mmdesign (Margot Macphail Design) is a graphic design studio offering a wide range of design services including web site design, logo development, corporate imaging/ identity, brochure / flyer design and layout, display panels, posters, magazines, newsletters, books ... from the initial spoken ideas through to pre-press finished art ready for the printer - and print brokering as required.

I work on my own, networking with other local and national professionals and companies (e.g., printers - both traditional and digital print - and photographers).

A flick through the portfolio on this site will show the range and quality of work produced: and some current working files are visible on the "clients" pages.

The studio is home-based studio located in Haumoana, a seaside village in Hawkes Bay (a few minutes drive from Hastings, Napier or Havelock North), New Zealand, made possible by the use of internet and couriers. The sound of the sea and the reknown HB sunshine make it a fantastic place of work.

I have over twenty years experience in the graphic design business and love my work. While serving at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel, and inspired by the Jewish and Arabic art forms, I began informally designing posters, invitations, display panels, book covers and various pieces of calligraphy. On returning to Auckland, New Zealand in 1982, I was employed for 3 years as a graphic designer working first with Peregrine Ltd and then employed by Wholesale Accessories Ltd. Realising that good commercial designs require an indepth knowledge of the printing process, I spent 18 months working as a film stripper for a print company (Identicolor Ltd), freelancing as a designer at the same time. I moved to Hawkes Bay for personal reasons and have been here working freelance ever since.

On the formal side, I have a B.Soc.Sci. from Waikato University.

I have a reputation for being creative, producing designs and layouts that are eye catching and different, and also for being reliable - able to produce work that is within the parameters of the initial brief and print / distribution deadlines given. Have a look at some of the positive things people have to say!