A design studio that walks between two worlds

 

Kevin Wilson

Kevin is a Wongi man with an instinct for visual storytelling, seeing the world through a lens of art and design. He has led branding and design projects for Wadjemup/Rottnest Island, Transperth, WA Museum, Beyond Blue, Aboriginal History WA, and Tourism WA.

Each project tells a story, is backed by community consultation, and delivered to the highest standard of commercial design. And this work doesn’t stop at branding and campaign design, Kevin is driven by story and helping the next generation of Aboriginal artists tell theirs.

As well as being the creative director and a founding partner of Nani, Kevin facilitates creative workshops to bring emerging talent into creative industries. He’s an Artist Member of the Indigenous Art Code, winner of WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year award, and runs a First Nations DJ course for young musicians. Kevin’s interest in the music industry extends beyond being a DJ, he is also an RTRFM presenter and a music producer — with work released by Boorloo label, Midnight Elevator, in 2021.

Leigh Wood

Leigh brings her two decades of local and international design industry knowledge to Nani. She’s a branding artist, commercial designer, and brief decoder. With an ability to work on all terrains of this industry – from untangling complex branding hierarchies to managing spec variations down to the pixel – Leigh’s work is precise and inspired.

Leigh has led design and branding projects for local, national, and international brands. For those closer to home, Leigh has worked with Water Corporation, Tourism WA, RAC, Wadjemup/Rottnest Island, and City of Perth.

Leigh’s background has led to the attainment of a second language. Leigh speaks fluent corporate comms with a government dialect that can only come from decades working within these sectors. While some get by knowing the basics—budgets, timelines, outcomes, KPIs—Leigh has an ability to read through the lines and innately understand what is required. She’s a creative at the core, but a communications specialist when it counts.

Never not supporting deadly talent

 

Part of our work is making a space for more young First Nations talent. There’s a huge opportunity to see these deadly storytellers — artists, illustrators, writers, speakers, musicians — take a seat at the table and make their mark on creative industries.

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We’re signatories to the Never Not Creative Internship Minimum Standards. This means that interns who spend time at Nani are supported to carve out their own unique path in this industry. You will be mentored by Kevin and Leigh, but not to take on low-value tasks or with the goal of ‘becoming’ them. You will be mentored to discover and express more of who you are and how you make art. That’s what this industry needs next … you.