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Melbourne Graphic Design Studio

Christie Davis Design

Graphic Design Studio in Melbourne Australia

Brave Agency is excited to announce our partnership with Melbourne graphic design studio — Christie Davis Design!

Christie Davis Design is known for consistently delivering beautiful designs that achieve outstanding results. Additionally, they are wonderfully easy to work with.

Their Melbourne graphic design services focus on branding, packaging design, and annual reports for ethical organisations and not-for-profits.

Brave Agency × Christie Davis Design

Brave was successful as a distributed agency with a team working remotely. We had been hunting for a new Account Manager since moving to Melbourne in 2015.

We were excited to finally find the right person. However, she already had her own well-established graphic design business. 

Therefore, it made sense for our businesses to cooperate and discover what we could achieve.

After collaborating closely for over 12 months and delivering fantastic results for our clients, we found working together is an absolute pleasure.

Our new way of doing business has exceeded all expectations. As a result, we are happy to offer improved services in the future.

New and Improved 

Graphic Design Services

For everything to do with graphic design — branding and identity, logo design, publication design, and print design — we now refer all our business to Melbourne’s best boutique graphic design studio.

Receive five-star service from an experienced, professional design team and discover why we enjoy working with this Melbourne Graphic Design Studio!

Contact Melbourne Graphic Design Studio – Christie Davis Design

Web Design and SEO

Looking for web design, development, and search engine optimisation?

Brave’s core team of two – focused on web development and affordable SEO – will work closely with Christie Davis Design to deliver results that shine.

Our speciality is building small websites, designed and optimised to make it easy for people to find your business online.

For more information, head to the website of our new Australian SEO studio.

Brave SEO

Squarespace Website

Artist Blacksmith Pete Mattila

A man of many talents, formidable fine artist / blacksmith / sculptor Pete Mattila built his own website using Squarespace – with a little help from Brave Agency.

Pete asked us to assist with adding some polish. And we were happy to help out, providing:

  • troubleshooting,
  • content curation,
  • copy editing,
  • reformatting, and
  • search engine optimisation.

Whether you need a whole website designed and developed, or just need a bit of help to get the job done, get in touch to find out how we can make your life a bit easier.

Business Document Design

Sustainable business document design

Miglic Dean Real Estate Agents of Fitzroy, Melbourne and Brave Agency share a passion for doing business locally and sustainably.

As agents for an exciting real estate development in Melbourne’s vibrant inner north, Miglic Dean wanted an Expression of Interest (EOI) document that reflects their values — high quality, environmentally responsible, and printed locally.

Brave Agency’s first choice for printed materials is 100% recycled paper stocks and vegetable-based inks, every time. Sustainably produced luxury paper stocks deliver beautiful results without compromise.

This Information Memoranda was produced for the exceptional commercial spaces at 166 Gertrude Street.

Sustainable printing, with a lightning fast turnaround, by local business Print Together.

Contact us today to see how our business document design can help you to secure great returns on your investments.

Easy Websites

Easy websites for busy people

Brave Agency makes easy websites, like this one for Australian Masterchef Winner, Emma Dean.

Emma, a champion of ethical and sustainable food, and very busy woman, wanted a fresh new website. Emma is smart and capable and could easily build one herself – but she just didn’t have time to do it.

So she contacted us and we found a solution that worked for her.

Emma supplied the text, and some photos, and Brave Agency did the rest.

And voila! Emma has a new website!

We built it using Squarespace. It’s cost effective, low maintenance, and best of all, super easy for Emma to update the content, if she has time. And when she’s too busy, Brave Agency can handle the updates for her.

Brave Agency loves finding ways to make life easier for busy people. Take just one minute to get in touch with us – we’d love to make your life easier, too.

Portrait Photography

Content creation by Brave Agency

Photo of Melanie Smith, World Traveller, by Dianna Graf, Creative Director at Brave Agency. Published with a series of interviews featuring inspiring women in the antipodes.

Empress Crow and Rabbit came to Brave Agency for assistance with establishing their newly launched brand, setting up social media channels, desktop publishing, and commissioned portrait photography featuring inspiring women.

Whether your project is established, or still in its conceptual phase, Brave Agency can work with you, and collaborate with your team, to develop and create new content and help grow your brand.

Contact us today to book a free 1-hour consultation and discover what we can do for you.

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Visit Empress Crow and Rabbit online at www.empresscrowandrabbit.com to read the stories and interviews.

Client: Michaela Rosandich at Empress Crow and Rabbit.

Project Contributors:

Empress Crow and Rabbit Logo and Branding by Ebony Parker.

