identity, empathy
styleshrimp.com / @styleshrimp
Hannah Ng
1994– / Wellington
Graphic Designer
Hannah Owen
1998– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
hannahowen.nz
Hannah Valentine
Tāmaki Makaurau
Artist, Designer
hannahvalentine.net
Hannah Wynn
1985– / Hamilton
Designer
Harriet van Tongeren
Christchurch
Graphic Designer
behance.net/harrietvt / @harrietveetee
Hattie Logan
1992– / London
Designer : identity, publication
hattielogan.com
Helen Mai
Auckland
Graphic Designer
helenmai.com / @iamhelenmai
Helen Milner
Wellington
Creative Director, Brand Strategist, Designer : brand strategy, brand development, wine, luxury
helenmilnerstudio.co.nz / @saedicurates
Henriette Nass
1978– / Christchurch
Designer, Studio Production Manager : branding, multi-page document design, typography
helenmilnerstudio.co.nz
Hina Nasir
1984– / Auckland
Designer
linkedin.com/in/hinaharris2010
Hollie Arnett
1994– / Wellington
Designer : branding, typography, hand lettering
blackandwhitestudios.nz / @blckwhtstudios
Holly Davies
1986– / Tamaki Makaurau
Designer, Illustrator, Photographer
hollydavies.myportfolio.com / @oh_blotto
Holly Zeng
1998– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
hollyzeng.com / @hollyzeng
Honey Girl Quipanes
Christchurch
Digital Designer : digital design, advertising, UX, UI
jarofhoneynz.myportfolio.com
Hsin Fang Hayley Wu
Auckland
Product and Visual Designer
hayley.wu.com
Huey Min Pon
1996– / Auckland
Motion Designer, Animator, Illustrator : 2D animation, moving images (physical & digital), identity
ponhueymin.com / vimeo.com/ponhueymin
Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho
1995– /Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāi Tahu / Tāmaki Makaurau
Illustrator
@hurianakt.a / @hurianakt.a
Ilke Gers
Auckland, Rotterdam
Designer, Publisher, Artist
ilkegers.info
Imelda Morgan
1979– / Tāmaki Makaurau
Designer : memoir book design
twosparrows.co.nz / @twosparrowsltd
Imogen Greenfield
1974– / Auckland
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : identity, publishing, information design, websites
littleblackrobin.co.nz / @little_blackrobin
Imogen Parry
Auckland
Designer: social innovation, access innovation, strategy
beaccessible.org.nz
Inge Andrew
1968– / Dunedin
Graphic and Visual Design
ingeandrew.myportfolio.com / @inge.andrew
Inger Jewel Opie
Christchurch
Graphic Designer, Art Director, Illustrator. Fine Art Photographer : brand and campaign design and strategy, concept development, print and digital design, and illustration
ingerjewel.com / @ingerjewel
Ipsa Mehta
1988– / Auckland
UX, product design, strategy
ipsamehta.com
Irene Micah
1995– / Auckland
Graphic Designer, Photographer
irenemicah.org / @irenemicah
Irina Alex
Christchurch
Web Designer, Graphic Designer : UX, UI, web, brand identity, graphic design irinaalexdesign.com / @irinaisfine
Isabel Rust
Auckland
Graphic Designer : branding, identity
Ivy Wallis
1994– / Wellington
Designer
ivywallis.com
Izzy Kimura
1997– / Auckland
Illustrator, Layout Designer
@izkimura
Jacinda Torrance
Auckland
Designer
versovisual.co.nz / @jacindatorrance
Jacinta Mauga
Wellington
Designer
daveclark.co.nz
Jade Tang-Taylor
Auckland
Designer, Dreamer, Doer
tangtaylor.com / @JadeTT123
Jaime Lawrence
1980– / Wellington
Industrial Designer : interior architecture
athfieldarchitects.co.nz
Jan Henry 1982
Kawakawa
Web Designer
janhenrydesign.com
Jane Maloney
1989– / Christchurch
Designer, Risograph printer : print (books, zines, other publications)
m-k.co.nz / jane-maloney.com / @mk.press / @janemaloney.mk
Jane Park
Auckland
Designer : graphic, spatial, landscape, urban soundscape design
Janelle Rodrigues
1970– / Wellington
Designer : brand, identity, campaign
creature.co.nz / @creaturedesigner
Janine Pollock
1960– / Wellington
Designer : graphic, illustration
Jannyne Perez
1996– / Wellington
Designer : user experience, human-centred design & interface design
jannyneperez.com
Jasmine Smith
Tauranga
Designer : Textile & Surface Pattern design, Illustration, Graphic Design
pinchpunch.nz / @pinchandpunch
Jayna Ravji
1996– / Wellington
Designer
jaynaravji.co.nz
