Vienna Hawkins is a creative director and brand designer based in Melbourne. She works at the intersection of strategy and craft, with two decades of experience across agency, in-house and independent work in New Zealand, London and Australia.

My background spans both brand design and exhibition graphics. I spent much of my early career in London creating visual identities, interpretation and graphic systems for exhibitions at the Natural History Museum, London Transport Museum, National Trust and the British Library.

Designing an exhibition and designing a brand aren’t that different. They both begin with the same questions: Who is the audience? How do we want them to feel? Colour, typography and narrative all play a part. Exhibitions extend those ideas into physical environments through graphics and storytelling, and that way of thinking continues to shape my approach to brand identity, environmental graphics and creative direction.

From London, I moved to Melbourne, where I worked as Design Director at Origin Energy before establishing my own practice. Having worked agency-side, in-house and independently, I understand how creative decisions are made across very different environments.

SELECTED CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE

Heritage & Culture
British Library (UK)
London Transport Museum (UK)
National Portrait Gallery
Natural History Museum
National Trust (UK)
Historic Royal Parks

Corporate & Professional Services
Origin Energy
Twiga Group
Gram Consulting Group
Rugby Football Union (UK)
MYOB
ASI Solutions
LaSalle Investment Management (UK)

Property, Interiors & Lifestyle
Nemeth & Co.
Original Parasol Co.
Advanced Whitening

Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Bad Shepherd Brewing Co.
Cantina de Mad Mex
Carina Leagues Club

Government & Public Sector
The Supreme Court (UK)
Lambeth Council (UK)
Development Victoria

Education & Learning
Swinburne University
Australian Catholic University
KeyPath Education
University Technology Sydney

Health & Wellbeing
Bupa
Cabrini Health
GenesisCare
Phoenix Australia
Relationship Matters
Grief Australia

Community & Not-for-Profit
Life Without Barriers
Origin Foundation
Blue Light Card

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