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We’re a digital creative agency, but not as you know it.

Outsource your
creative team.

Access high-level design, personal creative support, and strategic guidance without the need to hire, train, or manage a team of your own.

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Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
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Latest Work

NAIDOC Week 2025: Clothing The Gaps

A bold, story-led campaign celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC themes and legacy. Inspired by vintage band merch, the design spans tees, hoodies, posters, and in-store activations across Melbourne Central centred around this year’s theme: The Next Generation.

Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design

More Work

Good Times Pilates

A fresh take on an already loved brand. Starting with updated colours and typography, the new look rolled out across social templates, EDMs and in-studio signage - kicking off with a playful Pilates Bingo campaign. Built on a weekly creative retainer.

Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy

We are the industry's best kept secret.

We work with brands that need things done properly. Not templated. Not last-minute. Just thoughtful, strategic design delivered on the regular.

Our Weekly Creative Retainers are the secret weapon behind many of your favourite businesses. Ever wondered how they consistently churn out amazing creative? They partner with us for weekly design deliverables, creative strategy, and more.

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from $375
per week

  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Toolakea creative studio workspace
  • Toolakea creative studio workspace
  • Toolakea creative studio workspace
  • Toolakea creative studio workspace
  • Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
  • Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
  • Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
  • Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design

Textile Design

Website Development

Art Direction

Meta Ads

Email Design

Social Media Branding

Packaging

Print and Digital

Tech Packs & Manufacturing Specs

Textile Design Website Development Art Direction Meta Ads Email Design Social Media Branding Packaging Print and Digital Tech Packs & Manufacturing Specs

So, how can we
be of service?

With weekly creative retainers, project support and one-day intensives, Toolakea functions as your in-house design department - minus the onboarding process.

Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design
Creative agency Melbourne working on brand identity design

Nice words from our clients.

Nice words from our clients.

  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
  • Outsourced design team brainstorming brand strategy
Featured

I’ve been on a weekly retainer with Toolakea, and honestly, they’ve blown me away. The level of detail, the quality of work, and the sheer amount they produce each week is next-level. They’re absolute pros, but they keep it fun! No fluff, just smart, sharp creative that hits the mark every time. If you’re looking for a team that brings skilled knowledge, bold ideas, and serious output, these legends are the ones. Total game changer.

Chris Margarita Margarita

Toolakea or TK as we call them for less of a mouthful is by concept, very clever. A flexible arrangement that allows you to elevate your aesthetics in a timely manner without having to commit to lengthy retainers. The onboarding process is incredibly comprehensive and allows for their team to truly understand your brand and create perfectly aligned content from day one. Revisions are painless and rapid, the level of service is truly impeccable.

Cat & Dave Good Times Pilates

We kickstarted a 3 month 3hr weekly retainer with a one off full day service and was not disappointed with our design team. Carly has created a highly organised structure and comms using Slack and G Drive which was helpful. Molly's keen eye for design and subcultural understanding of our industry (women's surfing) gave our brand the revamp it needed to ring in 2024 and provide a fantastic, fashion forward visual refresh. Highly recommend the Toolakea design team and will utilise their mad skills again in the future. Thanks legends!

Danny Salt Gypsy

10/10 creativity
10/10 expediency
10/10 cuteness
10/10 communication
10/10 finished products

Can’t wait to create more with Toolakea

James Vivian

Toolakea produces such epic work! I engaged the team for a full day design service & got so much done - all of which exceeded my expectations. They brought my ideas to life but 10x better than I was hoping for! Highly recommend.

Jess Rufus No.2

Working with Toolakea is always a dream. My vision is seamlessly brought to life. The team works fast and the end result is always original and unlike other generic design work out there.

Jordanna Levin

Lurk Us

If you think outsourcing design means hiring one designer, swipe through ⇨ I’m Carly, the Creative Director at Toolakea, and I want to give you a little look at what happens behind the scenes of our creative retainers and projects. What&rsqu
We asked our client @aylaflux from Australian Cosmetic Manufacturer and Developer @fluxlab_ about her experience on our Weekly Creative Retainer. Founders, this one is for you. We have space for two 5 hour retainers starting mid March. Comment or D
@elisejoanofficial came to us ready to build something bigger than a supplement brand. They were building a new narrative around ageing, one rooted in science and strength, with a message that ageing isn’t a decline. It’s an arc ;) We pa
I think a lot of us were taught to see outsourcing as a luxury. Like it’s something you earn once you’ve “made it”. So we start businesses assuming we’ll just do everything ourselves. Admin. Design. Content. Strategy. Op
Here’s a little sneak peak at some fresh new branding and apparel for one of our Weekly Creative Retainer Clients. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 5 hour package is; ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Ideal for owners exploring a new brand direction • Great for merch ideas,