Jasmine Wilkinson
1976– / Auckland
UX Designer : strategy, information architecture, interaction design
uxdesigner.co.nz / linkedin.com/in/jasminewilkinson
Jay Yang
1988– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
jay-yang.com
Jeannie Burnside
Auckland
Designer : identity
jeannieburnside.com
Jen McBride
Christchurch
Designer : identity design
jn-creative.co.nz / @jn_creative
Jen Cheyne
1977– / Auckland
Designer : brand creation, packaging, colour
jencheyne.co.nz / @jencheynedesign
Jenn Hadley
Wellington
Designer, Photographer : videography design, identity, campaign, publications / photography : events, content creations, campaign
folkyeah.co.nz / @folkyeah.co.nz
Jenn McEwan
1978– / Wellington
Graphic Designer : corporate design
capturestudios.co.nz
Jenna Hagan
1987– / Auckland
Designer : branding, print collateral, identity
jennahagan.com
Jessica Baty
1989– / Tauranga
Website Designer
sitestudio.co.nz / @sitestudio.co.nz
Jessica Armstrong
1996– / Wellington
Designer : feminism, fat positive, social ethics
@jassdesignandarts
Jennifer Cave
1997– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer
behance.net/jennifercave
Jennifer Whitty
Wellington/Xi’an/NYC/Dublin
Sustainable Systems Designer : product-service-system, social innovation, fashion, textiles, strategy, design as part of nature, decolonising design, holistic design, circular design, regenerative design
linktr.ee/Jennifer_Whitty_Design / linkedin.com/jennifer-maeve-whitty
Jessica Clarkin
1991– / Wellington
Spatial Designer : architecture
Jessica Glen
Ngāi Tahu / Christchurch
Architect : residential
jessicaglenarchitect.co.nz
Jessica Gommers
Auckland
Designer, Art Director
jessgommers.myportfolio.com / linkedin.com/in/jessgommers
Jessica Holdaway
Auckland
Graphic Designer : branding
behance.net/jessicaholdaway
Jessica Kwong
1999– / Auckland
Graphic designer
behance.net/jessicakwong
Jessica Lamont
1989– / Hamilton
Designer
@jessica_designz
Jessica Tabke
1993– / Ngai Tahu / Christchurch
Graphic Designer : publication, print design
jessicatabke.com
Jinki Cambronero
Auckland
Design Director, Art Director, Photographer
Jinn Symington
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Designer : organisation and social change
Jo Ross
1987– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
josephine-ross.com/
Jo Bailey
1976– / Wellington
Designer
makinggood.design / @jo_bailey
Joanna Anderson
1980– / Pākehā / Coburg North
Illustrator
j00naa.tumblr.com / @stiffsurfboard
Joanne Hair
1971– / Hamilton
Brand Designer, Communications Specialist : identity, strategy, digital duodesign.co.nz / @duo_design_nz
Jodie Hartley
1980– / Upper Hutt
Designer
gruntled.co.nz / @gruntledbags
Jodie Heron
1991– / Auckland
Digital & UI designer : website, app, email design, anything digital
jodieheron.com / @jodieheron_
Jordan Maddison
1990– / Auckland
Designer : UX/UI, brand, product, strategy
centrality.ai
Jordan Bostock
1998 / Wellington
Designer : brand, graphic, strategy
@bostockcreative
Josefine
1997– / Wellington
Designer, Photographer
josefine.info/
Josie Schroder
1969– / Christchurch
Urban Designer
ccc.govt.nz
Julia Gamble Vale
Auckland
Designer : graphic & publication design
heliadesignnz.com / @heliadesignnz / @heliadesign
Juliette Wanty
Auckland
Designer : art direction, graphic design, styling, set design
juliettewanty.com / @juliettewanty
Kaaterina Kaamaana Kerekere
1976– / Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Ngai Tahu Tolaga Bay, East Coast, Gisborne
Designer : identity, illustration, creative direction, strategy, mentoring, project management
kedesign.co.nz / facebook.com/rina.taiart/
Kalee Jackson
1979– / Auckland
Designer : publications, identity, exhibition design, typography, way-finding kaleejackson.com / @kalee.jackson / facebook.com/studiokaleejackson
Kanhika Nikam
1989– / Maratha / Wellington
Design Researcher : human-centred design, need-finding, ethnography
kanhika.com / @kanhika / linkedin.com/in/kanhika
Karen Hermon
1977– / Wellington
Graphic Designer
karenhermon.com / @karen_hermon
Karthiga Kanesha
Auckland
