eKiwi mascot design

There is a special skill in successfully interpreting any given design brief. When our client at Conferences and Events Limited gave Envisage a brief that needed an ‘eKiwi’ theme, we suggested a mascot character to help promote the event. Cue another happy client.

When our eKiwi was completed by talented Nelson-based illustrator Mike Moreu, we proceeded to add various graphic elements to make the final design really sing. Finally, we’ll apply this design to a website (see below), PowerPoint template, registration brochure and pull-up banner.

Conveyancing cover

Envisage has designed over 280 book covers since 1994. Our latest is previewed below.

One of our creative specialties is designing books and magazines for professional service industries. Working with publishers, editors and marketing departments our creative designs often have a clean, up-market and classy look.

We say that you should most definitely judge a book by its cover!

NBR Best Dressed 2010

Envisage was in Auckland recently for the 2010 CAANZ Media Awards, held at the Hyatt Hotel. Working with our client NBR and talented portrait photographer Kirsty Harkness we put this entire clip together between 7.00pm and 8.30pm – that’s a 90 minute deadline before showtime, whew!

For the fourth year running the NBR Best Dressed was a huge success. Check out the finished result below.

Cue applause and 600 media personalities at high pitch…

Website User Guide

Managing your website just became a whole lot easier…

This User Guide is an exclusive eBook for all clients of Envisage Design.

We design all of our sites using WordPress and your free guide is a step-by-step tutorial in how to use the web site editing features within the online WordPress environment. You can apply the steps in this user guide using any computer connected to the web.

The contents of this guide are strictly copyright© Envisage Design Limited 2010. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form. All registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Hard Hat Media

Envisage specialises in fast turn-around website design for serious professionals. When freelance feature writer Matt Philp needed a credible web presence, he choose us to do the job. We did it within 1 working day.

After only 3 days online Hard Hat Media was on the front page of Google. Matt’s new website is hosted by us and editable by him.

FlexiRent retail posters

When Flexirent approached Zealand Media’s studio wanting a templated poster design solution, Envisage created a concept that was clean and simple in execution. A matching set of five A1 posters were created using Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

Our 2010 portfolio video

Here at Envisage we not only love print and the web, we also get a huge kick working with sound and vision. It’s all about timing and mood; something that we have over 20 years of experience in. Don’t take our word for it though, have a look-see at our latest clip below.

Did you know that our studio has an active YouTube Channel?  You can view it at www.youtube.com/envisagedesign

New Envisage website

Let’s get it on!

Did you know that Envisage Design have been designing for the web since the Internet’s near inception? Our freelance Auckland-based studio was even sending digital files through telephone lines before email was established in New Zealand. Basically, we’ve known the web since it was in the womb.

This new-look site (.est 2010) is our fouth studio site. The first was launched way back in 1995. Just for fun, have a look-see at this particularly flashy one designed in 2001 (opens in new window).

Over the years Envisage have tried a multitude of design tools to achive great online results for our lucky clients. While in Auckland, we worked with heaps of Internet fads (they come and go), software companies (who eventually amalgamate) and design techniques (that ultimately streamline) to get to a point where we now say ‘We Do Website Well’. And we mean this in the most honest sense.

Here at Envisage, we believe that there has recently been a maturity in web design standards. For a trendy bunch like us this is fantastic news for our clients. Why? Because the ground is shifting less, and we can put our best foot forward in terms of rock-solid design foundations for companies and businesses. Envisage now specialise in designing for the web using WordPress.

What is WordPress?

WordPress is an extremely user-friendly content management system for websites and blogs. Users (you) can easily update and change the text, images, video, audio and more of your site using the WordPress platform. And with the right designer, no knowledge of web programming is required. Updating your WordPress-based website can be as simple as changing your profile in Facebook. To sum it up in their own words:

“WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.”

Should you be interested in having a swanky WordPress site designed by a small but established design studio like us get in touch, or look around our new site to learn more. If you are not quite ready for that, why not keep informed by subscribing to our blog here. Remember to click the Subscribe in Mail link bottom right.

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