Empress Crow and Rabbit Brand Style Development and Website by Penny Lough at Hummingbird Design.

Best Business Websites

Best Business Websites by Brave Agency

In a recent showcase of restaurant sites, the Port Office Hotel website was featured as one of the best business websites – top 6 out of 120,000.

Designed and built by Brave Agency using a responsive WordPress theme, the website is optimised for viewing on desktop computers, phones and mobile devices. It includes user-friendly widgets to handle online bookings and reservations, and extensive online menus.

Best business websites Australia by Brave Agency.
The Port Office Hotel website, designed and built by Brave Agency, featured in the top 6 best business websites – out of 120,000 – in a showcase for this WordPress theme.

Our SEO capabilities ensured Port Office Hotel appeared in high-ranking returns on search for Brisbane gastropubs and functions venues.

Built in 1876, Brisbane’s iconic Port Office Hotel is one of the city’s most popular restaurant, gastropub and functions venues. Located in the heritage river-quarter, next to the City Botanic Gardens, it’s a sought-after destination for special events. And it’s a popular destination for wedding celebrations. We also helped them with updating their existing website for Port Office Hotel Weddings.

Beautiful event and food photography was supplied by Liz James of Soda Photography.

Brave Agency is passionate about creating business sites for small businesses. We focus on design, user experience, and search engine optimisation (or SEO), so business owners can get on with doing what they do best.

Whether you need a complete package, including photography, copy writing and social media, or a simple one-page site to get you started, we can help.

Our rates for corporate websites and commerce websites, are competitive, too. And we can bundle digital marketing and advertising into your plan.

Brave Agency offers very attractive and affordable web design, development and hosting packages. Contact us today to find out how we can help you connect with your customers.

Architectural Visualisation

The Wave Penthouse

Here’s a video walkthrough of an interactive 3D architectural visualisation created for The Wave luxury penthouse in Adelaide by our Digital Content Producer and Creative Director and their team in June 2010.

If you’re browsing on a mac or pc, try out the fully interactive version here.

When you need an architectural visualisation to take your project to the next level, get in touch.

Logo Design

Pony Black

Pony Black’s logo, business cards, and swing tags were designed by our Creative Director, Dianna. And they were exquisitely handcrafted by a Tasmanian Letterpress Printer extraordinaire at Flywheel in New Norfolk.

This sustainable fashion design label creates beautiful clothes and adornments at their secluded studio in southern Tasmania. Their handmade pieces feature luxurious, ethically-sourced textiles – silks, wools, cottons, and leather.

After years of love and handling, these cards still look beautiful, reflecting the exceptional quality and longevity of the clothing and fashion they represent.

You can find Pony Black online, or at stockists of fine Tasmanian fashion.

Swing tags designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Swing tags designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Swing tag designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Business cards designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Business card designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Business card designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency
Business cards and swing tags designed for Pony Black by Brave Agency

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing and
Social Media Management

From August 2010 to October 2016 Brave Agency conducted Digital Marketing for Brand Tasmania, including management of the Facebook and Twitter social media accounts, as well as editing more than half the content on the YouTube Channel. Two of our team members provided a dedicated service of strategy, content curation, copy writing, copy editing, ad campaign creation and monitoring, customer relations management, data reporting and analysis for the Brand Tasmania Council. They were also responsible for account creation and seasonal competitions for the Taste Tasmania Facebook and Instagram* accounts.

*The Brand Tasmania Instagram and LinkedIn Company accounts were managed exclusively by Brand Tasmania’s Senior Manager.

Get in touch with us today to find out how we can help your brand reach and exceed its targets.

Small Website

Dan Graf – Game Developer

Sometimes, a small website is all you need. At Brave Agency, we’re happy to create one that’s just right for you.

We believe small can be beautiful. And it has the benefits of being affordable, low maintenance, and mobile-friendly.

Sydney-based Indie Game Developer, Dan Graf, along with Featherweight, launched a game for iOS & Android. It was a smash hit with 10,000,000 downloads in its first month!

With all the excitement around Rodeo Stampede‘s wild success, Dan needed a home-base online, where he could share updates and make connections.

We worked with Dan to refine his branding and make a one-page website that covers everything he needs to have online right now. It brings together all his social media and networking profiles, and showcases his recent work.

Brave used Squarespace so it’s easy for Dan to make quick updates himself when he gets a break in his busy schedule. If you want a website built using WordPress, we can do that, too.

We make websites in all sizes to suit a range of budgets. And we’ll make the website you need into a website you, and your customers, will love.

Whether you need a simple online presence, or something more complex, let us know about it!