Studio

Made Visual is a boutique multi-disciplinary graphic design agency based in Fitzroy, Melbourne.

The studio ethos is encapsulated by the Saul Bass quote – “Design is thinking made visual” – hence our studio name. We believe that the best results are achieved through strategic thinking, research collaboration and working closely with our clients to create high quality unique graphic design solutions across a range of media and design disciplines.

Collaboration

Made Visual works and collaborates with many industry professionals including copywriters, photographers, videographers, designers, illustrators, printers and website developers. These close working relationships allow us to ensure that every element of a project is completed with creativity, professionalism, care and an attention to detail.

Tim Allan

Tim is the director of Made Visual and is a graphic designer with over 13 years experience in the creative industry, his reputation for design excellence is built upon his breadth of industry experience in Europe and Australia. This experience and passion for excellence in graphic design allow him to take your project from concept to completion.

We work with some great clients, here are just a few.

Clients

Our client base ranges across a large spectrum of industries and backgrounds including education, not-for-profits, government, fashion, health and music.

- Australian Red Cross
– Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
– Climate Council
– Climate Media Centre
– City of Ballarat
- Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV)
– Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
- Federation University
– Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand

- McAuley Community Services for Women
– MediaWise
– National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)
– Old Colonists’ Association of Victoria
– Oxfam Australia
– Propel Group
– Radius Imaging
– University of Melbourne

" Tim is very skilled at understanding our design needs and his attention to detail is fantastic. I have also appreciated the professionalism and reliability that Tim has displayed while working with me. "
− Amanda Hamilton, The University of Melbourne (Graduate School of Business and Economics)

" Made Visual are nimble, seamless to work with and passionate about process and product. Their final design work is consistently clear and beautiful, evolving overtime to keep pace with the growth of our organisation. "
− Alix Pearce, The Climate Council

" Tim took the time to understand our graphic design needs and to understand our organisation and what we were looking for. Tim worked with us to create several publications that we were very pleased with. Tim provided us with a friendly and professional service and we would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. "
− Jo Thitchener, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand

" Tim is intuitive, professional and fun to deal with. He offers valuable advice. He delivers on time. He is one of the best graphic designers MediaWise has worked with. "
− Penny Underwood, MediaWise

" Tim’s exceptional ability to translate my vague musings into a brand identity that visually articulates exactly what my business is about, means I constantly receive compliments on the design of the website and business cards. "
− Francesca Alice, WordSlice

" His work is of outstanding quality. As a graphic designer he has the rare skill of knowing exactly how much and what needs to be done to make disparate elements work as a whole. "
− Adrian Vincent, The Tiger and Me