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Brisbane Creative Studio — QLD, Australia

WE MANIFEST BOLD BRANDS FOR QUEENSLAND

Manifest QLD is an independent creative studio in Fortitude Valley. We turn sun-soaked Queensland stories into brands, websites, campaigns and cultural places people remember.

See our work ↗ Our manifesto
240+Projects shipped
9 yrsIn Brisbane
32Design awards
Brisbane Queensland Story Bridge at sunset
★ 4.9
Client rating
QLD ♥
Made in Brisbane
Branding ✦Web Design ✦Campaigns ✦Placemaking ✦Content ✦Strategy ✦Branding ✦Web Design ✦Campaigns ✦Placemaking ✦Content ✦Strategy ✦
01 — About us

Not just an agency.
A Queensland movement.

Founded in 2016, Manifest QLD exists to give the Sunshine State a louder creative voice. From startups in the Valley to councils in the Far North — we manifest ideas into reality.

Manifest QLD studio team working in Brisbane
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Purpose-driven

Every project must move Queensland culture, business or community forward.

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Sunshine thinking

Optimistic, bold, outdoor-minded creativity — no grey corporate work.

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True partners

Senior team only. You work directly with founders, not account managers.

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Local roots

Brisbane born, Queensland proud. From Gold Coast to Townsville.

We started with a photocopied manifesto stuck to a James Street wall. Today we're 18 strategists, designers, developers and storytellers.

Manifest QLD blends strategic rigour with street-level creativity. We helped rebrand Brisbane festivals, launch hospitality icons, build e-commerce for outback labels, and create public art trails that locals love.

  • Brand strategy, naming & visual identity
  • Award-winning websites & e-commerce
  • Tourism, hospitality & property campaigns
  • Placemaking, wayfinding & public art
  • Content, photo, video & social

We believe Queensland deserves world-class design without flying it in from Sydney or London. So we built it here — in a converted Valley warehouse with a rooftop garden, a riso printer, and too many surfboards.

What we doMeet us →
Founder portrait
“We don’t decorate. We manifest.”
— Jack Callaghan, Founder & Creative Director
02 — Services

Everything to manifest your idea

Six core crafts, one integrated team. Pick one or take the full journey from napkin sketch to launch party.

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Brand Strategy & Identity

Naming, research, positioning, logos, guidelines and tone of voice that cut through.

Branding design work
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Websites & Digital

High-converting sites, Shopify, booking flows and SEO built for speed and sunshine.

Web design Brisbane
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Campaigns & Content

Tourism pushes, launches, photo/video shoots, social kits and OOH across QLD.

Creative campaign
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Placemaking & Wayfinding

Precinct branding, murals, signage and cultural trails from Valley to Cairns.

Placemaking architecture Brisbane
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Hospitality & Property

Our speciality: bars, restaurants, hotels and developments that lease faster.

Hospitality branding
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Motion & Social

Reels, animation, packaging motion, festival idents and always-on social systems.

Video production
03 — Selected work

Made in Queensland, loved everywhere

Become next →
Valley Nights Festival branding
Festival • Branding

Valley Nights — 120k visitors

Identity, website, street posters & aftermovie for Fortitude Valley's music takeover.

Sunshine Coast restaurant
Hospitality

Salt & Ember — Noosa

Naming, fit-out art direction and booking site. +64% covers in 3 months.

Brisbane property development
Property • Placemaking

Howard & Hall — New Farm

Display suite storytelling, hoarding murals and sales site. Sold out pre-launch.

Tourism Queensland campaign
Tourism QLD

Winter Sun, Our Way

State-wide campaign: film, OOH, social. 18M impressions, 4.2x ROAS.

“QUEENSLAND DOESN’T NEED TO COPY MELBOURNE OR SYDNEY. IT NEEDS TO MANIFEST ITSELF — LOUDER, BOLDER, SUNNIER.”

— The Manifest QLD Manifesto, point No.1

240+Projects
18Humans
12QLD towns
98%Return clients
04 — Process

From chaos to clarity in 4 moves

No 80-page decks that die in inboxes. Fast sprints, real prototypes, launch in weeks.

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Discover

Stakeholder jams, street interviews, audits. We find the sharp truth in 1-2 weeks.

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Define

Positioning, moodboards, wireframes. You see direction, not guesswork.

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Design

Identity, site, campaign crafted in sprints with live feedback loops.

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Manifest

Launch, content, training, measurement. We stay till it works.

Founder
Jack Callaghan
Founder / Strategy

Ex-tourism QLD. Obsessed with place brands.

Design lead
Mia Tran
Design Director

Identities, type, packaging. AGDA winner.

Tech lead
Cooper Reid
Head of Digital

Websites that load fast and convert faster.

05 — Journal / News

Fresh from the studio

Queensland design notes, launches, cultural takes and behind-the-scenes. Updated weekly.

Journal launching soon — check back for Brisbane stories. Meanwhile explore our work.

Questions?
Answered.

Everything Queensland businesses ask before manifesting.

Studio office
How much does branding cost in Brisbane?

Identity sprints from $6k, full brand + guidelines $12–28k, websites $8–35k. Fixed quote, no surprises.

Do you work outside Brisbane?

Yes — Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Toowoomba and remote. Discovery can be online, shoots on location.

How fast can you launch?

Landing page in 2 weeks, full brand in 5–6 weeks, e-commerce in 8 weeks. Festival campaigns? We thrive on deadlines.

Why Manifest QLD vs other agencies?

Senior-only team, Queensland-first insight, strategy + making under one roof, and we measure bookings, not just likes.

06 — Contact • Fortitude Valley

Have something to manifest? Let's talk.

12 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Mon–Fri 8:30–17:30 • hello via form below
Currently booking Nov 2026 – Feb 2027

Our storyRead journal
Manifest QLD office Brisbane
We reply within 1 business day. No spam, ever.