Synergy
System-driven Digital Branding
Design. Structure. Scalability.
I’m Jake Burdess.
I help growing startups to bridge the brand-to-digital divide with intention.
I also guide other seasoned designers in generating extra income online.
Elevate
How I can help you
All my services, at a glance.
Founders
Scaling Startups
Bring your brand online the right way.
- Ongoing senior digital design services at junior prices
- Design systems for seamless brand to digital translation
- Scalable digital experience strategy to help set your vision
- Digital asset management and production for marketing
Designers
Senior Talent
Looking to elevate your game?
- Master systems thinking instead of endless pixel tweaking
- Battle tested design templates that halve your build time
- Discover how to charge premium fees without the hourly grind
- Gain location freedom and predictable creative income
25 years - 100+ projects - 3 continents
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I can provide you with...
Branding Design
Logo design
Brand development
Brand guidelines
Design systems
Brand development
Brand guidelines
Design systems
Graphic Design
Business stationery
Vehicle livery
Marketing design
Social media assets
Vehicle livery
Marketing design
Social media assets
Website Design
Landing page design
Full site design
Ecommerce design
Unlimited imagery
Full site design
Ecommerce design
Unlimited imagery
Digital Design
Mobile app design
Software UX / UI design
Digital product design
Clickable prototypes
Software UX / UI design
Digital product design
Clickable prototypes
Presentation Design
Pitch deck design
Annual report design
Instructional design
Unlimited imagery
Annual report design
Instructional design
Unlimited imagery
Kind words from...
”Jake is an incredible talent. We couldn’t have asked for a better design partner. He’s efficient and showed tremendous attention to detail. An ardent and devoted listener, Jake improved every idea we discussed, but also guided us whenever he knew his insight would add value. He’s engaged, thoughtful and focused. Not only did Jake make our ideas come to life, he also managed to inspire and delight us, and delivered a product that exceeded our expectations.”
Karen & Kim
Co-founders, In Care Of Dad (USA)
"Jake is one of the few designers I’ve met who truly gets the big picture while being able to execute it as well. He’s able to break down complex aspects of branding into elegant designs – no matter whether it is a logo, website, web or mobile based software application without breaking the link between all of the created materials.”
Toby Ruckert
CEO, Unified Inbox (SGP)
”I have no hesitation in recommending Jake. He is easy to work with, creative and knowledgeable. I have worked with him on web and offline projects and he has always proved to be an invaluable part of the project.”
Jonty Rose
Owner, PixelFresh (UK)
”I worked with Jake over a 3 month period in all aspects of the creation of my photography business. Giving Jake a blank canvas to work with along with complete creative freedom, Jake delivered to me to a complete and commercially viable solution fitting to my requirements, vision and business needs… what more could I ask for! I must add, considering I was in the UK and Jake was in New Zealand, the project could have take much longer than 3 months. However, with Jake’s hard work, dedication and most importantly great communication skills, the project was delivered on time and was a very enjoyable joint venture. I would strongly recommend Jake without hesitation. In addition and as a testimonial to Jake, I am already looking to start the next phase of my business with Jake in mind to deliver it.”
Arpan Meghani
Owner, Arpan Meghani Photography (UK)
"Jake’s design savvy and technical expertise was instrumental in updating the Flame brand. In addition to implementing a slick new online presence Jake offered some great advice on how to present the brand name online – a seemingly small change which has made a noticeable difference, and certainly something I never would’ve thought of. This was the most recent of several professional collaborations with Jake and based on the history I would absolutely recommend him to anyone needing the best in UX, web & graphic design."
Paul Gunson
Owner & Lead Artist, Flame (NZ)
”Jake and I got to work on some great projects together. Whether it was a video, or a website, or a magazine, he dug deep beneath my words and found images in them that I could never have imagined on my own. And while his creative eye is second to none, he thinks in numbers too: if it’s not on budget, then he’ll adapt it to fit. Jake has endless ideas up his sleeve and he’s not afraid to experiment. But he knows when to call it a day if he has to. I think the biggest credit to him is that when we worked together, it never really felt like work.”
Georgina Bromwich
Writer & Trainer, The Writer (UK)
