About us
With decades of experience between us, our talented team offers strategic visual communications services and builds meaningful, authentic brands.
From the first meeting through concepts, design and implementation, we work in a collaborative and inclusive way with our clients.
At North we believe that innovative businesses need agile creative partnerships. With our experienced smaller team, we can respond quickly and effectively, delivering distinctive creative that answers your business strategies, all from our heritage warehouse studio just north of Sydney Harbour.
Our clients come from all sectors, both private and public. They include not for profits, family-run businesses, global corporates, and everything in between. Clients partner with us because they value high-end creative thinking.
And, our work includes so much more than branding and design. We create digital content, video, advertising campaigns of all shapes and sizes, signage, publications, and so much more.
The core team
Brian Hutchinson
Director
Brian provides creative and strategic direction to the North team and, ensures that our clients are fully informed and part of the creative process. He has eight years’ experience in senior sales and marketing roles and a further 30 in branding and visual communications.
His expertise encompasses all facets of branding and visual communications.
Liv Whitford
Executive Creative Director
With over 25 years experience in the creative field, across NZ and Australia, Liv is an accomplished multi-disciplinary creative leader, project manager and hands-on creative, passionate about working with our clients to produce stunning creative outputs that support their business and strategic goals.
Liv is also a passionate photographer.
May Boray
Client Services Manager
May has a background in sales and marketing and human resources, which for the past 12 years she has applied to the delivery of North’s expertise in creative services to clients. She is skilled at identifying business imperatives and opportunities to increase the effectiveness of branded communications across all channels.
Joyce Ho
Senior Designer and Studio Manager
With over 13 years experience in the creative field, Joyce is highly proficient in design, project management, account management and applying creative thinking to problem solving.
Her know-how strategically combines both print and digital media and she is North’s digital go-to designer.
Claire Brooks
Senior Designer
Claire has worked in design agencies in Sydney and London, with a strong focus on brand identity, editorial design, marketing, and corporate publications. Her career spans over 20 years.
She is also a keen illustrator and North’s resident infographic guru.
Why choose North?
The right size
At North, we are small enough to care about every piece of work we produce and large enough (and experienced enough) to deliver consistently outstanding results. We're your partners in unlocking the full potential of your brand and all that it encompasses.
The right fit
We want to make sure your organisation is the right fit for North just as much as we want to be the right fit for you. We don’t pursue client relationships and projects that we don’t believe will succeed. Because that’s the right thing to do.
The right approach
At North, we don’t apply a branding or visual communications formula to client projects. Instead, we assess your unique requirements and engage original and strategic thinking to realise your brand’s potential.