Co-design, UX specialist : strategy, facilitation, connection, blue sky thinker, doer, ideas girl, bringing in participatory approaches
Kate Bennet
1996– / Wellington
Designer : ux/ui, illustration, graphic design
katydesign.co
Kate Cullinane
1987– / New York
Designer
Kate Darby
1993– / Christchurch
Designer : branding, digital
darby.pro / @katedarby_ / @katedary_
Kate Cameron-Donald
Wairarapa
Multi-disciplinary Designer, Artist : industrial, identity, graphic
katecamerondonald.com / @kate.cameron.donald
Kate Coolahan
Kate Hursthouse
1985– / Auckland
Designer, Illustrator, Artist : calligraphy, hand lettering, illustration, brand identities
katehursthouse.com / @katehursthouse / @scribblemethis
Kate McGuinness
1984– / Wellington
Designer : design-thinking, product design
katehursthouse.com / @katehursthouse / @scribblemethis
Kathleen Riach
1996– / Dunedin
Graphic Designer, Photographer
kathleenriach.myportfolio.com / @kathleenriach.design
Kathy Ming Wei Ho
Wellington
Designer, UX
/ @kathleenriach.design
Katie Graham
Ngāi Tahu / Auckland
Designer : strategy, digital
webscope.co.nz
Katie Kerr
1988– / Auckland
Graphic Designer, Book Designer, Editor
katie-kerr.com / @studiokatiekerr
Katie Paterson
Auckland
Designer
katieannepaterson.com
Katie Paton
1997– / Wellington
Designer
@katie__paton
Katie Twisleton
1998– / Auckland
Designer
Katie Valentine
1995– / Wellington
Designer
katievalentine.co.nz
Katrina Sherwood
1991– / Auckland
Designer : branding, identity
kalostudio.com
Katrina Knapp
1987– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : visual brand identity design
studionine.co.nz
Katie Taylor
1973– / Berlin
Designer, Creative Director : branding, experience
superunion.com
Keely O’Shannessy
Auckland
Designer, Illustrator : books and book covers
keelyoshannessy.com / @kostheory / @kostheory
Kellie Pruden
1983– / Auckland
Designer : brand identity systems, brand guidelines, brand communications kelliepruden.com
Kelly Hyslop
Auckland
Designer : user experience
Kelly Walsh
Maffra
Communication Designer
www.kellywalsh.co / @kelly_walsh
Kelly Watts
1987– / Auckland
Designer, Creative Manager : art direction, graphic & publication design, product photography
Kelsey Gee
1996– / Te Aro
Designer : service, experience, strategy, graphic
kjgcreative.com / @kelseyjgee / @kelseyjgee
Kelsey O’Hagan
1992– / Berlin
Designer, Developer
rascality.nz / @rascalitystudios
Kendyl Middelbeek
Auckland
Graphic Designer, Art Director, Stylist
@kendylstephanie
Kerry Ann Lee
Wellington
Visual Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Publisher, Researcher, Educator @kerry.ann.lee
Kerenza Smith
Auckland
Designer : Graphic design to communicate. To inform. And to inspire. designsmith.co.nz
Kim Clarke
1992– / Auckland
Architect
wingatearchitects.com
Kim Ho
1987– / Auckland
Designer : identity
Kimberley Zhou
Wellington
Designer
kimberleyzhou.com / @studio__kim
Kiri McGuire
1990– / Ngati Kahungunu / Whanganui
Art & Design Student : digital, 2D glass
@te_taiao_artist
Kirstie Thorpe
1979– / Christchurch
Lanscape Architect : landscape design
Kirsty Ireton
1988– / London
Graphic Designer : digital, print
kirstyireton.com / @kirsty.ireton
Kristin Leitch
Ngapuhi / Amsterdam
Designer : brand
kristinleitch.com
Kristina Marotzke
Hanmer Springs
Designer : identity, advertising, web
halo-design.nz
Krystal Black
1985– / Hamilton
Designer : graphic, photography, art
kblackphoto.myportfolio.com / @krystalblackphoto
Kym Hamilton
1971– / Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Raukawa / Tai Tapu
Social Designer : strategy, policy, programme, kaupapa Māori design and facilitation
spark.adobe.com / linkedin.com/in/kym-hamilton
Kyra Te Waka Clarke
1980– / Ngapuhi / Whangarei
Graphic Designer : brand
threaded.co.nz / @ThreadedMagazine / @threadedmag
La Sharn Satherley
1994– / Auckland
Designer
Larissa Moyle
Auckland
Senior Landscape Architect: playground design and build
www.creospace.co.nz
Laura Ciblich
1981– / Auckland
Designer
runwithrun.com / linkedin.com/lauracibilich / @runwithrun
Laura Fayerman
Auckland
Senior Innovation Manager : human-centred design, customer experience, capability building
@laurafayerman
