Hi, I’m Justine
I founded Treehouse Studio in 2020 when the time was finally right to go out on my own.
With a graphic design degree and more than 20 years’ experience across the marketing and design industry, I work across B2B and B2C marketing, branding, campaigns, illustration and corporate communications. I work directly with clients and businesses to understand what they’re trying to achieve, then bring the thinking, design and creativity needed to make it happen.
I’ve been creatively obsessed for as long as I can remember. At 14, I discovered you could actually get paid to “draw stuff” for a living. That was pretty much me done. I’ve never looked back.
These days, I’m still endlessly curious, usually have several creative projects on the go, a few half-finished and an even larger collection of unfinished thoughts. In my spare time I'm often painting or playing with colour through different mediums.
I have always found comfort in the process of design and ‘making’, the control juxtaposed with the freedom of expression and having something I can continuously come back to throughout my life. My practice grows alongside me and I am forever grateful for that.
Take a look through my personal work to give you an idea of life outside the screen…
Don’t make me blush…
SILVER – NZ Sign & Display Awards 2023 – Chorus – Glasswork for Big Ideas Group
SILVER – NZ Sign & Display Awards 2022 – 2degrees – Wall Graphics for Big Ideas Group
FINALIST – The NZ Radio Awards 2018 – Associated Craft Award
WINNER – INMA 2017 Launch of a Brand to Create An Audience Segment – NZHerald Focus
WINNER – The NZ Radio Awards 2017 Best Marketing Campaign – Coast FM
FINALIST – Best Awards 2016 – Commercial Environmental Graphics – NZME Fit-out
WINNER – PANPA 2015 Creative Services Professional of the Year
WINNER – Canon Media Awards – 2013 Best Newspaper Design – NZ Herald