Own Design is a creative studio for ambitious brands ready to elevate their visual landscape.

Olivia Wimsett is the Founder, Creative Director, and driving force behind Own Design, based in Auckland, New Zealand, serving brands worldwide. Having designed, directed and developed across ad agencies, publishing houses and noteworthy brands, Olivia forged her own path. For nine years and counting, her independent design studio has championed those with the same dynamic drive.

Own Design is a celebration of creativity and all it can achieve across the ecosystem of a brand. Our intentionally small team allows us to concentrate on a curated selection of projects and forge lasting connections with our clients.

From initial concept to final deliverables, Olivia is personally involved in every step of a project’s becoming. This promises close-knit collaboration, quality craftsmanship and an innate understanding of her clients’ vision. Olivia's calling card is her meticulous yet effortless aesthetic and ability to bring brands to life across multiple mediums. From this, Own Animations was born—a dedicated division of Own Design specialising in digital content creation.

Seasoned or start-up, Own Design partners with purposeful, forward-thinking brands, excited by the future and their place in it.

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  • Working with Liv at Own Design has been an absolute pleasure since the day we began. Liv is a delight to collaborate on projects with. Her concepts are always on brand, while thinking ahead to what we may need and delivering them on time. We are always given the most beautiful, engaging designs, where you can see the time, effort and thought behind them. I would highly recommend Own Design to work with.

    Tanne Snowden, Tronque

  • I had such a great experience rebranding with Olivia from Own Design. She was so thorough and always went above and beyond. She made everything easy and straight forward. I couldn’t be happier with my new design!

    Annie Bargiacchi, Annie’s Beauty Room

  • ​​Mana Stables have worked with Liv from Own Design for two years, firstly creating our branding and since then evolving into our tailored events and marketing for. Liv has been extremely personable, professional and always nails it and exceeds our expectations. Everything is always on brand, relevant and tasteful while incorporating new concepts for our brand’s growth. We love everything Liv has created for us over the years and wouldn’t use anyone else! We always get compliments on our branding and marketing; Own Design has been the best investment we have made for our business. Thank you so much Liv and we look forward to carrying on this wonderful relationship.

    Amelia Clark, Mana Stables

  • Olivia works magic with branding and design. Over the past few years, we’ve collaborated and had a lot of fun working on Simplicité’s logo, business cards, tissue paper, stickers, social media, and website. Olivia listens to what you want to achieve and brings both vision and your brand to life. Her attention to detail, creativity, and insight have been invaluable to our business—I wouldn’t work with anyone else.

    Rachel Millns, Simplicité Health & Beauty