Laura Griffiths
1978– / Christchurch
Director : strategy, copywriting, design
thecopyroom.co.nz
Laura Wilson
Auckland
Designer : digital experiences
laurawilson.co.nz
Lauren Blakeley
1999– / Auckland
Designer
laurencreative.co.nz / @lauren.creative
Lauren Chalk
Auckland
Graphic Designer : data visualisation, visual journalism
laurenchalk.com / @lauren.chalk
Leah Surynt
1991– / Auckland
Designer
leahsurynt.com / @leahsurynt
Lee-Ann Brogan
Kerikeri
Designer
leebrogan.com / @leebroganart
Leigh Anne Paterson
1980– / Cook Islands Māori / Ōtepoti
Designer
leighannepaterson.com / kanohi ki te kanohi
Liane McGee
1966– / Wellington
Graphic Designer, Art Director : exhibition design
fortyfive.co.nz / @cuba_street_cookbook
Lili Lovell-Wood
1997– / Wellington
Graphic Designer, Art Director
lililovellwooddesign.com / @lili_grafik_
Lily Paris West
Wellington
Designer, Illustrator
lilypariswest.com
Lisa Valerie Maloney
1995– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer
lisavaleriedesign.com
Lisa Noble
1965– / Wellington
Designer : brand, books, packaging
nobledesign.co.nz
Lizzie Ballantyne
1977– / London
Graphic Design : books
lizziebdesign.com
Lizzie Veling
1983– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer
@lizzie_jane_parker
Loryn Engelsman
1992– / Hamilton
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : identity, editorial, advertising
lorynengelsman.com /@lorynengelsman
Louise Kellerman
1979– / Auckland
Designer, Founder and Director of Design Assembly
designassembly.org.nz / @DsgnAssemblyNZ
Lucie Blazevska
1987– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : brand identity
lucie-blazevska.com / @im_lucie_b
Lucie Edwards
London
Designer : digital, UX
lucieedwards.com
Lucinda McConnon
1984– / Dunedin
Graphic Designer
@lucizzle
Lucy Boerman
Auckland
Designer, Artist : motion design
lucyboermans.com
Lucy Egan
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Graphic Designer, Creative, Artist : branding, strategy, event design, social media, photography
behance.net/lucyegan / @phygital_angel / @phygital.angel
Lucy McMaster
Wellington
Experience Designer
linkedin.com/in/lucy-mcmaster
Lucy Meyle
1989– / Auckland
Designer, Artist
co-text.info
Lucy Mangin
1991– / Auckland
Designer : branding, packaging, graphic & advertising
lmd.nz
Lyzadie Renault
1971– / Auckland
Product Designer, Architect : New Zealand product
lyzadie.com / @lyzadie / facebook.com/lyzadiedesignstudio
Machiko Niimi
1980– / Dunedin
Product Designer : design for sustainability, human centred design
op.ac.nz/study/creative/design/bachelor-of-design-product
Maddie Jones
1998– / Wellington
Visual Communication Design Student
@_maddiemakes
Madison Hunt
1997– / Wellington
Designer
madisonhunt.myportfolio.com / @m_hunt_design
Maia Visnovsky
1994– / Wellington
Designer : animation, micro interactions, user experience, visual, typography
behance.net/visnovsky / uplabs.com/maiavisnovsky_
Mailin Lemke
1987– / Wellington
Designer, Design researcher : graphic, medical device design, industrial design, interaction design
mailin-lemke.de
Marcia Mihotich
1966– / London
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : identity, book design, illustration
marciamihotich.com / @marciamihotich
Margaret Cochran
1945– / Wellington
Book Designer
Margo Barton
Dunedin
Fashion Designer / Design Educator : participatory design for fashion, millinery
citizenstylist.com / @margobarton
Maria Guichard
1993– / Wellington
Designer : product, accessibility, service design
linkedin.com/in/maria-julia-guichard-23088a84
Maria Philp
1997– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
philpmaria.myportfolio.com
Marie Holdaway
1990– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
marieholdaway.com / @helloiammarie
Marine Bucher
1987– / Wellington
Service Designer : human centered design, strategy, design operations,
product design
marinebucher.com / @marinecurly
Mary Faber
1987– / Wairarapa
Designer : identity, lettering
faberandlo.com / facebook.com/faberandlo, @faberandlo
Mary O’Leary
Christchurch
Conceptualist
Mary Vickers
Wellington
Communication Designer: typography, print
