LOOKING FOR DESIGN WITH HEART?
Husk are a bunch of heartfelt, hard-working creatives based in Morningside, Auckland.
We would love to help you flesh out your marketing ideas with brand thinking, design for digital and web, print management and everything in-between.
Husk help people who do good change the world. We are particularly passionate about businesses that have social values and are keen to make a difference — we want to help you do good and look good while you’re doing it.
Looking for design with heart? We’re your people! Time for a coffee we think.
(Let’s be honest — it’s always time for coffee)
/GOOD PEOPLE
Jeffrey Tang
DIRECTOR, MARVEL-MANIC, METAL HEAD
Steph Norman
DESIGNER, dreamer, ski slope shredder.
Janina Kay
ACCOUNTS GURU, SARCASM GENIUS, CRISPS FOR DINNER-ER
Sabrina O’Brien
Web Ninja, Minimalist, Mostly Vegan, Board-game Lover.
Louise Giles
Director, Designer, Word Nerd, Wanna-be Cop.
Kate Coppens
ACCOUNT MANAGER, LOVER OF DEEP CHAT, GIG-GOER.
Katie Che
VISUAL STORYTELLER-ER, KFC AMBASSADOR
Mel Skinner
Office Manager, Streamliner, Finger in all the pies-er.
Phil Botha
Web Tech Genius, Multitalented Designer-er & Photographer.
/GOOD WORK
“Every year Husk bring the goods. From helping establish the theme for our annual event to rolling out brand, collateral, web and rego systems, we basically now can’t do camp without them!” ~ Blue, Director, NORTHERN EASTER CAMP
“I can’t recommend Husk enough. They have exceeded my expectations in making my vision a reality – what an amazing and creative team! I can't wait to show off my ethical skincare brand.” ~ Zabeena, Owner, EARTHICAL
“We love Husk – they make us look good. They develop our cafe’s brand, our story and our web presence and we are pumped that they are also helping us make Morningside a better place to live and work.” ~ Nigel, Manager, CRAVE CAFE
“NZ Blood Service have worked with Husk since 2018 on our Annual Report and other projects. They are a great company to work with and can usually make even the toughest requests come to life.” ~ Laura, Corporate Communications Manager, NZ BLOOD SERVICE
“Husk have been an absolute joy to work with on our very complex site – they were incredibly creative, professional, receptive and innovative and the outcome was well beyond our expectations.” ~ Nikki, Director, THE LIGHT PROJECT & EXPOSURE
“If you are looking for a company who not only seeks to fully understand your brand, but also chucks their gumboots on to help you dig deeper into what you actually want – call Husk. I’ve lost count of the compliments I have received on my brand offering from clients and competitors. Let Husk handle it!” ~ Carley, Director, BETTER LIFE
SAY HELLO!
/BRAND
You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression and this includes tone, message, and imagery through to design and print of your logo and collateral. Let Husk help you stand out as a leader in your field and clearly express your brand values.
I need help with branding
/GRAPHIC
We love design. Seriously, we’re nuts for this stuff. Like ninjas, it’s what we’re trained for. So ditch Microsoft Publisher, fire your friend who is ‘having a play with your brochure’ and get the experts in. We do it all – you name it, we’ll take care of it!
/WEB
We have the tools to design and build a website for you that clearly positions you against your competition and engages and converts your audience. From beautiful brochure sites through to online shops, your website will be unique, appealing, powerful, super-easy for you to manage and epic on mobile.
/E-MARKETING
eMarketing is simple, immediate, cost-effective and measurable — it drives traffic to your website and boosts your sales. We create eMail that your customers will read and enjoy. If you are sick of photocopying, folding and posting your news, making the switch is a no brainer.
Get my eComms sorted!
/GET SOCIAL
Whether a blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest or YouTube channel, after we have done our thing, your customised channels will be powerfully dressed to impress in the world’s most powerful marketplace.
Get my business a social life!
/PHOTO & VIDEO
A picture tells a thousand words…and a video tells even more! Whether you need help with an updated photoshoot of your team or a short video promoting your business or sharing a client testimonial, we have the gear in-house and the creativity to give your website and social an engaging and visual boost.
Get my video or photography sorted!
DESIGN IS... THE FULL STORY.
When you think of a rebrand, what comes to mind? Often when people come to us for rebranding, they're wanting their logo to simply be redesigned. And while a logo is a key mark of recognition, it's only part of the picture - in fact, we're often heard saying logo design is the last 10% of branding.
Branding is a 'landscape of communication' and includes everything from uniqueness to promises to customer experience right through to language, tone, colour, imagery and more. Every aspect of your communications - design, print, social and web - says something about you as a business and either engages or disengages potential customers.
If you want to been seen a customer-oriented team that delivers, then a customer's entire experience of your brand should reflect that. If your collateral is a bit of a dog's breakfast and your brand landscape feels like an overgrown jungle, maybe check out this blog post on husk.co.nz/blog/brand-brainstorming-think-tanks 🙂
DESIGN IS... NEGATIVE SPACE.
It's one of the first pieces of jargon you may encounter with a designer, but why is negative space a positive thing in the world of branding?
One simple reason: information heirarchy. Take it from Aarron Walter, famous UX designer and best-selling author: "If everything yells for your viewer's attention, nothing is heard."
It takes a lot of discipline – knowing when to stop, knowing what to simplify or cut out altogether to make way for the important stuff.
Letting a design "breathe" offers space for a reader to process what is communicated, rather than causing them to dismiss it as blatant advertising muck. So, instead of being tempted to fill every corner of your design piece – make sure you choose a design studio who know how to harness this powerful design element in elevating the integrity of your brand.
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