An illustration of a woman and her two dogs

Laura Hughes.
The girl with the mouse & f lair

Confident personality filled Branding that stands out!

Looking for a playful illustrated brand that’s as fun and unique as your business? 

Tired of seeing the same dull, forgettable designs that don’t match your business or personality?

You’re in the right place. At ZigZag I create branding that’s bold, fun and attracts your dream audience. Let me illustrate…

I don’t know where we’re going from here but I promise it won’t be boring.

– David Bowie

I’m a Mama Papa comin’ to help you

Services to help you stand out!

Branding

Bold, illustrated branding for fun, creative businesses that want to stand out and attract their dream audience.

illustration

Bring your brand to life with bold illustrations, playful patterns, animated gifs, icons and more.

“She could spit in the eyes of fools”

Hi! I’m Laura

I’m an Illustrator. A Designer. A Brander. A Dog Lover. And a huge David Bowie fan. Not necessarily in that order…

If you’re here, I’m guessing you want a brand that actually feels like you: bold, full of personality, and impossible to ignore. Maybe you’ve been endlessly scrolling and came across a hundred design agencies that offer you the world wrapped up in some conveyor-belt corporate spiel. Accompanied with stock shots of seemingly happy, pretty people sharing ideas over an IKEA desk and looking a bit numb.

That’s not me.

I create branding that stands out, turns heads, and makes you excited to show up and shout about your business. Ready to make some magic?

brands already rockin’ the bowie confidence

Check out some of the brands I’ve worked on recently

Fresh and Fearless

Playful illustrations

Bright, colourful and personalised illustrations to complement the already established brand.

Wild & Organic

Swiss Alpine botanicals

A skincare brand that required delicated hand-drawn illustrations.

Shiny Happy Digital

Joyful, playful branding

Design doesn’t have to be serious! Full brand for a colourful and bold web design business.

Patito

Crafts to your door

Colourful and playful branding for a crafts subscription box.

a selection of my past work

When things went “Hunky Dory”

Hear from my lovely clients

I’m so amazed at the brand you’ve put together. its SO much more than i was expecting and hoping for. You really thought about everything and gave me so much to play with for future growth. If you want a fun, personalised and expressive brand that accurately represents your joyful business, you need to work with Laura. Her illustrations are so much fun to work with, they bring the brand to life and you’ll have a brand that you are proud to show off to your ideal customers. I’m so proud of my brand!

Hannah Dossary, Shiny Happy Digital

Laura was amazing to work with, super chilled and relaxed, but got the job done so quickly. I am so happy with my design she created and genuinely feel proud of my brand and product. I was really impressed with the flexibility that she provided, for example, I went with the lowest budget package but even then she made it so clear that we can pick up from this in the future if I want to further my design or add different elements. Really impressed! Thank you

Ellie Barbour, Tyninghame Candles

I’m over the moon with my illustrations! Laura was so easy to work with, so responsive. She instantly knew what I was hoping for and then translated that into gorgeous illustrations that I can’t wait to show off to the world! If you’re looking for a designer who can inject some fun into your brand, and capture what your brain is ruminating on, then Laura is the designer for you. Thank you!

Rebecca Salvatore, The Write Rebecca

Laura provided an extremely professional service and helped me achieve the look I was going for. She was able to help me refine the design and gave me lots of options to choose from. I also benefited from her expertise on colour palettes, fonts and a full digital package so that I’m able to use the logo in multiple formats. I love the finished product and will continue to use her service for future projects. Highly recommend.

Christina Curran, Forest & Belle

There were so many things I liked about working with you, Laura. I’d like to thank you for understanding my ramblings and ideas. You are highly organised, it was a slick process from start to end. When I provided feedback, you were quick to take that onboard, and the illustrations were beautiful and perfect for the brand, I especially love the ones of my dog, Casper. I use them everywhere, on social media, in presentations, on my website, and even in my email signature! For anyone thinking about investing in Zig Zag, you won’t regret working with Laura.

Sara Chandran, Fresh and Fearless

When things went “Hunky Dory”

Hear from my lovely clients

I’m so amazed at the brand you’ve put together. its SO much more than i was expecting and hoping for. You really thought about everything and gave me so much to play with for future growth. If you want a fun, personalised and expressive brand that accurately represents your joyful business, you need to work with Laura. Her illustrations are so much fun to work with, they bring the brand to life and you’ll have a brand that you are proud to show off to your ideal customers. I’m so proud of my brand!

