Logo, postcard and website design for a jeweller

logo design • stationery design • squarespace website design

Kate Higgins’ is a Melbourne-based jeweller specialising in high-end, custom wedding and engagement rings. She also designs jewellery inspired by art deco architecture under the moniker Eli Speaks.

In 2014, I designed a logo for Eli Speaks, and in 2020 worked with Kate again to develop the brand look into stationery and a Squarespace website refresh.

Kate already had a Squarespace website, but it was a few years old and lacked some essential items: basic user functionality, a foundation for search engine optimisation, and an overall aesthetic that united her business branding and spoke to her ideal customer.

Using Kate’s design inspiration for her jewellery collections – art deco arcitecture and her recent travels through Mexico – as well as the existing branding, I designed a custom repeat tile pattern that was then applied to business cards and jewellery care instruction cards.

I then proceeded to update and refresh Kate’s website, migrating the site from the older Squarespace 7.0 version to Squarespace 7.1, and inputting many of the new features available to make her website responsive to different device sizes, including mobile.

"Tess created a business logo for me many years ago, which I still love. Recently I sought her out again for a brand expansion, and website re-design of which she did a beautiful job. Tess is easy to communicate with, and didn't make me feel worse about being the technophobe that I am! The style and designs she created are punchy and perfectly represent this new direction in my business and personal development. Thank you so much Tess for your professional and talented work!"

Kate Higgins, Jeweller, Eli Speaks