Nuttshell is a design studio based in North Melbourne. We deliver smart and spirited design, with an innovative use of
media and materials.
All on time, on budget, and on brief. For clients that we love working with, and who love working with us.
Given the chance to work with V-Line on their annual report (on more than one occasion), in this case we opted for a strong horizontal format. Our aim was to personalise the company, so we commissioned feature portraits of V-Line staff, and utilised rich colour ways. This is one of many corporate communications we produce, and as such drew on our well-developed processes for client liaison and production.
The Wadawarrung story is intertwined in the Wyndham Vale landscape, and has been over thousands of years. As a part of the Regional Rail Link project at Wyndham Vale Railway Station, Nuttshell was approached to tell their story through artefacts unearthed in an archeological dig that took place before the construction period.
With a commitment to protecting and enhancing biodiversity throughout the municipality, the City of Stonnington has created a wildlife haven within the Glen Iris Wetlands. Nuttshell was approached to develop and produce an interactive and engaging signage program to extend education in the wetlands beyond the existing visitor centre.
Celebrating 175 years, Australian Unity engaged Nuttshell to design a book that told the story of Friendly Societies in Australia. This fascinating social history is brought to life with fabulous archival imagery and sumptuous fine art reproductions.
A complete wayfinding strategy was designed and documented for the Shire of Campaspe. Our work culminated in a detailed and thorough strategy package including mapping, directional decisions and creative design.
The brief to revitalise Transdev’s Corporate Reports called for a fresher more accessible design. We responded with a light and playful design using white space, full colour imagery and a landscape layout to our advantage. The format of both Reports celebrates horizontal photography of long buses, trains and ferries, creating a synergy between content and design.
The Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership is housed in a historic State School designed by the Government Architect Henry Bastow in the 1880’s. Nuttshell designed an elegant publication to tell the Bastow story.
With a creative brief to explore ’science’ in the newly designed school of sciences by Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects, we took a collaborative approach with all stakeholders. The result is a fully integrated display that builds upon the foundations laid by the architects.
