Hi, I’m Gary Crilley, a
seasoned graphic designer with a wide-ranging background in various creative fields.
Branding and design
Does your logo and brand accurately reflect your company's professionalism and values?
You've dedicated a great deal of effort to building your business, making it an integral part of who you are.
Will a $25 AI or WordArt logo do justice to all your sweat, stress and tears?
Web design and development
Does your website instil confidence in visitors to do business with you?
While many small businesses favour social platforms over a website for marketing, an outdated site – or no site at all – is still a red flag for many potential customers.
Make sure you can measure up to your competitors.
Illustrations and animations
A picture is worth a thousand words. A moving picture is worth a million!
Videos, animations, and explainer graphics can better showcase a concept than words alone. Don't let a lack of understanding keep customers from your door.
Once sold, many products require an installation or instruction manual. Don't let ignorance or improper use reflect poorly on your fabulous product.
Video production
Corporate, sales or social videos
Most businesses have amassed a wealth of product or service videos shot on smartphones. Rather than lying dormant in the cloud, why not turn them into engaging corporate or sales videos?
A selection of services offered
Some past projects
A selection of past projects to showcase the breadth of services available.
Client Feedback
It has been a pleasure having you as our website and company profile designer over the past 20-plus years. We have enjoyed your ideas to update our website and company profiles, adding new projects once completed and new personnel.
Gary’s design work is modern, visually striking, and perfectly aligned with the brand. Every detail, from the logo to the colour scheme, is thoughtfully crafted and executed. Importantly, it has been consistent across all products.
As a client we’ve found Gary easy to engage with and more importantly he has always had a good understanding of our needs and objectives and delivered on the brief.
A few questions answered
Who is DesignWarrior?
DesignWarrior is a graphic and web design studio on the Kāpiti Coast, run by designer Gary Crilley. We specialise in start-up branding, brand refreshes for established businesses, and print and packaging design. Gary has been designing for New Zealand businesses since 1990 and building websites since 2004.
I'm starting a business. Can you design my logo and branding?
Yes, start-up branding is one of our specialties. We design a unique, hand-illustrated logo along with your colours and fonts, so your business looks established from day one. Start-up logo design starts at $400.
Do you build websites as well as design them?
Yes. We design and build websites in Webflow, which gives you a fast, secure site with no plugins to maintain. A typical small-business website starts at $1,500 – $3,000. We have also built larger sites in the $30,000 – $50,000 range.