JM

Designer · maker · problem solver

Janice
McGavern

A multidisciplinary creative working across brand, product, information design and art—with a career built in Los Angeles, Melbourne and Bermuda.

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01 / Approach

I bring visual thinking to complex ideas—shaping brands, products and information into work that is clear, useful and memorable.

02 / Selected work

Commercial work,
made human.

Brand · Product · Small business

Kookaburra Kiss

An independent accessories label built from the ground up: product design and handcraft, identity, packaging, sell sheets and the practical business of getting bags into shops and markets.

Kookaburra Kiss leather clutch and crossbody collection displayed at a market table Green and ochre foldover leather clutch Colorful Kookaburra Kiss clutch collection Kookaburra Kiss wholesale product sell sheets

Packaging · Art direction · Information hierarchy

Hot Wheels

High-energy packaging systems for Mattel playsets: combining licensed assets, product storytelling, photography, instructions and multilingual information without losing the fun.

Hot Wheels Gorilla Attack playset packaging panel
Hot Wheels Super Crash Overpass packaging Hot Wheels Tech Trax Aeroblast packaging

Beauty · Editorial · Packaging · Display

Beauty systems

Brand and campaign work spanning editorial, packaging, retail display and product launches for professional hair and skincare clients.

Paul Mitchell lookbook with a keyhole die cut revealing a smiling face Paul Mitchell Be Long product collection and collateral Sexy Hair Soy Renewal Beach Spray point-of-sale display NIA24 skincare packaging range

Maps · Public information

VicRoads

Clear visual systems for road projects, parking restrictions and motorcycle safety information.

VicRoads Sunshine office parking map VicRoads Drysdale road improvements map VicRoads Healesville-Kinglake motorcycle safety map

Identity · Vehicle graphics

Agile

A direct, practical identity for a Bermuda painting company, carried into a highly visible vehicle application.

Agile Professional Painting logo applied to a silver work van

Merchandise · Sourcing · Retail

Swizzle Inn

Merchandise development for a busy Bermuda institution—adapting the brand across apparel and accessories while directing product, color, suppliers and in-store presentation.

Pastel tie-dye Swizzle Inn T-shirt with fluorescent pink print Swizzle Inn canvas tote with lime green trim White Swizzle Inn sun shirt with blue print Black Swizzle Inn rash guard with white logo

03 / Paintings

Layers, fragments,
alternate realities.

Abstract mixed-media work exploring time, memory, symbolism and the uncertain spaces between things.

Blue abstract mixed-media painting with translucent geometric forms
Mixed media on canvas
Abstract collage painting in black, pink and pale mint with a butterfly
Mixed media and collage
Wide pale abstract painting with black gestures and small fragments of green and blue
Mixed media on canvas
Pale abstract painting with bold black linework and magenta accents
Mixed media on canvas
Abstract painting with dark upper field, white arrows and pale organic forms
Mixed media on panel

04 / Photography

Small observations.

Weather, surfaces, architecture and the peculiar geometry of ordinary places.

Still dark water and a line of wooden posts beneath a stormy sky Weathered metal letters against water and storm clouds Geometric detail of a pale pink Bermuda house Shinbone Alley sign on a turquoise wall with red and blue stripes

05 / Experience

A nonlinear career.
Useful by design.

Twenty-plus years of design sit alongside retail leadership, client service, logistics, creative facilitation and small-business ownership. Different settings, same underlying work: understand the problem, organize the moving pieces and make the result clear.

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  1. 2025–2026Gift Shop Manager & DesignerThe Swizzle Inn · Bermuda
  2. 2024–2025Yacht AgentBermuda Yacht Services · Bermuda
  3. 2020–2023Support Worker / Creative Arts FacilitatorHolistic Homecare · Brisbane
  4. 2016–2019Freelance Graphic DesignerVicRoads, Metro Trains, Monash University · Melbourne
  5. 2014–2017Chief CreativeKookaburra Kiss · Melbourne
  6. 2000–2014Graphic Designer / Art DirectorConsumer brands and agencies · Los Angeles

06 / Contact

Let’s make something
clear, useful and distinctive.

jnicemcg@gmail.com

Based in Pittsburgh · available for creative, project and AI-assisted work