Darth Vader, minties and optical alignment — these are a few of his favourite things. He is a man of precision, pixel perfection and truly a leader in the craft. But he knows he is still a student, and often consults the greats, like Massimo Vignelli and Josef Müller-Brockmann. Captivated by Swiss design and the principals of modern typography. He has come directly from some of the best Melbourne design studios, and decided to go out on his own in 2011, when he and Clarrissa founded Design by Bird.

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Diana is publicly known as Dee with two ees. Whimsical, and full of wonder, she’s got a distinct perspective on the world and won’t take no for an answer. In a studio setting, she’s a designer through and through and looks to language rather than visuals for inspiration. That’s why you’ll find her listening to films over music — with Interstellar and the entire six seasons of Mad Men being the catalysts to many of her brilliant ideas. She wants every brand she works on to be embraced wholeheartedly and commits herself to making this possible for every client.

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If you were to look at the list of industries Bianca has worked in, you’d think we were talking about multiple people rather than one young mum from the Mornington Peninsula. From tourism to marketing, hospitality to event management, she’s found a home at Design by Bird. Channelling her knowledge, she handles the numbers, structure and general order of business, including herding cats aka creative folk. She’s a numbers gal — and brings an obsessive need to colour code everything that makes her very easy to find.

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Rachel is the new kid on the block for the Design by Bird team. Rachel lives and breathes brand storytelling- loves getting under the skin of what makes a brand hum. Carving out a thirteen-year career in both local and international markets as both a brand marketer and copywriter, she is the queen of multi-tasking (she needs to be as a mother of two little munchkins). She has been fortunate to play with some of the biggest brands, some just beginning and a few in-between. Working in health and wellness, retail, fashion and beauty, tourism and the arts – she loves a creative challenge. Addicted to grandpa hats, galleries, abstract art and the delicious words of Tim Winton, she now dances to Wiggles more than she would like to admit. Twist her arm to sum up her marketing mantra and she would say ‘Make it sing. Be sincere.’

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Clarrissa, a name that is often misspelt, even by her father. She’s half of the whole that founded Design by Bird, and has enjoyed the challenge of owning her own business ever since. She ‘thinks big’ when it comes to business, taking cues from her recently completed BA of Business Management but knows life outside of work is more important. She’s not a designer, but brings her roll up your sleeves attitude into the everyday life of the studio. She’s a book of knowledge, but hates acronyms. She’ll also out run you, even in kitten heels. She’s got an ironman to prove it.

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