Design by Cheyney

Design by Cheyney Graphic Designer | Surface Pattern Designer
Published Author & Illustrator • Packaging • WOW Finalist 2026

Currently based in Auckland, New Zealand though I am not limited to location. I am willing to take on jobs big, small, local or global

What can I do?
• Packaging, website, digital, print design and more

What can I do for businesses?
• Arm your business with a visual identity that effectively represents you, your values, and your product, or service

• Work with you to develop your brand identity & experience (logo design, brand guidelines, colours, fonts etc). Help guide your visual direction and set some parameters to ensure the consistency of your overall visual communication is strong and consistent for the future

• Present your product or service to the world wide web and all of its social opportunities. Social media content creation

What can I do for individuals?
• Invites, wedding stationery, custom wall art, you name it. I'll try anything at least once

Email me to discuss your design needs at [email protected]

⚡ HOUR OF POWER: 2 SPOTS LEFT THIS WEEK! ⚡Know someone who’s been whinging about a design they can’t get done? 😂 Someone...
13/10/2026

⚡ HOUR OF POWER: 2 SPOTS LEFT THIS WEEK! ⚡

Know someone who’s been whinging about a design they can’t get done? 😂 Someone battling Canva? Someone wanting a custom illustration or a one-of-a-kind Christmas gift?

TAG THEM. THIS IS THEIR SIGN. 👇

For $100 NZD, I’m your design dance monkey for an hour. 🐒🎨

Custom drawings, Canva help, logos, patterns, design tweaks, creative problem-solving, whatever we can tackle in 60 minutes.

I’m not taking on any bigger projects at the moment, so this is your chance to get those little jobs DONE without a long-term commitment.

⚡ 2 spots available this week
⚡ One person can book both hours if needed
⚡ First in, first served

When they’re gone, they’re gone!

DM me to claim your hour. 👀

An unexpected colour combination, and I’m here 👏🏽 for it 👏🏽For my third and final entry in the Slowdown Studio competiti...
11/10/2026

An unexpected colour combination, and I’m here 👏🏽 for it 👏🏽

For my third and final entry in the Slowdown Studio competition, I’ve paired earthy olive greens and burgundy with a soft blush pink. A slightly unexpected palette and one I’ll be using again for sure!

Is this colour palette a YAY or a NAY for you? 👀👇

This is my final entry for the challenge! If you’d like to see my other two entries, they’re both on my Instagram feed. 💕

Playing with organic shapes, bold colour and a little contrast 🌿For my second entry into the Slowdown Studio competition...
11/10/2026

Playing with organic shapes, bold colour and a little contrast 🌿

For my second entry into the Slowdown Studio competition, I’ve taken a more abstract approach, combining simple shapes, playful patterns and a palette of seven colours.

I love how different colours and shapes can completely change the feel of a design.

Tell me, what catches your eye first: the colours, the shapes or the patterns? 👀

Dreamscape for a homebody🪴🐈‍⬛ I love to dig into my ever-growing library of original artwork, pull out my favourite piec...
03/10/2026

Dreamscape for a homebody🪴🐈‍⬛ I love to dig into my ever-growing library of original artwork, pull out my favourite pieces, change the colours, play with the scale and see what kind of world they can create together.

This one is a stylish woman enjoying her own little corner of the world, surrounded by pattern, plants, colour and her cat. Basically, my idea of a GREAT time.

Every element in this piece was drawn by me as original vector artwork, then brought together into one big patterned dreamscape.

I’ve entered it into the Slowdown Studio comp, where six winning designs will be woven into a signature Slowdown Studio throw. 🤞

Where are my fellow homebodies at?

EDIT: ❤️ If The Clouded Cape was your favourite, it’s #308 in the People’s Choice voting. Voting closes tonight. https:...
02/10/2026

EDIT: ❤️ If The Clouded Cape was your favourite, it’s #308 in the People’s Choice voting. Voting closes tonight. https://www.worldofwearableart.com/peoples-choice-award

SHOW PICS ☁️ The Clouded Cape on stage in the Aotearoa section of World of WearableArt (WOW).

Paired with a beautiful rendition of Heartbeats, Nina Domanski gracefully floated this down the stage, giving the garment such a poised and beautiful showcase 💚

Still surreal seeing months of work come to life like this.

The Clouded Cape, Cheyney McDonnell
Photo credit: World of WearableArt

From a thrifted oatmeal linen duvet on the floor… to a hand-stitched green undergarment for The Clouded Cape at World of...
01/10/2026

From a thrifted oatmeal linen duvet on the floor… to a hand-stitched green undergarment for The Clouded Cape at World of WearableArt (WOW) 💚

Over 100 love letters to Aotearoa, handwritten by family and friends, were ironed onto the finished piece (currently posting these in stories if you’re interested) ♻️🇳🇿

Swipe to see progress 👉🏽 (3rd photo credit: ANNUPAM 📷 thank you Jo | Digital Product Designer for being my model 🫶🏼)

What’s your favourite kind of transformation: before & after, or seeing the process along the way?

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