For Newcastle businesses
Graphic designer
in Newcastle.
Graphic design for Newcastle businesses: logos, colours and type, business cards and everyday templates, with the files you need for each use.
Tell us about your business and what you need designed. We’ll confirm the scope and send a free growth plan, price included.
How we work
What you can expect from us.
- A brief before any design
- The brief names what is being designed and where it will be used, so the work and the handover are clear from the start.
- One person, start to finish
- The person who sets the brief with you is the one who designs the work and prepares the files.
- Files agreed up front
- The file list and formats are agreed before work begins, along with ownership and any font or image licences.
- Based in Wickham
- Our office is at 12 Grey Street, Wickham. We work with businesses in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter.
What’s included
Design for the places your business shows up.
The brief names what needs designing and where it will be used. That keeps the work relevant to your business and makes the handover clear.
- Your logo
- A recognisable mark with versions suited to the website, social profile and other agreed uses. There’s more on logo design.
- Colours and type
- A consistent palette and typefaces, recorded so future work can follow the same direction.
- Business cards
- A clear layout with the right contact details, prepared for the agreed print specification. See business card design.
- Everyday business materials
- The quote, invoice, social post or other template named in your brief, designed to look like part of the same business.
- A useful file handover
- The formats and versions agreed for the job, with their intended uses explained.
How it works
Start with the business and the places the design will go.
Bring the designs you like, the ones you want to move away from, and anything your business already uses.
- Set the brief
- Tell us about the business, its customers and everywhere the design needs to appear. Include any print or event deadline.
- Review a visual direction
- We put a proposed direction in front of you so the colour, type and overall feel can be discussed together.
- Refine the chosen work
- You review the designs and send a clear set of notes. The agreed scope sets out how the work is refined.
- Prepare the files
- The finished work is supplied in the agreed formats, ready for the uses covered by the brief.
Keeping the look consistent
A logo belongs in the things you use.
A logo matters most when it works across the rest of the business. Colours, type and layout help make a quote, a social post and a website recognisable as yours.
An existing logo can remain the starting point. If the identity already suits your business, the useful job may be improving the materials around it.
Files and handover
Tell us how the design needs to be used.
A website and a large printed sign need different files. A vector file can be scaled for larger uses; an image file is useful for screens and everyday documents. The agreed handover should cover the formats you actually need. We confirm ownership and any font or image licences with the file list before work begins.
If signage or a vehicle wrap is planned, bring the supplier’s requirements into the brief. The logo file formats need to suit that use. Printing, sign production and vehicle application are quoted separately where required.
From clients
What clients say about working with spareday
“Huge shoutout to Reece for building my website for Hughesys Painting Services. Since it went live my phone hasn’t stopped ringing.”
“He created a stunning website for us that captures and nurtures leads with an automated email marketing system, which has filled a huge gap in the business and saved a lot of time (and money!).”
“He didn’t just build me a great website, he created an easy-to-manage system that allows me to make updates myself whenever I need to. He has spared me so much time doing all of this myself!”
“He was able to take our rough ideas, from concept through to reality. The site has provided an influx of new members, helping to keep our club viable.”
Official guidance
For who owns design work, read the Attorney-General’s Department on copyright and IP Australia on trade marks.
A few practical details
Before we get started.
Can you work with the logo I already have?
Yes. Bring the original files if you have them, along with any brand guidelines. We can discuss materials that use your current identity and whether any part needs refreshing.
How much does graphic design cost?
Your quote depends on the agreed deliverables and how they will be used. We settle that scope before work begins. The graphic design pricing guide explains the different kinds of project.
Which files will I receive?
The file list is agreed for the job: for example, logo versions for light and dark backgrounds, screen images and files prepared to a printer’s specification. Tell us which templates you need to edit yourself.
How do revisions work?
You review the proposed work and send your notes so it can be refined against the brief. The quote sets out what is covered. There’s more in the guide to logo revisions.
Can you meet an urgent deadline?
Tell us the date, what is needed and any printer or supplier deadline before work starts. We’ll confirm what can be delivered in that time. See urgent logo design.
Who you’ll work with
Hi, I’m Reece.
spareday is my business, based here in Newcastle. You’ll speak with me about what you need, review the work with me and know who to contact when something needs attention.
Find us
spareday in Newcastle.
12 Grey Street, Wickham, Newcastle NSW 2293.
Your next step
Tell us what your business needs designed.
Share your current materials, the pieces you need and where they will be used. We’ll discuss the brief and put together a free growth plan, price included.
Or call 0485 017 387.