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Safe Seal: A Global Brand with Next Gen Innovation

Every so often, a project comes along that really grows beyond the brief — and Safe Seal Wrap was one of those.What started as a straightforward design job, creating infographics to explain the Next Gen technology behind Safe Seal’s shrink wrap, quickly evolved into a full brand and digital transformation. As the project gained momentum, it became clear that Safe Seal wasn’t just another product in the construction space — it was a global brand with serious innovation behind it, and it d...

Accent Solutions: A Confident New Look

Some brands just need the right design push to match the quality of what they offer — and that was exactly the case for Accent Solutions.Katherine, the expert behind the brand, specialises in accent reduction coaching — helping clients master the Standard English accent with confidence and clarity. Her approach is warm, professional, and incredibly effective… but her old branding and website weren’t doing her justice. It was time for a proper refresh....

SUB10 – Training & Recovery, Te Puke

I was introduced to Dean and Sacha from SUB10 through my good friend Todd from NOXEN, and from the very first meeting, we just clicked. They’re two of the most down-to-earth, driven, and genuinely good people you could hope to work with, and I’ve loved every step of bringing their brand to life....

Precision Skin – A Brand That Grows with Passion

Working with Kath from Precision Skin has been such a rewarding journey. From the beginning, her passion for her business was unmistakable — every detail reflected the care and intention she pours into her work. This made the project a joy to be part of, as we brought her vision to life through branding, visual identity, print materials, and an eCommerce website.Projects like this, where everything comes together seamlessly — from brand identity to website launch — are always my favourite ...

Dixon Roofing — Website design

Dixon Roofing is a family-owned roofing and cladding business with more than 30 years of industry experience, working across residential and commercial projects throughout Auckland.I created a new website to give the business a professional online presence that reflects the quality of their work, while making their services and experience easy for potential customers to understand. The site showcases their residential and commercial capabilities, with a clean, practical design that suits the ind...

Hey Herbee

SWEA design created the website for Hey Herbe with a focus on vibrant aesthetics and user engagement. Bright curated colorful palette inspired by the brand's lively spirit, integrating playful elements that mirrored Hey Herbee's product range, including leggings, bags, and bag straps. The design prioritised intuitive navigation for seamless browsing and shopping experiences across all devices, ensuring accessibility for Hey Herbee's diverse audience....

Manawa Community Housing — Website design

Manawa Community Housing provides quality, affordable housing opportunities for Ngā Pōtiki registered members across a range of housing pathways, from social and affordable housing through to shared equity, long-term lease and papakāinga home ownership.I designed and built a new RocketSpark website to bring all of these opportunities together in one clear and accessible place. With several different housing pathways and a lot of important information to communicate, the focus was on making th...

Living with Maddie — Website design

Living with Maddie is a holistic wellbeing practice offering Reiki energy healing, wholesome connection and acute homeopathy, with a focus on creating a safe and supportive space for personal wellbeing and growth.I created a new RocketSpark website to bring Maddie's approach and services together in a calm, welcoming and easy-to-navigate online space. The site introduces Maddie and her work, clearly explains each service and guides visitors through what they can expect before getting in touch.Te...

Quick Connect Huddles – Connecting Doctors, Supporting Lives

SWEA Design had the privilege of working with Quick Connect Huddles, an inspiring initiative founded by Dr. Derrick Alger and his family. Their mission is critical: addressing physician burnout and reducing the high suicide rates in the medical profession by providing a simple, effective way for doctors to connect with their peers.This project wasn’t just about design — it was about supporting a cause that truly makes a difference....

Jackie O’Photography – A Fresh, Functional Website

The new website focuses on simplicity and elegance, putting her photography front and centre. The design ensures her images display beautifully across all devices, creating a professional, polished online presence....

Barrier Fences

SWEA design created the branding for Barrier Fencing and Gates. Beginning with the creation of a logo, developing a symbol that stands for Barrier's values of security and professionalism. The logo, embodying strength and reliability, became the focal point around which the brand's identity was built. With a cohesive branding strategy, SWEA design extended this identity to business cards, collateral like folders and to their website built on RocketSpark....

Pap Beach Crew

Helping my friends and family, getting their ideas come to life, is the best part of what I do. I had the absolute pleasure to help my great friend Jo, to get her Pap Beach Crew website built. Pap Beach Crew is all about locals in the Papamoa Beach community, the beachy arvos down the Domain and all our local favourite spots. She has created a range of T's, Hoodies and Crews for the family that are of top notch quality. The website was built using Shopify which is such a great platform for launc...

THETA – Theatre for Health Education

I had the pleasure of working with THETA (Theatre in Health Education Trust), an organisation delivering innovative and challenging health education programmes to the rangatahi of Aotearoa. Their work through @sexwise_nz uses theatre to engage young people in meaningful conversations about health, wellbeing, and relationships — a creative approach that makes a real impact....