maryloucreative.com
Meena Kadri
1969– / Wellington
Designer : partying at the intersection of collaboration, innovation & social change
randomspecific.com / @meanestindian
Meagan Bach
1989–
Graphic Designer
milkbottledesign.com
Megan Brasell-Jones
Otahuhu
Designer, Educator : design for social innovation, social responsibility, sustainability
Megan Dieudonne
1991– / Leipzig
Designer
megandieudonne.com / @dieudonnemegan
Megan Mackay
1998– / Wellington
Design Student, Victoria University
Megan Wraight
1961–2020 / Wellington
Landscape Architect : urban design, landscape architecture
waal.co.nz
Meighan Ellis
1974– / Auckland
Multidisciplinarian, Hybrid Visual Communicator (BDES. Hons) (MFA. 1st Class Hons. with Distinc) : creative direction, visual storytelling
meighanellis.com / @meighan_ellis
Meisha Kimber
1990– / Auckland
Designer
@meishakimber
Mel Banfield
1982– / Christchurch
Designer
linkedin.com/in/melbanfield / @MelBanfieldDesign
Melanie Bosma
1991– / Auckland
Designer : identity
melaniebosma.com
Melanie Hight
1974– / Auckland
Designer : print communication, identity
hight.nz
Melissa Mepham
1989– / Te Ati Awa / Paraparaumu
Illustrator, UI, UX, Web Designer, Web Developer
aplaceofdreams.co.nz
Mia Breitenmoser
1997– / Wellington
Designer
miabreitenmoser.com
Mia Walsh
Wellington
Designer : visual communication
miawalshdesign.com
Michelle Chang
Auckland
Architectural Graduate
michelleleechang.com / @michelleleechang
Michelle Park
1996– / Wellington
Graphic Designer
michelleparkportfolio.com / @mxchelledesigns
Mikaela Pacis
Hamilton
Designer/Illustrator
mikaelapacis.myportfolio.com / @studio.mikaaa
Mindy Wigglesworth
1985– / Thames, Coromandel
Designer : UX, UI, product, brand, graphic
mindy.co.nz
Miriam Amann
Auckland
Designer
miriamamann.squarespace.com
Miriam Hinder
Wellington
Textile Designer : weave and knit
@mirihinder
Miriame Barbarich
Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Raukawa ki Waikato / Wellington
Design Strategist : kaupapa māori design
idia.nz / @misstahi
Molly Brankin
Wellington
Experience Designer : spatial / digital strategy
nz.linkedin.com/in/mfbrankin
Molly Lewis
1995– / Sydney
Designer : experience design, digital
frostcollective.com.au / @mollyleeewis / @Molly_Lewis_
Momo Xie
Auckland
Designer
Mona Barzandeh
Auckland
Designer
monabdesign.com / h@monab_design
Mona Peters
Wellington
Designer, Project Supervisor
Mona Yang
Auckland
UX Designer : ui, product, interaction design
www.firebean.co / @monajyang
Nan O’Sullivan
Wellington
Design Academic, Head of School – Design Innovation : design education in Aotearoa
victoria.academia.edu/NanOSullivan
Nancy Lan
1988– / Auckland
Web Application Designer : user experience, interaction, user interface, user research, illustrations
linkedin.com/in/nancylan
Natasha Alimova
1981– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : packaging, branding
alimova.com / @alimnatasha
Natasha Mead
Auckland
Designer
natashamead.com / @natashamead
Natasha Perkins
1968– / Te Whānau-ā-Apanui / Paekakariki
Industrial Designer : product development, education, furniture, acoustics victoria.ac.nz/architecture
Natasha Vermeulen
1984– / Auckland
Designer, Illustrator : illustration, packaging, identity
fromthemill.co.nz / @natfromthemill
Nell May
Lausanne, Switzerland
Designer: type and typography
nellmay.com
Ngairoimata Kearny Mckay
1988– / Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Ranginui / Hamilton
Designer : identity
@squares_of_mine
Nicki Martin
1988– / Mount Maunganui
Graphic Designer
Nicky Dyer
Wellington
Designer
nickydyer.com
Nicola Devine
Whanganui, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
Graphic Designer : strategy, visual identity, environmental, print, online
tanker.co.nz / linkedin.com/in/nicoladevine
Nicole Arnett Phillips
Thames, Coromandel
Typographer, Printmaker, Designer : publication design
typographHer.com / @typographHer
Nicole Miller-Wong
Auckland
Graphic Designer : print, identity, online
nicolemillerwong.com / @nicolemillerwong
Nicole Smith
Auckland
Designer
Nicole Sos
1995– / Wellington
Graphic Designer, Designer
designbysos.com
Nikita Dudson
