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“Esther is a highly skilled and creative designer of educational resources. She enhances the engagement factor of our materials. Her knowledge spans across the publishing industry, and she is experienced in working with illustrators, photographers, and editors. We have enjoyed working with her for many years, and her contribution to the success of our materials cannot be overstated.”
— Neale Pitches, Executive Chair, Lift Education
“I recently had the pleasure of working with Esther on a number of educational publishing titles, including some illustrated early concepts big books and levelled readers. From our first contact, I was immediately struck not only by Esther’s clear expertise in educational publishing but also by her warmth and passion. Throughout our projects, Esther’s ability to creatively and accurately interpret the briefs and bring her own fantastic ideas to the table resulted in designs and layouts that far exceeded my expectations and elevated the content to new levels.
On a personal level, Esther is absolutely delightful to work with. Nothing is too much trouble, and I can safely say she is the most accommodating, flexible and generous designer I have ever worked with. I truly felt that she was a partner in each project and was equally invested in the success of the outcome, both in terms of the quality of the material and meeting key deadlines. I would work with Esther again in a heartbeat and sincerely hope that our working relationship continues well into the future!”
Em Bruce – Managing Editor, Modern Teaching Aids
“I've worked with Esther for more than 14 years, across a variety of projects, including educational publishing for children and adults, children's books, general non-fiction, pamphlets and sales material, and design tutoring. She brings knowledge, experience and flair to every job.
Esther is reliable and professional, as well as being great at listening to and interpreting client feedback. Best of all, she's fun to work with! I regularly recommend her to anyone I know looking for a designer.
For the past several years, Esther has facilitated sessions in design for the students of the Whitireia graduate diploma in publishing. These sessions are highlights for the students, thanks to Esther's wealth of knowledge and approachable nature. Last year's class begged for more time with her!”
— Theresa Crewdson, freelance project manager and editor, tutor in Publishing at Whitireia
“Esther and the Thinkspace team are a pleasure to work with. They are solutions based thinkers who are able to pragmatically combine commercial objectivity with creativity on every project. The results speak for themselves and have exceeded our expectations.”
— Matthew Woodley, Chief Operating Officer, Framecad Ltd
"Esther constantly amazes me with the things she puts together for Seedling Yoga - I doubt that our current project would exist without her. She is so good at what she does, and not just the design – she has vision and such an ability to connect and motivate people! It’s a real gift.”
— Sara Warnock, Seedling Education
Codec asked Esther to help us create an investor briefing document for a key pitch meeting at short notice. Esther had less than two days to help us create the entire design concept and finished deliverable.
The team working on this project is global and from a variety of different backgrounds. When we asked Esther for help, we had a rough collection of content and no clear design narrative or story arc for the briefing document.
Esther produced a modern, stylish and clear design deliverable in record time. The feedback from our client was that the briefing helped him clearly understand the opportunity, and that it gave him a real sense of who we are as Codec.
Esther has produced a great result for Codec, and we look forward to working with her again.
— Jon Tanner & Jason Senn - Directors, Codec