Brand & systems designer · Master of Architecture
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Then I build it into a system. Brand identity, digital marketing, and web design, made to stay clear and consistent as a business grows.
01 · What I do
Same instinct at two scales. Architecture taught me to design systems people move through. I do the same for brands, online and on the page.
Logos, visual systems, typography, colour, and the guidelines that hold them together. Identities built to stay consistent, not just a logo handed over and left to drift.
Content systems for Instagram and Pinterest, plus social templates. Reach that points somewhere, with one consistent look across every channel.
Sites in WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix, landing pages, and client systems in Notion. Set up to be easy to navigate and on-brand.
02 · Skills
What I bring to a design role or project, across the four areas above.
03 · Selected work
Architecture, brand identity, and the day to day. All linked for you to have a look at.
A live client project, start to finish. The brand identity first, then everything it had to live on: the van wrap, the uniforms, and the print ads. The clearest look at how one system carries across every touchpoint.
Brand design practiceMy freelance brand identity and systems practice. Live client work, full visual systems, and the process behind them. Working one to one, remote, worldwide.
Architecture portfolioBachelor through to Master's thesis, with freelance design and personal work woven through.
Architecture, in detailThe full document. Projects, drawings, and the thinking behind the thesis, page by page.
Day to day@mikiplusdesign. Brand work in progress, breakdowns, and building in public.
Visual direction · 100k+ monthly viewsPalettes, references, and the workspace direction that pulls reach toward the studio.
04 · Background
Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Graduated with Distinction · A+Major in Architecture. Foundation in spatial design, drawing, and documentation.
Dean's List 2021Multicultural background across Japan, England, and New Zealand. Comfortable working across cultures, languages, and time zones.
My thesis applied a translation and systemic design method to architecture. That same method now sits under everything at Miki+: take what is complex, translate it, and build something clear enough to use and grow.
05 · Get in touch
Happy to talk through brand, marketing, or web. Quickest way to reach me is email.