1988– / Christchurch, Stockholm
Designer
nikitadudson.com
Nikki Apse
1974– / Queenstown
Creative Director, Designer : creative direction, brand strategy, identity
craftdesign.co.nz / @studio_craft_nz / @craftdesignstudio
Nikki Wilson
1976– / Queenstown
Interior Architect : hospitality, small scale commercial
nikkiwilson.co.nz / @n_w_studio
Olivia Taylor Bosselmann
2001– / Wellington
Designer : communication design, social, environmental, political change
oliviabosselmannmultimedia.myportfolio.com
Pepper Lindgren-Streicher
1989– / Kaeo
Designer, Illustrator : identity, graphic facilitation
peppercurry.com / @pepperraccoon / @pepperraccoon
Petra Scheuber
1986– / Wellington
Designer, Project Manager : branding
petrascheuber.com / @petrascheuber
Philippa Berry-Smith
New Plymouth
Designer : graphic design, web design
filamentdesign.co.nz
Phoebe Ellis
1992– / Te Whānau-ā-Apanui / Auckland
Designer
phoebeellis.com
Phoenix Trinity Hepi
1983– / Ngāpuhi mē Tuwharetoa / Wellington
Designer
Prue Johnstone
1985 – / Christchurch
Architectural Graduate : spaces
Rachel Bolt
1996– / Wellington
Designer : user experience
rachelbolt.co.nz / @rachellkenzie
Rachel Juno
Napier
Graphic Designer : print, publication design
coastandco.nz / facebook.com.coastandco.nz
Rachel Lynch
1990– / Wellington
Designer : zines & DIY
rachellynchcreative.tumblr.com / @sock_review
Rachel Salazar
1997– / Wellington
Illustrator, Art Director, Designer
rachelsalazar.co.nz / @rachelsalazarstudio
Rachel Wegrzyn
1993– / Wellington
Architect, Artist
rachelwegrzyn.com / @ rachel.wegrzyn/
Rebecca Commissaris
1989– / Auckland
Architectural Designer
rebeccac.com
Rebecca Jeromson
2000– / Pōneke, Wellington
Designer : social innovation, graphic design, design thinking
rebeccajeromsondesign.squarespace.com / @rebeccamak.es
Rebecca Steedman
Auckland
Designer, Artist
rebeccasteedman.com
Rebecca ter Borg
1980– / Auckland
Designer, Artist
rebeccaterborg.com
Rebecca Wyborn
1992– / Auckland
Illustrator
rebeccaterborg.com / @rebeccaterborg_illustration
Renee Birnie
Auckland
Graphic designer
reneebirnie.wixsite.com/website / @reneebirniedesign
Renee Feith
1974– / Wellington
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : multidisciplinary
behance.net/ReneeFeith
Rhiannon Josland
1991– / Christchurch
Designer : strategy, human-centred design
@rjosland
Robyn Farley
Dunedin
Graphic Designer
robynfarley.net
Robyn La Roche
Queenstown
Graphic Designer
larochedesign.co.nz
Robyn Te Whata
1987– / Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi / Auckland
Graphic Designer : branding, print, digital
kolchastudio.com
Romina Romero
1979– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : editorial, photography, illustration
Romola Lang
Auckland
Live Event Designer : mixed media live projection/LX/digital
dvc.co.nz / movementofthehuman.com
Rosa Friend
Wellington
Illustrator, Graphic Designer : environmental protection aimed at children
rosafriend.com / @rosa_friend_illustration
Rosa Shand
1998— / Auckland
Designer, Consultant
@rosarosa____shand
Rosanina Estrella
Wellington
Digital Designer : UX, digital design, information design
rosanina-estrella.com / @rosanina_e / @rosaninaestrella
Rosaria Gandar
1990– / Berlin
Graphic Designer : illustration, web design
rosaria.me
Rose Miller
1964– / Wellington
Designer
kraftwork.co.nz
Rosie Hough
1994– / Wellington
Strategist : brand identity, UX, service design
rosiehough.com
Rose Trist
Dunedin
Designer : fashion
Rowena Chow
1997– / Wellington
Visual Communications Designer : typography
Ruby Johnson
1983– / Napier
Industrial Designer
mitchener.nz
Ruth Elliott
Auckland
Designer : experience design, service design, design research
linkedin.com/in/ruth-elliott
Ruth Mitchener
Auckland
Communication Designer
rubyjohnsondesign.com
Sacha Judd
Wellington : UX, web designer, web developer
linkedin.com/in/sacha-judd / @sacha_judd
Sally Greer
Auckland
Designer, Publisher, Photographer
beatnikpublishing.com / facebook.com/BeatnikPublishing
Sam Smith
Auckland
Graphic Designer
Samai Azeez
1997– / Auckland
Graphic Designer
samaiazeezdesign.com
Samantha Cawthorn
Christchurch