Beach Rentals Pukehina – A Fresh Digital Presence

SWEA Design had the pleasure of working with Sara, the passionate driving force behind Beach Rentals Pukehina. The project began with a simple goal: revamp an outdated WordPress website to better reflect the business and improve functionality. From the start, it was clear this would be a collaborative effort, with Sara’s vision guiding every decision....

Momentum Activewear

Momentum Activewear designs gymnastic leotards, and is a local Papamoa Mum Boss that knows just whats shes doing! For Shelley, the website redesign marked a significant milestone for her gymnastic leotard brand. The project entailed migrating the platform to a new, more intuitive interface – Shopify, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly browsing experience. The highlight of the revamp was a captivating photoshoot with Jay Drew Photography, capturing the intricate and unique designs of the leo...

Soak'n'Croak

This project involved a comprehensive redesign of the New World Soak'n'Croak RocketSpark website to seamlessly integrate with their the new logo and packaging design giving them a fresh and cohesive look. Jon and Cheryl, delightful clients to collaborate with, provided me with the creative freedom to enhance their website significantly. The objective was to ensure that the new visual elements harmoniously flowed through the site, reflecting the updated brand aesthetics and creating an enhanced u...

Katherine Kennard Voiceover

Creating this brand and RocketSpark website for Katherine was a super fun project. The brief was to create a brand with a direction of being feminine, bold, digital, and a sound wave look and feel to it. With such a wide range of voice over portfolio, the website was to represent and portray this. Real happy with the result and excited to see whats next for Katherine Kennard Voiceover!...

Glint & Gold

Glint and Gold sells a jewellery collection mixing modern designs with a boho look and feel, to say the least, they are gorgeous and well worth a visit. The company came together between two sister with matching skill sets of marketing and sales, so there is no doubt this will go well. Helping them out with their branding has been one fun journey, seeing since jewellery isn't a total stranger to my every day look......

Wholesale Petfood — Logo & Shopify website

Wholesale Petfood is an online pet food business specialising in Taste of the Wild dog food, bringing premium pet food directly to customers across New Zealand.I created the brand identity and logo, then carried that visual direction through into a custom Shopify website. The site was designed to make browsing and purchasing simple, with clear product information, easy navigation and a straightforward online shopping experience.The website also includes a subscription option, helping customers s...

Event Impressions — Website design

Event Impressions is an established New Zealand event styling and décor business, creating everything from corporate functions and gala dinners to weddings and events in Rotorua’s iconic Redwoods.I designed and built a new RocketSpark website to better showcase the breadth of their work and make their different services easy to explore. With such a strong portfolio of events, photography was a big part of the website, giving the styling and finished spaces plenty of room to shine.The site bri...

Flippin Minds — Branding and Website for a Swedish Leadership Coaching Company

Flippin Minds arrived as a referral from Scandi Health Coaching — another wellness-focused client — but this time the project took me all the way to Sweden. Ulrika, the founder of Flippin Minds, specialises in leadership coaching and resilience training for individuals, teams, and organisations. Her work is centred on helping people perform at their best, and the insight behind her approach made this a genuinely interesting project to dive into.From the very start, Ulrika was an absolute bre...

Beanz Lifestyle – Packaging Refresh for a Well-Loved Brand

Beanz Lifestyle is a Mount Maunganui-based brand that’s been creating quality bean bags since 2008. It’s one of the brands SWEA Design works with full-time — looking after everything from their website, social media, and EDMs to new product development and ongoing creative direction....

Tough Decks

Local Decking Company in Mount Maunganui, starting up from scratch with a great product. Branding, Business Cards, Key Ring, Website, Social Media Set Up and more. It has been a great project with total creative freedom, which is exactly what I like!...

Taste of the Wild — Website, photography & social media

Taste of the Wild is a quality pet food brand focused on creating better-tasting food for dogs and cats, using real meat, fish and fowl as the first ingredient in every formula.I created and built their New Zealand website in RocketSpark, developing a clear and easy-to-navigate online presence that brings the range of products and the brand story together.I also organised professional photography to showcase the products and support the website and ongoing marketing. Alongside the website, I cre...

Wild at Heart – From Concept to Launch

There’s nothing quite like seeing a project come to life after months of work. Wild at Heart is one of those projects — a full start-to-finish brand and digital experience, created in-house for Naturally Pet. Launched in July 2022 at Countdown New Zealand, Wild at Heart is a premium range of New Zealand-made, air-dried dog treats, starting with three SKUs: Beef Liver, Lamb Lung, and Lamb & Cheese....