Design found me before I knew what to call it.

In my final years of high school I picked up a camera, drawn to the idea of seeing the world through a lens that otherwise wouldn't be visible.

That curiosity followed me into graphic design, where I realised I was less interested in making things look good than in uncovering what a brand actually is, and how to show that to the world.

I'm Ben, a freelance designer based in Auckland. I graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Design in Communication Design, and since then I've been working across brand identity and web design with real clients and real briefs.

In the past year and a half I've delivered brand and web projects, worked in-house as a contracted designer, and provided design support across a range of businesses.

My typography work earned a silver award at the DINZ Best Awards for a type specimen exploring forgotten architectural typography and sign painting from 1920s Auckland, work that sits at the centre of what I care about: preserving and revealing the stories that brands already have.