Designer, Illustrator : print design, illustration, identity
winsomestudio.co.nz / @winsome.nz
Samantha Kitson
1993– / Hamilton
Senior Designer : UX, UI, product design, packaging, web design
kitson.nz / @SamKayNZ
Samantha Sanders
Wellington
Front-end Developer / Web Designer
Samantha Karin Stephens
1996– / Wellington
Designer, Illustrator, Painter : research, strategy
samanthastephens.net / @samanthartist
Sandra Smillie
1972– / Raumati South
Designer : strategy, organisational, creative, spatial, artist
linkedin.com
Sara Black
1981– / Auckland
Designer : publication
stuffbysarablack.com / @stuff_by_sara_black
Sara Fraser
1974– / Wellington
Designer : packaging atelier (food & beverage), brand identity @sartoria_creative
Sarah Callesen
Auckland
Designer, Artist
www.sarahcallesen.com
Sarah Clearwater
Auckland
Designer : service design, customer experience, employee experience
reframr.co.nz / @nzdesigngal
Sarah Delfos
1995– / Auckland
Graphic Designer : digital, editorial
Sarah Elsie Baker
Auckland
Academic, Experience Designer drsarahelsiebaker.com
Sarah Gardenier
D1995– / Wellington
Service Designer
sarahgardenier.com
Sarah Gladwell
1982– / Auckland, Sydney
Graphic Designer
linkedin.com/in/sarah-gladwell
Sarah Hyder
1981– / Auckland
Designer, Educator
sarahhyder.com / @sarahhyder_
Sarah Kirk
Designer : interior & spatial design
jasmax.com
Sarah Maxey
1967– / Paekakariki
Graphic Designer, Letterer, Artist
sarahmaxey.co.nz / @maxhearsay
Sarah Ritchie
1972– / Auckland
Designer, Teacher, Author
sarah-ritchie.com / @SarahRitchieHQ / Sarah Ritchie HQ / linkedin.com/in/sarahritchiehq
Sarah Turner
1989– / New Zealand
Graphic Designer : identity
ststudio.co.nz
Sarah Wilkins
Wellington
Illustrator : editorial illustration
sarahwilkins.net / @sarahwilkinsillustration
Sasja Mazurkiewicz
1993– / Wellington
Design Research
sasjadesign.com / @Sash_Mazurk
Savannah Brown
1996– / Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whatua / Auckland
Architectural Graduate
Serena Chen
Wellington
Designer : digital, product, experience, behavioural design, trust, security
serena.nz / @Sereeena
Serena Sarika Lal
1993– / Auckland
Human Centred Designer : systems thinking, CX
linkedin.com/in/serena-lal / @Serena_Lal
Shabnam Shiwan
Auckland
Designer
osborneshiwan.com
Shakira Twigden
1988– / Auckland, London
Graphic Designer : identity, brand strategy, hand drawn typography https://shakiratwigden.com
Shari Baker
1994– / Sydney
Graphic Designer
sharibakercreative.myportfolio.com / @sharibaker_
Shekinah Mudaliar
2002– / Wellington
Communication Design : graphic design, photography, art
shekinahmudaliar.myportfolio.com / @shekinah._.designz
Shelly Clement
1987– / Auckland
Architect
Shennaye Cox
1995– / Hamilton
Graphic Designer : branding, logo design
behance.net/shennaye104177 / @coxie_dezine
Sherylene Chan
1992– / Auckland
Experience Designer : learning (strategy & transformation)
sherydelilah.com
Shirlee Yiting Xue
1991– / Auckland
Designer : visual communication, brand, data visualisation, illustration
linkedin.com/in/shirlee-xue
Shona Macleod
1996– / Auckland
Designer
shona.macleod.com
Sienna Mark-Brown
Auckland
Graphic Designer
siennamarkbrown.com / @siennamarkbrown
Siobhan Joe
1997– / Tainui, Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungnu / Auckland
Designer : uxui, branding, graphic
siobhonjoe.myportfolio.com / @itsvonnie
Siobhan McCarthy
Wellington
Designer : service design, strategy, brand, visual communication
siobhan.nz / @ssibbehh
Siran Li
Auckland
Architectural Designer
svb.co.nz
Sita Narsai
Auckland
Designer
@si.ta
Sofia Duganova
1997– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer
Solange Thorp
1992 / Wellington
Architectural Graduate
athfieldarchitects.co.nz / @solangethorp
Sonia Miatov
1996– / Wellington
Designer : publication, print, photography
soniamijatov.com / @soniamijatov
Sonya Milford
1989– / Ngati Kahungunu / Auckland
Digital Designer : user experience, brand & identity, creative direction
sonyamilford.com / @sonyamilford
Sonya Lacey
Wellington
Artist, Graphic Designer
sonyalacey.net / @sonyalacey
Sophia Bishop
Wellington
