Hello, I’m Alyssa…

I’m a qualified designer (and illustrator) based in Melbourne, who has been cooking-up creative outcomes for over twenty years. Being creative is my bread and butter. I relish working on fun, bold and quirky design projects, and those that put my illustration skills to use are the cherry on top. These food-puns relate to my work in the area of food packaging, as well as my love of food in general, it also adds a bit of spice to this paragraph. But I'll wrap-it-up with the puns from now, before it gets any cheesier.‍ ‍

Clients and projects‍:

I’ve worked on all kinds of design projects over the years. I've done everything from packaging for frozen potato cakes to a children's book about lizards, you name it and there’s a high likelihood I’ve done it. But food packaging and book design are my main areas of interest and expertise. I work with clients from all over Australia, from small independent food businesses to publishing houses, and everything in between.

You can visit my Linked In profile to read more about my design experience (feel free to make a connection request).

Creative beginnings‍: ‍

Where I am today began as a child who obsessively stayed within the lines of an extensive coloring book collection. In high school graphics and art were my favorite subjects, where I created numerous mediocre interpretations of album covers using a rather bland range of materials – primarily black Artline markers and Derwent pencils. I completed a degree in Communication Design at Swinburne Uni, where I moved from paper to screen, and Bob's your uncle, I’m still happily working as a designer all these years later.

Some additional yet also irrelevant info:

  • Like a cliché Melburnian, I am a coffee snob.

  • Did you know 'Melburnian' is spelt without the 'o'?

  • My love for cheese of all kinds (from grated tasty to blue vein) rules out any chance of veganism.

  • I think the pigeon is a seriously underrated bird – not as a food source, as I’ve never actually eaten pigeon, although I’m sure it tastes like chicken – but generally speaking as a species.