Annual Impact Report | No. 1
Growing
Cultivating
Strengthening
Change.
December 2023
The seed for Cultigraphy was planted with an architecture grad’s question: can visual design be sustainable?
Yes, and it can be so much more.
Our mission is simple. Climate change is one of the most critical issues Aotearoa is facing, and we’d like to do something about it.
The mahi reflected upon in our Annual Report is humble in scale, compared to the outstanding impact of the changemakers we support. We hope that this is the first crucial step in redefining what a design agency can be for Aotearoa.
Total Donated: $2,707
Total Donated: $2,707
Small, but an optimistic start. We reinvested a portion of profit into Aotearoa’s people & environment, and hope to multiply this number hundredfold over the next 5 years.
50%
Climate Initiatives
36%
Arts & Culture
13%
Humanitarian Relief
65
Trees Planted
Native Forest Regeneration / Turkey Earthquake / Auckland Anniversary Floods / Cyclone Gabrielle / Climate Action Events / Environmental Conservation / Maui Fires / Asian Creatives / Gaza
100% Good Clients
100% Good Clients
We’re committed to working with good humans. This year, we collaborated with inspiring non-profits + purpose-led businesses from New Zealand, Australia, and Kenya. We seek to lower barriers to high impact design for climate + social initiatives, starting with our Non-Profit Discount.
National Multiethnic Young Leaders Summit
National Multiethnic Young Leaders Summit
The National Multiethnic Young Leaders Summit (2022) united ethnically-diverse young leaders to explore topics on inclusion, intersectionality, and being a good tiriti partner. This was our first ever project, and we’re stoked to have continued working with the client to strengthen their mahi— diversifying Aotearoa’s leadership pipeline.
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Non-Profit Discount
Attendee
Brand
The Climate Action Conference
The Climate Action Conference
The Climate Action Conference aimed to revitalise youth-led climate action and support rangatahi in creating the change they want to see. With exceptional strategic guidance, we helped to bring an audience of 300 people for the conference.
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Event Partner
Volunteer
Brand
A Natural Future Museum
A Natural Future Museum
Anzania: A Natural Future Museum is a biodiverse expo-park aiming to become a world-class visitor attraction and children’s museum in Nairobi, Kenya. They are planning to kickoff construction in 2024. We worked with the team to design and develop a low-carbon website to aid promotion + fundraising.
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Non-Profit Discount
Low Carbon Website
Youth Climate Collective Launch Night
Youth Climate Collective Launch Night
Youth Climate Collective is a new organisation educating and empowering young people with the necessary skills to become climate leaders. We’re proud to have supported their launch night, which drew over 100 people as part of the Auckland Climate Festival.
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Event Sponsor
Panelist
Volunteer
Brand
Event Photography
Website (Upcoming)
Sol + Gather
Sol + Gather
Our first community event, co-hosted with Kaaio Studio, was a laidback spring hangout bringing together 18 creatives for the climate. We raised $250 for Plastic Ocean Australasia’s Picnic Unwrapped Campaign.
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Event Host
As 2024 begins, our focus is to grow the seedlings of impact we worked so hard on cultivating this year.
Backed with an enduring studio ethos and reputation that we’re proud of, the goal is to formalise and scale what we’re already doing. Fund climate initiatives in Tāmaki Makaurau, get impact certified, refine our design craft, partner with more exceptional changemakers, grow the team, and maybe take a shot at those coveted design awards.
Here’s to another year of doing good.
Ngā mihi nui to Michelle, Dylan, Evy, Linzie, Nikki, and Marie. Without your hope for a better world, we wouldn’t be here. Same for Shahin, Irisha, and everyone who supported our first steps as a design studio.
