Springload
Irirangi Te Motu, NZ On Air (2018)
A website to make it easier to find funding and support for creative projects.
DIA: NZGDS (2019)
A design system for building accessible New Zealand Government websites.
MSD: Ratonga Taiohi, Youth Service (2020)
A website and rebrand to help connect rangatahi (young people) to support and resources.
Simple Trace (2020)
A QR code contract tracing system for Covid-19.
Formway: Noho (2018)
An abandoned identity design for a new range of products produced by Formway.
Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand: Project Draw | Tuhi (2018)
A prototype interactive drawing tool to help museum visitors discover art and taonga (treasures).
Office of the Chief Freshwater Commissioner (2020)
A logo for the office supporting the freshwater commissioner and planning process.
MyACC (2018—2019)
A digital service to help people with injuries get compensation and support.
Callaghan Innovation: Product360 (2021)
A website to help founders build successful products.
Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa, Massey University (2020)
A website to help students find qualifications, campuses, and areas to study at Massey.
Te Hiringa Hauora, Health Promotion Agency: Alcohol Journeys (2019—2020)
A website to share stories with whānau (family) about the experiences of harmful drinking.
| Years | 2017—2021 |
| Location | Wellington |
| Role | Creative Director |
| Category | Agency |
| Formats | Digital, Brand, Product |
| Fonts | Various |
| URL | springload.co.nz |
Information
I led a talented team of wireframe wranglers, alliteration artists, and pragmatic problem solvers at Springload, an independent design and development agency. They’re a team of 80-ish (plus a dog or two) who work with clients like ACC, Callaghan Innovation, DIA, Klim Type Foundry, Massey University, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and NZ On Air.
All of the archived projects involved many fantastic folks from Springload. There were dedicated writers, researchers, project managers, and developers working alongside the following designers, who all contributed significantly to the work.
Credits
- Ben Wright, Zak Brown (NZ On Air)
- Lizy Cretney, Ben Wright, Emma Martin (MyACC)
- Joe Garlick (NZGDS)
- Ben Wright (Product360)
- Chris Barneau, Zak Brown (Youth Service)
- Zak Brown, Josh Twaddle (Noho)
- Joe Garlick, Zak Brown (Massey University)
- Joe Garlick (Project Draw | Tuhi)
- Johnson Witehira (IDIA), Lachie Philipson, Lucy McMaster (Alcohol Journeys)
Case Studies
- Springload (Rebrand)
- Klim Type Foundry (Website)
- Delivereasy (Rebrand)
- Te Papa (Interactive)
Awards / Recognition
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Large Scale Websites — Youth Service (2021)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, User Experience — Youth Service (2021)
- Plain English Awards: Best Plain English Website, Public Sector — Youth Service (2021)
- Kātoitoi Aotearoa Design Archive: Digital, Impact — Massey Virtual Open Days (2021)
- Kātoitoi Aotearoa Design Archive: Digital, Technical Innovation — Touchless (2021)
- Kātoitoi Aotearoa Design Archive: Digital, Social Good — Youth Service (2021)
- Kātoitoi Aotearoa Design Archive: Digital, Social Good — Austin Assessment (2021)
- DINZ Best Awards: Silver, User Experience — Austin Assessment (2020)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Public Good — Austin Assessment (2020)
- DINZ Best Awards: Gold, User Experience — MyACC (2019)
- DINZ Best Awards: Silver, User Experience — MyACC (2019)
- DINZ Best Awards: Silver, Large Scale Websites — MyACC (2019)
- AGDA Awards: Finalist, Website — MyACC (2019)
- AGDA Awards: Finalist, UX, Interface & Navigation — MyACC (2019)
- DINZ Best Awards: Bronze, User Experience — NZ On Air (2019)
- AGDA Awards: Finalist, Website — NZ On Air (2019)
- DINZ Best Awards: Bronze, Digital Products — NZGDS (2019)
- AGDA Awards: Merit, UX, Interface & Navigation — NZGDS (2019)
- AGDA Awards: Finalist, Technological Innovation — NZGDS (2019)
Koordinates
Observational research with a Koordinates customer.
Koordinates homepage with product montage.
Pricing page with starter and enterprise plans.
Contact cards with maps using road centrelines data for each office location.
Customer testimonials and featured companies.
Tshirt design for staff using depth contour polyline data (bathymetry) from
Land Information New Zealand.
Design of the export and data downloading process.
Posters of Koordinates office locations made with road centrelines from
Land Information New Zealand.
Business cards. If you collected more than one, you could assemble them to make a map!
Koordinates platform on mobile and desktop. Featuring public conservation land data from the NZ Department of Conservation.
Map of Aotearoa New Zealand river centerlines from Land Information New Zealand.
Early iteration of the Koordinates site designed and developed with Nick de Jardine aka Grafik.
Design of the Koordinates help site.
| Years | 2015—2017 |
| Location | Wellington |
| Role | Head of Design |
| Category | Startup |
| Formats | Digital, Brand, Product |
| Fonts | Metric |
| URL | koordinates.com |
Information
Before joining Springload I was Head of Design at Koordinates where I obsessed over contours, maps, and geospatial data from the likes of LINZ and Stats NZ. With the team in Wellington, Auckland, and Edinburgh, we helped people around the world “Discover Earth’s Data”, or more close to home, the Wellington Wind Zones (it’s called the ‘windy city’ for a reason).
