Mek (formerly Vertigo) is a purpose-driven design studio combining ethics, sustainability, and creativity into brands and experiences that benefit people and the planet.

As specialists in branding and design we help businesses and organisations build and improve brands, define and communicate values, engage people, and meet growing demands for social and environmental responsibility.

Because how we all live, work, and consume is no longer sustainable to the planet and its resources. Mek exists to effect change by inspiring people to make choices that shape a better tomorrow.

Mek: Armenian for ‘one’. One people. One planet. Join us.

The Age
Bite Society
Creative Moreland
Design Matters
Edgar’s Mission
Melbourne International Film Festival
Moreland City Council
Museums Victoria
RMIT University
Sea Shepherd Australia
Victoria Government
WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature)

TEAM

Mirella Arapian, Creative Director
Nicolas Collerson, Art Director
Sarah Kingsley, Studio Manager

AWARDS

Design for Good, AGDA Awards, 2019

EXHIBITIONS

Hot Lagoon Art Fair
National Museum of Contemporary Art
Bucharest, Romania, 2018

PUBLICATIONS

The Process, The Brand Identity, UK, 2017
Art Marks, Counter-Print, UK, 2016
A Future Without Frutiger, AU, 2016
The Steidz, Issue #1, FR, 2015

SELECT SPEAKING & EVENTS

Womentor International Women’s Day, Melbourne, 2020
The Design Kids, Melbourne, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Never Not Creative, Melbourne, 2019
Foundry Live, Launceston, 2019
The Design Conference, Brisbane, 2019
Sydney Design Festival, Sydney, 2019
Shillington College, Melbourne, 2018
Australian Graphic Design Association, Melbourne, 2017
Billy Blue College of Design, Melbourne, 2017
Moreland Business Women’s Network, Melbourne, 2017

SELECT INTERVIEWS

The Brand Identity, Working from Home, 2020

Word—Form, Change, 2019
Australian Vegan Businesses, Business of the Week, 2019

The Design Kids, Studio Industry interview, 2017