Teacher Latte has got to be one of the quirkiest, most fun clients we’ve had the opportunity to work with! A WOC and teacher-driven creative stationery studio nestled in Naarm (Melbourne), Teacher Latte had a remarkable mission – to empower educators, celebrate learning, and inspire classrooms. Their product range was nothing short of adorable, boasting lanyards, stickers, stamps, subscription boxes, and pens, each brimming with charm. When Linda, the visionary behind Teacher Latte, approached us to craft their 2022 Art Series Diary collection, our excitement knew no bounds. We had been avidly following their journey for months, making this collaboration all the more meaningful.
Our collaborative journey was marked by seamless idea exchange, where we envisioned diaries that would seamlessly align with Teacher Latte’s brand essence, drawing inspiration from native flora and a vibrant color palette. Linda’s openness to creative input and creative feedback made the process a joy. Together, we meticulously designed the diary, encompassing elements such as the Teacher Latte introduction page, personalisation options, significant dates and holidays, monthly and weekly layouts, culminating in meeting notes and a dedicated section for notes. Leticia was given the opportunity to create a series of native flora to present throughout alongside the Acknowledgement of Country artwork featured in the initial pages of the diaries.
These diaries served as a joyful reminder that even daily tasks and to-do lists could be approached with style. Leticia also got to connect and yarn with the deadly cover artists to ensure we had a high-quality feel from front to back, throughout.
The end results for the Teacher Latte diaries were a huge success! The final product really popped and was very eye-catching, just as Teacher Latte had envisioned. We loved them so much that, not only did we get a copy for our team, but for our friends and family as perfect Christmas gifts. We would like to show our deepest gratitude to Teacher Latte for choosing us to work on this project. We are glad years down the track to still hear positive feedback on how these were embraced by teachers and community!
We would like to acknowledge the Nations of which we come from, live upon and create within. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to our Elders past, present and future emerging. We’d also like to extend our gratitude for the gifts from Mother Earth, our Ancestors, our Creators and our communities. We thank them for the knowledge and guidance we embrace as proud First Nations people embarking on our creative journeys and having the space to share through cultural storytelling and design. We therefore, would like to say GAWAYMBANHA ‘Welcome’ as you join us in YIRRA MIYA ‘growing together’.