West Melbourne Studios · Studio

West Melbourne Studios

A small, independent studio working on brand, web, and editorial for clients who care about how things are made.

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Selected work

A few of the projects we are proud of.

Brand · Identity 2026

Atlas Lab

A new mark for a research lab finding its voice.

Web · E-commerce 2025

Riverbed Co.

Reframing the buyer journey for a heritage outdoor brand.

Strategy · Naming 2025

Halcyon

Naming and positioning for a new category-defining product.

Digital · Product 2024

Vaultwise

A reusable design system built for a fast-growing fintech.

Edit index.html in the generated repo to drop in your real case studies.

Capabilities

What we do, in service of what you need.

West Melbourne Studios

01

Brand identity

Marks, systems, guidelines — anchored in strategy, not trends.

02

Web & digital

Marketing sites, web apps, design systems, and front-end builds.

03

Content & editorial

Long-form, brand voice, naming, and editorial systems for scale.

04

Strategy & research

Positioning, audience research, audits, and decision frameworks.

In the company of

Atlas Lab Riverbed Co. Halcyon Vaultwise Northcliff Forge & Co.

Get in touch

Have a project in mind?

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Thinking

Recent writing.

How to use video for board diversity and inclusion reporting

How to use video for board diversity and inclusion reporting

October 22, 2026

Diversity and inclusion reports are among the most scrutinised documents a board produces, yet most still arrive as dense PDFs nobody reads twice. Video gives organisations a direct, credible channel to communicate progress that written documents can't match.

The art of the lookbook film: how fashion brands use short film

The art of the lookbook film: how fashion brands use short film

October 22, 2026

Lookbook films sit at the intersection of fashion photography and cinematic storytelling, and the brands doing them well have quietly turned a catalogue format into a compelling art form. Here's what separates the ones that work from the ones that don't.

How to write a creative agency's client boundary policy

How to write a creative agency's client boundary policy

October 21, 2026

Most creative agencies set informal expectations that collapse under pressure. A written client boundary policy formalises the rules around communication, availability, and conduct before a project starts.

How to use video for customer complaint resolution

How to use video for customer complaint resolution

October 21, 2026

Most businesses handle customer complaints with templated emails that arrive too late and say too little. Video gives complaint resolution a human face, and that changes everything about how the response lands.