Hannah Dossary, Shiny Happy Digital

Laura was amazing to work with, super chilled and relaxed, but got the job done so quickly. I am so happy with my design she created and genuinely feel proud of my brand and product. I was really impressed with the flexibility that she provided, for example, I went with the lowest budget package but even then she made it so clear that we can pick up from this in the future if I want to further my design or add different elements. Really impressed! Thank you

Ellie Barbour, Tyninghame Candles

I’m over the moon with my illustrations! Laura was so easy to work with, so responsive. She instantly knew what I was hoping for and then translated that into gorgeous illustrations that I can’t wait to show off to the world! If you’re looking for a designer who can inject some fun into your brand, and capture what your brain is ruminating on, then Laura is the designer for you. Thank you!

Rebecca Salvatore, The Write Rebecca

Laura provided an extremely professional service and helped me achieve the look I was going for. She was able to help me refine the design and gave me lots of options to choose from. I also benefited from her expertise on colour palettes, fonts and a full digital package so that I’m able to use the logo in multiple formats. I love the finished product and will continue to use her service for future projects. Highly recommend.

Christina Curran, Forest & Belle

There were so many things I liked about working with you, Laura. I’d like to thank you for understanding my ramblings and ideas. You are highly organised, it was a slick process from start to end. When I provided feedback, you were quick to take that onboard, and the illustrations were beautiful and perfect for the brand, I especially love the ones of my dog, Casper. I use them everywhere, on social media, in presentations, on my website, and even in my email signature! For anyone thinking about investing in Zig Zag, you won’t regret working with Laura.

Sara Chandran, Fresh and Fearless

When things went “Hunky Dory”

Hear from my lovely clients

I’m so amazed at the brand you’ve put together. its SO much more than i was expecting and hoping for. You really thought about everything and gave me so much to play with for future growth. If you want a fun, personalised and expressive brand that accurately represents your joyful business, you need to work with Laura. Her illustrations are so much fun to work with, they bring the brand to life and you’ll have a brand that you are proud to show off to your ideal customers. I’m so proud of my brand!

Hannah Dossary, Shiny Happy Digital

Laura was amazing to work with, super chilled and relaxed, but got the job done so quickly. I am so happy with my design she created and genuinely feel proud of my brand and product. I was really impressed with the flexibility that she provided, for example, I went with the lowest budget package but even then she made it so clear that we can pick up from this in the future if I want to further my design or add different elements. Really impressed! Thank you

Ellie Barbour, Tyninghame Candles

I’m over the moon with my illustrations! Laura was so easy to work with, so responsive. She instantly knew what I was hoping for and then translated that into gorgeous illustrations that I can’t wait to show off to the world! If you’re looking for a designer who can inject some fun into your brand, and capture what your brain is ruminating on, then Laura is the designer for you. Thank you!

Rebecca Salvatore, The Write Rebecca

Laura provided an extremely professional service and helped me achieve the look I was going for. She was able to help me refine the design and gave me lots of options to choose from. I also benefited from her expertise on colour palettes, fonts and a full digital package so that I’m able to use the logo in multiple formats. I love the finished product and will continue to use her service for future projects. Highly recommend.

Christina Curran, Forest & Belle

There were so many things I liked about working with you, Laura. I’d like to thank you for understanding my ramblings and ideas. You are highly organised, it was a slick process from start to end. When I provided feedback, you were quick to take that onboard, and the illustrations were beautiful and perfect for the brand, I especially love the ones of my dog, Casper. I use them everywhere, on social media, in presentations, on my website, and even in my email signature! For anyone thinking about investing in Zig Zag, you won’t regret working with Laura.

Sara Chandran, Fresh and Fearless

Read my blog

Here I’ll share posts on how to make your branding work harder for you, inject personality into your visuals, and attract your dream audience. If you want a brand that’s playful, personality-filled, and feels like you, you’re in the right place.

Read my blog

Here I’ll share posts on how to make your branding work harder for you, inject personality into your visuals, and attract your dream audience. If you want a brand that’s playful, personality-filled, and feels like you, you’re in the right place.

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Convey your Personality through Branding

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Grab my free & totally Awesome Resource List

Freebies? In this economy? Believe it. At ZigZag, I love sharing the good stuff, so here’s a resource list packed with the best free fonts, stock images, and icons. No catch. Just cool things to help you support a brand that stands out. Click here to grab it!