Hey there, we're Toolakea.
A digital creative outsourcing agency.
Founded by Carly and based in Naarm/Melbourne, Toolakea is a creative studio offering design support with clarity and consistency.
We’ve been in the thick of rebrands, launches, last-minute pivots, and those “can someone just fix this?” moments.
We’re not precious — but we are particular. And we care about how things look, how they work, and how they hold up over time. We work with founders, brand leaders, design and marketing teams who want a reliable, considered creative partner — not just a one-off designer.
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Say it with us now,
TOOL ★ AH ★ KEE ★ AH
Say it with us now, TOOL ★ AH ★ KEE ★ AH
From day one, community has been our calling.
We love connecting our clients and creating a network that brings about surprising and fulfilling partnerships (or partners in crime). We host regular, complimentary masterclasses on helpful topics to support your business's growth, along with free resources to ensure you feel supported and guided — no matter what stage of business you're at.
Toolakea means a sunny place in the Warakami language and is a name sacred to the traditional custodians of the land, the Bindal and Wulgurukaba people.
More than a dot on the map, Toolakea, is Carly's hometown. It represents a vision of sunlight, warmth, joy and nostalgia — qualities we infuse in every project we undertake. We operate on land that is not our own, that’s why every week we pay the rent.
Your in-house design department
Meet the TK team
Carly Camilleri
Founder Creative Director
Location:
Naarm/Melbourne
Location of Your Imaginary Corner Office:
An AI-generated 80s fever dream office - golden light streaming through wooden venetian blinds, pastel telephones, veneer desk, fake fern and smooth jazz playing as I’m closing a very big deal.
Most Likely to Be Found:
With 5 different types of beverages on my desk, all in varying stages of consumption.
Your Design Style in One Word:
Nostalgic — twinsies with Molly. It’s our love language.
Song That Gets You Out of Your Chair:
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Favourite Unnecessary Desk Item:
My stapler, I don’t remember the last time I stapled something.
Creative Superpower:
Pixel-perfect alignment no one else notices but me.
What You’d Put on Your Staff Lanyard Instead of Your Job Title:
Daydreamer-in-Chief
Proudest Creative Win:
Starting Toolakea and winning the team lottery.
Best Excuse for Missing a Meeting:
Sorry I’ll be in transit.
Stationery Item You’d Save in a Fire:
Does that include my Google Calendar because IDGAF about anything else.
Follow Carly: @carlscam
Molly Phillips
Creative Lead Senior Designer
Location: Gubbi Gubbi Country/ Sunshine Coast
Location of Your Imaginary Corner Office:
A cozy mountainside lodge, apres ski vibes.
Most Likely to Be Found:
Chasing my wild crew of tiny humans.
Your Design Style in One Word:
Nostalgic
Song That Gets You Out of Your Chair:
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Favourite Unnecessary Desk Item:
A cactus shaped pen holder.
Creative Superpower:
Creating something digitally that looks like it was printed in 1972.
What You’d Put on Your Staff Lanyard Instead of Your Job Title:
Multi-taskin’ Mama
Proudest Creative Win:
Collaborating with a tonne of rad clients at Toolakea.
Best Excuse for Missing a Meeting:
SURFS UP DUUUDE
Stationery Item You’d Save in a Fire:
My calendar!
Follow Molly: @littlemollydolly
Isabelle Russell
Studio Manager
Location: Naarm/Melbourne
Location of Your Imaginary Corner Office:
A sunlit desk sits beneath a wide-open window, overlooking an apple grove, nearby trees sway, casting dappled light across the room, while horses graze on distant hilltops.
Most Likely to Be Found:
Hiking in the mountains, sweating it out at hot pilates or riding my bike through the city to meet up with friends.
Your Design Style in One Word:
Eclectic
Song That Gets You Out of Your Chair:
Hung up - Madonna.
Favourite Unnecessary Desk Item:
It probably has to be the muji oil diffuser.
Creative Superpower:
Instinctively spotting visual harmony and knowing when it’s missing.
What You’d Put on Your Staff Lanyard Instead of Your Job Title:
Prioritisation Princess
Proudest Creative Win:
Managing and facilitating two epic creative studios across both the art and design sectors here in Melbourne.
Best Excuse for Missing a Meeting:
My coffee date with agent Dale Cooper at the RR diner ran overtime.
Stationery Item You’d Save in a Fire:
My photo hard-drive 1000%
Follow Molly: @russell_isabelle
Cristina Tyzzer
Senior Designer
Location:
The Gold Coast/ Yugambeh
Location of Your Imaginary Corner Office:
Somewhere close to a bakery is all I ask
Most Likely to Be Found:
Designing!
Your Design Style in One Word:
Timeless
Song That Gets You Out of Your Chair:
Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader
Favourite Unnecessary Desk Item:
A perfectly balanced stack of unread books.
Creative Superpower:
I have been told websites.
What You’d Put on Your Staff Lanyard Instead of Your Job Title:
Chief Aesthetic Officer
Proudest Creative Win:
Being a part of the Toolakea team
Best Excuse for Missing a Meeting:
Snowed in. Literally.
Stationery Item You’d Save in a Fire:
That one overpriced pen that writes like a dream.
Follow Cristina: @cristinatyzzer
Elly Malone
Senior Designer
Location:
Melbourne/Naarm
Location of Your Imaginary Corner Office:
Tucked above a boulangerie in the 11th arrondissement.
Most Likely to Be Found:
Moving from my desk, to the backyard and back to desk, all with laptop in tow.
Your Design Style in One Word:
Eye-catching.
Song That Gets You Out of Your Chair:
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Favourite Unnecessary Desk Item:
Currently, a bag of sequins and a kazoo.
Creative Superpower:
Finding the perfect typeface & colour combo.
What You’d Put on Your Staff Lanyard Instead of Your Job Title:
Head of afternoon sweet treats.
Proudest Creative Win:
Any time I get to see my work in the real world!
Best Excuse for Missing a Meeting:
There's a spider on my computer.
Stationery Item You’d Save in a Fire:
My diary!
Follow Taylor: @ellymalone
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