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Member profile: 5 minutes with Kate…from Creative Eight Studio

This week we sat down for 5 minutes with Kate Farrelly, long time local graphic designer, who has recently started her own design studio right here in the Margaret River Region.

Business Name:  Creative Eight Studio

Location:  Margaret River Region  –  I have clients in Busselton, Dunsborough, Vasse, Margaret River and beyond…

How long have you been operating/in the business?  11 months with my own business- but I have been a graphic designer for over 15 years in Perth and for other studios in the region

Tell us about your business: At Creative Eight Studio we offer a complete graphic design solution for your design dilemma for getting your ideas out to your audience. What is graphic design? It is the process of communicating by projecting text, images and colour into visual structure to cause the viewer to react or experience feelings. Offering design solutions for advertising-digital or print; publications – reports, programs, books; brochure; logos; posters; signs; pull up banners to give several examples. It’s best for us to start talking and expanding your ideas to find out what is unique to build on.

What is your unique point of difference? Finding creative and visually strategic solutions to connect your service or product to your market audience

Do you have any new updates to share – i.e. new services or products, maybe a tip to design etc Two design tips: Use relevant imagery to help visually communicate your message and typefaces have personalities too. Make sure you use the right font that best represents your message.

Favourite part of the job – what keeps you going?  The people I meet and to make their ideas in their heads come to life in the form of visual communication

What do you love about Your Margaret River Region?  There is always something happening in the region to get involved in.