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The Ink Garden Design Studio carefully curates thoughtful, detail-driven visual identities for fello
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The Ink Garden is an independent design studio, operated solely by me, Kristen Harris. Founded on a love of design and fueled by creative necessity, the studio was established in 2016 in pursuit of a more fulfilling family/career balance. With over a decade of graphic design experience within the print industry, stepping out in a freelance capacity after becoming a mother was a natural progression

and one I’ve not looked back from. Logo design and business branding is a speciality for The Ink Garden Design Studio with focus on collaborating with like-minded, creative women building businesses with heart. Truly passionate about beautiful aesthetics, I am honest, genuine and a significant perfectionist whose hobbies include binge-watching true crime documentaries (forever to my detriment), weekend market foraging, mint-chip gelato (ice cream is a hobby, yes?) and filling every corner of my home with green, leafy friends.

/ Likes
Icy cold coffee
Skirt and tee combos (bonus points for pockets)
True crime documentaries
Photography

/ Dislikes
Picture frames that aren’t hung straight
Sharks and any place they might reside (I’m looking at you, ocean)
Karaoke - all forms, across the board, no deal! Sitting still

If you appreciate almond croissants, potted plants and simple, beautiful design, I’d love to get to know you and your business better!

03/09/2026

Favourite fonts: September edition
Some really swoon-worthy type on my screen this month (I’m developing a bit of an expensive taste when it comes to letterforms these days, so my accountant doesn’t love) while I work my way through an eclectic assortment of clients and briefs. Beauty salon > educational resource > commercial interior designer > mobile coffee van. Don’t make me pick a favourite this month; I cant possibly.

28/08/2026

Carefully curating authentic, meaningful brands with true ‘reach-out-and-touch-it’ stories for female-led businesses fueled by passion and individuality.
The Ink Garden uncovers foundational values and purposeful details at the heart of every business then reflects them back through clear and thoughtful design, crafted with intuitive creativity and meticulous attention to detail, delivering designs that not only look beautiful but work seamlessly to tell a brand’s story and establish emotional connections with the people that matter most: your target audience.
Now booking branding projects for October and beyond.

26/08/2026

One thing I love, which might be a polarizing opinion, but monochromatic palettes always make my heart sing! Palettes that include two or three shades of the same colour often find their way onto my screen and it always leaves a little contented feeling inside. I work fairly instinctually with colour - it’s always something I’ve just known - and when I look back over my previous work, there’s a lot of monochromatic moments to be found.
This little snippet from my time with Claire was based heavily around a nostalgic warm blue colour palette and it still has me obsessed 🤩

19/08/2026

When is white not white? Pretty much always 🤍 Whether it’s crisp and clean, cool blue-based or tinged with a yellow warm glow, white is really never just that. I’ve you’ve ever considered painting your interior walls white, you’ll have a keen understanding of the true scope of this reality 🫠

A version of white exists in almost every palette I create, and that can’t be said for a lot of hues, but it’s all about the undertones; the nuances that make all the difference. Do you have a favorite or are you bold colours all the way?

09/08/2026

Honestly, my clients are the absolute bees knees 🐝 If you want to join this wonderful group of humans, I’m now booking branding projects for November onwards…

05/08/2026

Behind every chosen design concepts are the ones that don’t make the cut. Sometimes these are even my favourite designs and knowing they’ll never achieve their full potential is a bitter pill (although it likely serves me right for playing favourites). Each brand project that leaves the studio comprises of two custom designed concepts to choose from - primary logos, secondary assets, typography choices, hues, palettes, mockups. The works! This means, however, one is always left on the shelf.

This little monogram is one of those favourites 🤎

30/07/2026

I posted a poll on my socials late last year and the general response was that you needed more guidance and tips for establishing your own branding. Whether DIY or professionally created, a lot of the foundations are still the same.

Now we’ve already covered logo file types, let’s talk colour profiles. When a branding project is complete, final logo files are released to my clients in two main colour profile options: RGB and CMYK (with details covering Pantone and HEX within their brand guide). On the surface, they might look fairly similar, but their roles are quite important and equally as useful when it comes to functionality within your brand. But what is each one really for?

If you’ve ever tried to professionally print a super-vivid RGB image or a logo with fluro colours and found the final product quite flat and underwhelming but didn’t know why, this post is for you. RGB and CMYK colour profiles have two very differetn purposes and when interchanged, the impact is apparent.

RGB (red, green, blue) is a colour profile for digital images specifically for screen use. It uses combinations of red, green and blue lights to achieve a full spectrum of colours.

CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black/key) is a colour profile for printed materials. It uses a combination of physical inks to acheive a spectrum of colours, often not quite as vivid as RGB screen portrayal.

HEX is a colour profile for achieving web colours. This code comprises six letters and numbers which conveys the amount of red, green and blue.

Scroll through for some basic explanations and examples of each colour profile, and save this post for next time you’re stumped when it comes to which colour mode suits your needs best.

16/07/2026

A moment for these secondary assets for Jen at Silk And Suds 🫧 I had a lot of fun designing sub marks for this project, drawing inspiration from vintage garment tags and antique French typography to bring a chic yet playful personality and compliment the understated simplicity of the primary logos. Jen’s concepts and trust in my vision truly allowed this project to go places that the humble laundromat never dreamed of.

01/07/2026

Halfway point for 2026! Not sure how that happened, but here we are. The projects and people I’ve encountered so far this year: dream status, creatively-challenging and so much fun. Literally in love with every one of them. If you want a designer who’s going to romance over the details; who’ll likely have a somewhat obsessive relationship with your project (when I’m in, I’m in). I’m your gal. Bookings are now being taken for August onwards.

24/06/2026

How each puzzle piece of a brand fits together is one of my very favourite things. We all know logos have an important role to play, but it’s all the other supporting elements that help it do its job and ensure your visual identity is achieving its fullest potential. And watching clients take what we’ve created together and run with it; well the sky is the actual limit for where that ends up.

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