"The willingness to show up changes us, it makes us a little braver each time."
Brené Brown
Brené Brown
Welcome to the home of one brave chick!
Hello! My name is Janet, the creator of one brave chick. I reckon I know what you're thinking - one brave chick, interesting name for a business? There is a story behind that, if you'd like to know how my business came to be called that, click here.
I'm one of those 'multi-passionate' people, one of those creative types who likes to do more than one thing to earn a living. As you will see below, while I do a few different things, they are all arty by nature. My passion is to make things look beautiful. I love taking information that my clients give me and making it look fabulous, whether that's in the form of a website, logo, materials/brochures or illustrations.
Here's an overview of what I can do for you:
I'm one of those 'multi-passionate' people, one of those creative types who likes to do more than one thing to earn a living. As you will see below, while I do a few different things, they are all arty by nature. My passion is to make things look beautiful. I love taking information that my clients give me and making it look fabulous, whether that's in the form of a website, logo, materials/brochures or illustrations.
Here's an overview of what I can do for you:
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Websites
My services in designing websites are for ideal for startups, small business and community groups who need a website that is functional, easy to navigate and looks great. If you need a beautifully designed website built to reflect your business or service and you don't want it to cost the earth, then click here. |
Graphic Design
In life before children, I used to work in advertising, in particular typesetting. For those of you who have a website or you don’t need one, but your work requires you to have materials for presentations, pitches, workshops or reports and manuals, I can create these. My colleagues used to say “You’re great at making things look pretty” and I am! I also offer logo & business cards design and promotional material too. Click here to learn more. |
Illustration
I'm a published illustrator! I've been fortunate enough to have illustrated 3 children's picture books and a children's novel. With a fine art background, I dabble in lots of mediums but predominantly work in watercolour and ink for illustrating. However, in my most recent book, due out in December 2019, I used my iPad Pro. Amazing experience! Click here to see some of my work. |
Testimonial
"Working with one brave chick has been a joy and a revelation to me. Jan’s ability to understand my needs as a client, to grasp what I do and what I need, and to cater to my aesthetic preferences has been exceptional. She has made the otherwise daunting (to me!) technical aspects of creating a website easy, and supported me through the co-attendant decisions about providers and platforms. Throughout the process she has been courteous, warm, available, respectful, enthusiastic and professional. What’s not to love?
Whether you have a clear idea of what you like and what you want in terms of your brand and your website, or whether you are quite unsure about how to get started on any of it, Jan has the skillset to bring your project to fruition. I absolutely LOVE the finished products she has given me to take into the future (logo, materials, website). I am eager to begin phase two of our collaboration. This has been a genuine collaboration, every step of the way. I won’t be letting go of one brave chick in a hurry – I am just starting to see what Jan can make possible!"
Pippa from All Manner of Things – August 2019
Whether you have a clear idea of what you like and what you want in terms of your brand and your website, or whether you are quite unsure about how to get started on any of it, Jan has the skillset to bring your project to fruition. I absolutely LOVE the finished products she has given me to take into the future (logo, materials, website). I am eager to begin phase two of our collaboration. This has been a genuine collaboration, every step of the way. I won’t be letting go of one brave chick in a hurry – I am just starting to see what Jan can make possible!"
Pippa from All Manner of Things – August 2019
This is one of the pages from "David, Jack and the Rescue of Grace". It's when they've finally finished their project that will save Grace the Cow. It's one of my favourites from the book.