Designer : identity, illustration, product design
sophiabishopdesign.com / linkedin.com/in/sophia-bishop-749b38123
Sophia Meldrum
2000– / Wellington
Designer
@designbysophia
Sophie Cairns
1996– / Auckland
Designer : brand identity, brand strategy & positioning
behance.net/sophiecairns96
Sophie Dryburgh
1995– / Wellington
Designer : brand, craft, prop
Sophie Francis
1997– / Wellington
Graphic Designer : print design, ui/ux, typography, illustration
sophiefrancis.design
Sophie Rzepecky
1990– / Berlin
Designer, Editor
sophierzepecky.net
Sophie Taylor
Wellington
Product Designer
linkedin.com/in/sophie-taylor
Sophie Morrison
Auckland
Graphic Designer
detailstudio.co.nz
Stephanie Creasy
Auckland
Designer : human-centered design, digital design
linkedin.com/in/stephanie-creasy
Tahnee Le Pine
1986– / Wellington
Graphic Designer : print, brand, web, all of the things
www.twofold.co / @two.foldco
Tammy Leong
1983– / Auckland
Designer, Lecturer : ux design, story telling, public good, education
linkedin.com/in/tammieleong
Tana Mitchell
Auckland
Graphic Designer : strategic {beautifully crafted} design solutions
studioakin.com / @wearestudioakin
Tania Anderson
Ngāti Pākehā / Wellington
Participatory Designer : social innovation, experience design, behaviour change
Tania Larsen
Waitakere
Designer : identity, exploration, making
damcreatgive.design.com / @damitscreative
Tania Lewis-Rickard
Ngāti Kahungunu, Tuhoe / Tauranga
Photography, Visual Artist, Designer
Tania McCoy
1982– / Ngā Puhi / Christchurch
Designer
attractionstudio.co.nz / @attractionstudionz
Tanya Coronno
Wellington
Designer, Illustrator
@chocolatesoy
Tanya Marriot
1978– / Wellington
Toy Designer, Design Academic : entertainment, animation, illustration, character, toy, industrial, experience, play
tanyamarriott.co.nz / @tanyamarriottdesign
Tara Crane
Auckland
Designer : human centred design, digital design
taracrane.com
Thays Lopes Mathias Biodere
1997– / Hamilton
Digital Designer, Publisher, Web Designer : graphic, web design, mobile app design
behance.net/thayslm / linkedin.com/in/thays-lopes-mathias-biodere-16925110b/
Tomairangi Nikora
1993– / Ngai Tūhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Aitanga a Hauiti / Auckland
Senior Graphic Designer : retail marketing, digital, photography
linkedin.com/in/ranginikora / @tomainikora
Trudi Hewitt
1990– / Raglan
Graphic Designer : identity, packaging, editorial
trudihewitt.co.nz / @trudihewitt
Turumeke Harrington
1992– / Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne / Wellington
Artist, Exhibition designer, Industrial designer
turumeke.com / @turumeke
Valentina Machina
Auckland
Designer : interior architecture
jasmax.com
Valerie Poort
1994– / New Plymouth
Service / Experience Designer
valeriepoort.com
Vanessa Coxhead
Auckland
Architectural Graduate
crosson.co.nz
Vicki Parker
1976- / Christchurch
Design Educator, Art Director : branding and identity, design education
Victoria McAnulty
Auckland
Spatial Design, Architecture
redturtle.co.nz
Wendy Hoddinott
1964– / Ōtautahi Christchurch
Landscape Architect : participatory design, heritage landscapes
Xanthe Griffiths
2001— / Anakiwa
Designer : publications, branding, typography, illustration
@kina_designs_ / @the_funkiest_magazine
Yamila Palatnik
1985— / Auckland
Graphic designer, Illustrator
aypalatnik.com< / @aypalatnik
Yasmin Stewart
Ngāpuhi / Kapiti Coast
Designer : branding, environment, strategy
yasminstewart.com
Yenegh Badimayalew
1978– / Auckland
Architectural Designer
collate.co.nz
Zakkiyya Shah
1996– / Christchurch
Graphic Designer, Illustrator : illustration, branding, editorial, collateral, logo design
zakkiyyashah.work / @_z.s_studio
Zara Olifent
1998– / Wellington
Designer
zolifent.myportfolio.com
Zené Krige
Wellington
Designer, Researcher : industrial design, experience design, technology-based design futures
zene.design/ @zene_designs
Zoe Hart
2001– / Dunedin
Designer : graphic design, illustration, animation, image manipulation, film
@______studio.z / @z.oehart
Zoe Ikin
1986– / Auckland
Designer
zoeikin.com
Zoe Hikairo Morehu
1993– / Ngāti Maru – Hauraki / Tainui / Dunedin
Design Student