Vanessa Smith
Vanessa Smith || Creative Designer

Me

An award-winning, exacting and commercially-minded designer I partner with industry leaders and individuals alike to create compelling creative visions that get results.

 

Kia ora.

I have worked in the arts, advertising and design industry for over fifteen years and have had the pleasure of building my experience in a variety of award-winning agencies, big and small, in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.

I now run my own studio in a secret location in Wellington, New Zealand where I partner with driven entrepreneurs and businesses who are ready to grow.

My expertise includes branding, packaging, digital design, below and above the line advertising and event conception and execution. Above everything, I bring clarity and possibility to every project I touch. I'm driven by ideas and memorable experiences – it's what I do and I love it. 

I am frequently commissioned to create high fidelity 'remixed' artworks that are bespoke and add depth to brands including, most recently, the New Zealand National Library and New Zealand's National Museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. On the other end of the spectrum I'm an exhibiting artist indulging in low-brow mash-ups of pop culture media, available for purchase here.

I am honoured to guest lecture at Victoria University School of Design, Wellington, where I also mentor senior design students as they prepare to venture into the ‘real world’.

I seek inspiration from diverse places; rock and classical music, dance, fashion photography, sci-fi comics and film production, indulging in far too many interior design magazines and raising a young family.

Thanks for visiting, and feel free to get in touch if you'd like to chat.


CAREER CLIENTS: Facebook, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Toyota, National Library of New Zealand, Reebok, Converse, Tiger Beer, Bacardi Martini.

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