Credits
- Brent Neave, Jacky Lee (Design)
- Thomas Winter, Jacky Lee (Development)
- Matt McGregor (Content)
Awards / Recognition
- New Zealand Innovation Awards: Finalist (2016)
Xero
Xero signup page. One of several iterations tested.
Xero features landing page. Highlighting online invoicing.
Xero features landing page. Customer testimonials, related features, and footer.
Chocolates created for Xero customers.
Photo of custom moulded chocolates. Made by Wellington Chocolate Factory.
Arthur, Treehouse Architect. Video by Sandwich.
Display advertising featuring characters from the campaign video.
Xero TV. A home for all of Xero’s videos.
Custom illustrations for product features.
Experimental landing page.
Pricing page testing coloured plans.
30 day free trial cards. Given out at events with unique signup codes.
Landing page to promote Xero Touch.
Photos from various Xerocon events.
Billboard and campaign featuring Xero customers.
Xerocon event swag.
Landing page for the partnership between Xero & Square.
Landing page listing all of Xero‘s product features.
| Years | 2012—2015 |
| Location | Wellington |
| Role | Creative Director |
| Category | Startup |
| Formats | Digital, Brand |
| Fonts | National |
| URL | xero.com |
Information
Prior to Koordinates I was Creative Director at Xero where I led the design of xero.com, Xerocon, and all things brand. With a team spread around the world in New Zealand, Australia, England, and the United States, we helped convince hundreds of thousands of small businesses to “Try Xero for Free”.
Xero had an internal creative team dedicated to brand and marketing work that on occasion partnered with external agencies for campaigns. Many of the archived projects involved internal marketers, writers, and developers working alongside the following key designers, who all contributed significantly to the work.
Credits
- Charli Prangley, Camille Brunette, Mike Hall, J Bank, Megan Wilson, Alex Hawkhead, Alex Downey, PJ Warren, Philip Fierlinger, Aaron Dustin (Design)
- Sandwich, Special Group, Steven Boniface (Collaborators)
Awards / Recognition
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Large Scale Websites — Xero Features (2015)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Large Scale Websites — Xero Guides (2015)
- Forbes: #1 World’s Most Innovative Growth Company — Xero (2014—2015)
- DINZ Best Awards: Silver, Small Scale Websites — Xerocon (2014)
- DINZ Best Awards: Bronze, Large Scale Websites — Xero TV (2014)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Digital Campaigns — Xero Touch (2014)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Digital Campaigns — Xero & Square (2014)
- DINZ Best Awards: Finalist, Large Scale Websites — Xero (2014)
Tigerspike
Tigerspike logo. Typeset in Founders Grotesk from Klim Type Foundry.
Photo of the Tigerspike logo on a sign.
Black and white version of the Tigerspike mark.
Black and white version of the Innovation Lab and Phoenix Platform marks.
Whitepaper designs.
Business card and letterhead designs.
Business cards for Luke Janssen, Group CEO.
Logos for Tigerpike’s Innovation Lab and Phoenix Platform.
Desktop and mobile websites.
Brochure design.
Tigerspikeʻs brand guidelines website.
The Economist (2010)
iPad and Android applications for The Economist Group.
Library for selecting and downloading the lastest editions.
Portrait view of the registration form and library.
Library, index, article, and audio player for Android.
Back issues, editor’s highlights (preview), and audio playlist for Android.
France Télévisions (2011)
iPad and iPhone applications for France Télévisions.
TV guide / programme selector for iPad.
Latest videos, TV guide / programme selecter, and programme details for iPhone.
Video player modal with programme details and related videos for iPad.
Al Jazeera (2011)
iPad application for the Al Jazeera Media Network.
Live news dashboard with different grid views and featured stories.
Portrait view of the live news dashboard and article page with related stories.
Registration form, videos, and in pictures dashboards.
ESPNcricinfo (2011)
iPad application prototype for ESPN.
Loading / splash screen featuring a montage of famous cricket players.
Live dashboard with selected match, innings scorecard, and game summary.
| Years | 2010—2012 |
| Location | London |
| Role | Creative Director |
| Category | Agency |
| Formats | Digital, Brand |
| Fonts | Various |
| URL | N/A |
Information
Before Xero, I designed skeuomorphic mobile and tablet applications for clients like The Economist, France Télévisions, Al Jazeera, and ESPNcricinfo at Tigerspike (now Concentrix Catalyst) in London.
In-between designing apps and establishing the London design team, I worked with the CEO, co-founders, and senior leadership team to create a new brand and identity system for Tigerspike, Phoenix (their product management platform), and their Innovation Lab.
There were many creative folk across the Tigerspike offices with native iOS and Android developers working alongside the following designers, who all contributed significantly to the numerous tablet and mobile apps.
Credits
- Matt Homer, Alex Lambert, Victoria Fox (UI)
- Greg Taylor, Judit Layana Ilundain, Niko Antonogiannis (UX)