Testimonials

Anittel – Graphic recording and Journey Map

“Guy has really helped us develop a common communication platform that lets us share our company story with all types of people. The Journey Map has been fantastic for employees to picture our approach and journey ahead.  We also use the Map when talking to key external stakeholders, such as partners, investors, suppliers, to introduce them to the ‘who, what, how and why’ behind the company. The project has been invaluable for us as a communications tool for staff and customers.”

 Ilkka Tales, CEO, Anittel

Industry association strategy workshop – graphic recording

“Guy provided graphic recording services during a strategy workshop for an industry association that I am involved with.  His illustrations brought the discussion, insights and ideas to life.  Guy created an additional dimension to the workshop, which assisted the decision making process and helped drive specific outcomes.  The workshop participants, which included very senior people from the marketing communications industry, were highly impressed.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Guy to any client or agency that was looking for a partner to help them tap into the power of visual communication.”

Daniel Young, General Manager of Australian PR agency, Encoder Public Relations 

Premiere Global Services – Campaign Accelerator Infographic

“Guy is an extremely creative individual and has a unique ability to express his creativity visually. Apart from delivering an impressive piece of work, his enthusiasm, proactive attitude and readiness to run the extra mile for us had contributed to the success of our Infographics project. We are definitely looking forward to establish a long term working relationship with Guy”.

Jasmine Lim, Marketing Manager, Singapore and Malaysia, Premiere Global Services

The Adventures of Mark & Greg – BMC Software

“By combining his artistic talent and his understanding of technology, Guy’s superb illustrations really brought the Chief Information Officer characters of ‘Mark and Greg’ to life in our award winning book on Business Service Management. It can be a complex issue to grasp so Guy’s humorous drawings played a massive part in helping us communicate our technology story in a simple yet memorable manner”.

Pip Livingston, Senior Manager, Field Marketing & Communications, Asia Pacific, BMC Software

Graphic recording for business planning – Insurance Advisernet

“I recently used Guy for his graphic recording service in the strategy and planning stages for two key areas of our business. By capturing the ideas, themes and words from the meeting on massive posters,  Guy’s creative technique, communication knowledge and artistic skills really helped us step back and see the ‘big picture’ of where we could take our company. His technique injected energy and fun and help identify some critical information which may otherwise been lost in a normal meeting or regular planning session. He helped us focus on the areas that mattered”.

 Greg Wakeham, Managing Director, Greg Wakeham – Insurance Advisernet

 Illustration as a key marketing ingredient – Your Body Works

“Guy Downes has been an integral part of our clinic’s marketing campaign.  He brought our logo to life by creating ‘Bod‘ and the flexibility, strength and vitality that we represent as a company has been incorporated into each illustration.  The exquisite detail and vibrancy of each illustration has kept with our professional yet playful approach to care and service. 

The personal touch an illustration brings, that is hard to replicate via computer generated graphics, means our patients love to receive our postcard series and Christmas cards which could otherwise be regarded as unwelcome mail.

We consider Guy Downes as a part of our marketing team.  His PR and marketing experience gives his illustrations an individual angle which hits our target market each and every time.  His unique flare and creative talent is a delight to work with and I am always thrilled with how he runs with my thoughts and brings them to life.”

Susan Walker, founder, Your Body Works

Coaching illustrations – Clyderhowe Coaching & Consulting Pty Ltd

“I recently hired Guy to develop some illustrations for one of my programmes that I use in coaching. Not only were the illustrations superb and spot on but Guy came up with several other ideas for my business as well. I have now asked Guy to develop some illustrations for my marketing material”.

Michael Howorth, Director & Coach, Clyderhowe Coaching & Consulting Pty Ltd

Personalised posters for internal communication – Ogilvy PR Australia (Central team)

“One of the key goals in my department is for each of us to be a “trusted advisor” to our clients – Guy helped to bring this to life for us, turning a bunch of words on some messy documents into a colourful wall poster that captures the spirit of what it takes to be a trusted advisor, and is used every day to celebrate examples of success.  He listened so carefully to what it meant to me before translating this into an impactful visual that has pride of place on our wall, with the flexibility to evolve the content over time.  Thank you!”

Emma Cartwright, Director, Talent & Finance, Ogilvy PR Australia

Visual communications – Howorth (an Ogilvy PR Worldwide company)

“We commissioned Guy to create three large paintings for our office to depict Howorth’s company values. Guy’s designs were fantastic and resonated our values of Learning, Teamwork and Excellence; all incorporating simple yet powerful images in line with our brand colours. They look great and Guy was superb to work with. Furthermore, we engaged Guy to work on a re-fresh of our company logo and we also regularly use his talents within our client campaigns where illustration can be a powerful means of communication.”

 Graham White, Managing Director, Howorth (an Ogilvy PR Worldwide company)

Short film storyboards

“I’ve worked with Guy on a couple of short film projects – he gets what I’m looking for and this is reflected in his great storyboards. He also likes a few beers after a shoot so he makes the perfect addition to the team!”

Phil Lamont, short film director and editor