“If you have a good product you need to present it to your audience in the best possible light. Our Festival had been struggling to achieve this until Alison came on board.”
Featured project
April 2022
THE VOICE OF REMOTE HEALTH
Initially I was introduced to CRANAplus by one of my printers, whilst at the same time referred by another client, and was then engaged to revamp their quarterly magazine. This was back in early 2010 and the magazine has gone from strength to strength! I have had the pleasure of partnering with them ever since, working across all their collateral, including annual reports, annual conference programs and other conference materials, course training manuals, posters and flyers, advertising and stationery. I am happy to have built up strong, collaborative working relationships with many members of staff across the country, and am proud and happy to be part of the amazing CRANAplus family. This is the first edition of the magazine I have worked on since being permanently on the road, and the whole process was seamless, thanks to good comms on the Yorke Peninsula and the fab team at CRANAplus!
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Featured project
April 2022
WHAT’S COOKING?
Influenced by a monthly veggie swap held by the Natural Resource Centre in Normanville (my ‘other’ community), and overwhelmed by a bumper crop of tomatoes, I started the V4V produce swap in the summer of 2015. Initially taking over the outdoor tables of a restaurant on O’Connell Street, the swap aimed to bring community members together to ‘share’, be it home-grown produce, home-baked goods, home-made pickles and jams, or simply stories. After a short time the swap moved to my home in Gover Street, where it became a hugely popular community event. Also, given I had a courtyard where everything grew in pots, I thought it a good way to inspire others who didn’t have gardens to grow their own produce. Attracting new people each month, but also maintaining a bunch of ‘regulars’, there are now over 200 people on my mailing list. Thank goodness they never all came at the same time! The turnout was generally about 20–30 people – like-minded, but from all walks of life. The atmosphere was relaxed and nurturing. A safe place to be and share. Given COVID lockdowns and restrictions during 2020 we managed just three swaps, but the final pre-Christmas champagne cocktail swap in December gave us the perfect opportunity to celebrate the end of what had been a trying and challenging year for us all. Whilst ongoing restrictions have meant we haven’t been able to meet often since, we have remained in contact. That is how the idea of sharing a collection of recipes was born which, with the help of a City of Adelaide grant, and a hard-working project team, has culminated in this cookbook. The official launch was held on Sunday 27 March at Wellington Square/Kudnatu, North Adelaide, with a fabulous turnout and so many cookbooks sold on the day, that we have ordered a reprint! All proceeds from sales of the cookbook will go to support the work of the Café Outside the Square. Please help us to support them by purchasing your own copy via the link. The recipes have all been submitted by members of our ‘community’, which now reaches across the country, and around the globe. We hope you enjoy them, and our stories.
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Featured project
January 2022
NATURE TO NURTURE
The Greater Adelaide Environment Network (GAEN) is a newly formed alliance of nine community-based environment (or natural resource) centres operating across the Greater Adelaide area, bringing together a wealth of experience and local connections under a new collaborative and coordinated
framework. Having worked with the Normanville Natural Resource Centre, now the Fleurieu Environment Centre (FEC), when GAEN needed a prospectus document to share with potential funders and government departments, the chair of the FEC management committee came to me to design it. The result, a simple, clear, professional document, was very well-received by the steering group, and will hopefully prove be a great tool for securing future funding. |
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outlook
I believe that good design is a fine balance between simplicity and creativity, and it is this balance that you will find in my work. I also see the creative process as shared and collaborative journey, which calls for transparent communication and quick understanding between all involved – and, more importantly, clear and unshifting focus on end-user experience.
I am a good communicator with a wealth of industry experience, and a thorough understanding of a wide range of clients and end-users.
I have a passion for creativity, a keen eye for detail and enthusiasm that knows no bounds – but don’t take my word for it, check out my testimonials page!
I am a good communicator with a wealth of industry experience, and a thorough understanding of a wide range of clients and end-users.
I have a passion for creativity, a keen eye for detail and enthusiasm that knows no bounds – but don’t take my word for it, check out my testimonials page!