MEET THE PEOPLE
Success is best when it’s shared
Black Owl Design is an award winning design and marketing studio located in Mackay and Townsville, with 15+ years experience working with clients across Queensland and New Zealand.
We absolutely love what we do, and – luckily – we’re also really good at it. But more than that – we get to work with amazing clients who understand the value that professional design brings to a business.
DANGEROUSLY CREATIVE
OPEN MINDED | CONSTANTLY HONEST
Hi, I’m Amy,
founding director of Black Owl Design.
In 2013, I decided that I wanted to work for no one except my clients – to ensure that they received the outcome and value that they were looking for, and deserved, so I launched Black Owl Design.
Fast forward 13 years, we have a line up of incredible clients that trust us with their brands, an expansion into Townsville and a few awards under our belt, Black Owl now has a strong reputation around town as one of the leading design and marketing firms.
Every business needs its own identity, and we understand what a privilege it is for a business owner to trust us with helping to construct that identity and bring their ideas to life.
So if you’re looking for exceptional designs, with clear communication, at affordable prices with flexible timeframes, then we are the designers for you.
Chat with Amy
Email — amy@blackowldesign.com.au
Talk — 07 4942 8994 or 0467 552 382
Connect — Linked In
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Sunnies, phone, bottle of water… and my dog. Trust me, if I was allowed to, she would go everywhere with me.
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Oh that’s so unfair… I mean Wonder Woman is totally kick arse awesome but there’s just something about Deadpool that makes me love him too. Maybe it’s the tight red leather outfit or his boyish charm lol… please don’t make me pick!
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Definitely chocolate… mega sweet tooth right here.
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Sometimes they just come to me and other times I need to get out of my own head and away from the screen – so I’ll head to the garden or the kitchen or to the beach, which are all creative releases for me. Then, when I’m not thinking about it or least expect it (like in the shower or at 3am), the idea will just ‘pop’ into my head!
QUICK FIRE Q+A
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
Naomi Adams
— Graphic Designer
Naomi is our branding enthusiast a stationary collector and a lover of typography. She views every project as a new and exciting challenge to tackle and she loves working with clients to achieve truly unique design outcomes.
Naomi believes creating a strong working partnership with clients is essential in achieving results that best represent the very core of their business.
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I have a healthy appreciation for both and believe you don’t have to sans to be modern.
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Illustrator is my current flavour of the month but I love all the Adobe children equally.
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Definitely Windows but I have to resist Amy’s conversion tactics daily.
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When I’m not fussing over my dogs I am very partial to other creative outlets like illustration, photography and the occasional video game.
Maria Cavero
— Social Media + Marketing
Hi, I’m Maria Fernanda! While I have a traditional compound name from my home country, you can call me Maria. Originally from Lima, Peru, I moved to Australia a year ago to chase new adventures and grow my career in the creative space. As part of the team here, I spend my days crafting engaging social media posts and staying ahead of the latest digital trends (and yes, that includes the occasional TikTok drama!).
When I’m ‘off the clock,’ I’m usually dancing, hitting the gym, or catching up with my family. I’ve explored 17 countries so far, and I’m currently on a mission to visit all six Disney castles around the world. P.S. I’m officially halfway there!
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Definitely TikTok! I’m a total sucker for the endless scroll, staying on top of trends (and the occasional drama) is practically a full-time hobby.
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A Caramel Latte with Stevia. If the sugar doesn't count, the calories don't either... right?
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I played basketball for 15 years! From 2006 to 2021, the court was my second home. It’s where I get my "driven" nature from.
Tahnee Armstrong
— Marketing + Communications
With 15 years of entrepreneurial experience owning businesses in photography, mining labour hire and online commerce/manufacturing, Tahnee specialises in taking a clients passion and ideas and help grow them into strategy and actionable tasks.
Tahnee loves to marry on-point traditional marketing with the power of organic digital media to create actionable strategies that engage, educate and motivate, making sure every output is strategic, measurable and built to move with the future movements of marketing.
When not dreaming up campaigns, you will find her off on an adventure with her 2 boys, driving her classic car or adding another stamp to the passport (16 countries and counting).
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TikTok Australia highlighted me as a key business creator in 2023 from my organic business content.
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I have visited Thailand a few times, but my time spent in the very north was unique and a highlight for sure!
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I love myself a cold crisp can of Coke Zero!
FINANCE
TEAM
of one!
Ryan Bentley
— Accounts Manager
Alongside his innate talent for problem solving, Ryan is the one making sure that, while Black Owl Design is flying high, there are still plenty of feet on the ground – anything that involves reading contracts or numbers, then that’s Ryan’s arena.
Which is also why Ryan makes an excellent sounding board – balancing out the creative side of the business with an uncommon amount of common sense and forethought. Offering a different perspective, Ryan is also useful for seeing where Black Owl needs to get to, then reverse engineering a solution to the problem – so we may as well let him stick around!
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A sense of humour haha. Well, it’s normally to go kitesurfing so I guess my kite gear, boardies and sunnies.
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DC every time! I’m a Batman fan 100% – nobody messes with the bat.
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Vegas… Do I really need an explanation for this?
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Do they still make Pepsi?
Alicia Bell
—Graphic Designer
Here's the obvious, I'm a graphic designer who is obsessed with colour, type, and the art of making things look just right. I could spend a significant amount of time choosing the perfect font - that's not a flaw, the right font matters!
No two days are the same and that's exactly why I love it! Give me a fresh brief and I'm in my element, diving headfirst into a creative rabbit hole for hours. I go deep, I go on tangents, tend to overthink and tweak tiny details no one else would notice.
Outside pixels and palettes, you'll find me doom scrolling for the latest design trends, filling up my wardrobe with things I absolutely did not need, being wildly ambitious about life or eating chocolate at night like it's a professional sport. But above everything, my favourite is spending time with my beautiful kids, family and of course, my dachshunds.
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Completely depends on my mood. One minute it's emotional love songs, the next it's folk music while I mentally plan my next five holidays.
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A fire engine - red cordial, lemonade, ice cold. A childhood classic I never grew out of!
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Stretched logos! I wish I could unsee it.
“Design allows you to express an idea in a visual format. It adds another dimension to your business – revealing your business’s values and personality before a client even meets you.”
Keen to work with us?
