Helping brands, products and services to stand out through truly unique, emotionally-charged and beautifully-crafted visual design assets. Ready to elevate your brand? Let’s chat.

Letters are my gem! Whether written with pen and ink, drawn by hand, or designed digitally, they are at the heart of my work. With ten years of independent professional experience, I specialise in premium identity design, developing the means for brands to connect more deeply with their audience.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES

Working in partnership with brand design studios around the world, helping them craft their identity systems with emotionally-charged visual assets and I would love to work with you.

Brand Identity SERVICES

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Lettering Design SERVICES

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Custom Calligraphy SERVICES

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Typeface Design SERVICES

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Packaging Design SERVICES

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Editorial Design SERVICES

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Textile PRINT Design/ surface patterns

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CUSTOM Original Artworks SERVICES

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Working in the luxury space, FMCG, education, fashion, arts & cultural sectors.

Crafting original artworks for collectors, brands, and cultural institutions seeking distinctive, craft-led pieces rooted in calligraphy and typographic form. See below a selection of my recent projects or select by category in the navigation menu.

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By Robert Tickner April 22, 2026
Visual Brand Identity Project
White, ornate, cursive-style capital letter
By Robert Tickner April 17, 2026
Lettering Project
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Editorial Design
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
Calligraphy in black ink on white paper reads
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
Black-and-white line art pattern featuring stylized fish with textured scales and distinct dark heads on a white background.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
Dark envelopes with speckled white patterns, each featuring unique white handwritten names in elegant cursive script.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
A small, black silhouette of a bird next to elegant, handwritten cursive script on white paper.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
Hand-lettered greeting card with red
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
A clear glass bottle filled with golden olive oil, featuring a white oval label with text, topped with a cork stopper.
By Robert Tickner March 24, 2026
Packaging Design
Three wine bottles with floral labels stand against a white background: a white wine, a red wine, and a rosé.
By Robert Tickner March 24, 2026
Packaging Design
Black screen with no visible content
By Robert Tickner April 22, 2026
Visual Brand Identity Project
White, ornate, cursive-style capital letter
By Robert Tickner April 17, 2026
Lettering Project
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Editorial Design
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
The word
By Robert Tickner March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
Calligraphy in black ink on white paper reads
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
Black-and-white line art pattern featuring stylized fish with textured scales and distinct dark heads on a white background.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
Dark envelopes with speckled white patterns, each featuring unique white handwritten names in elegant cursive script.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
A small, black silhouette of a bird next to elegant, handwritten cursive script on white paper.
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
Hand-lettered greeting card with red
By Robert Tickner March 26, 2026
Calligraphy Project
A clear glass bottle filled with golden olive oil, featuring a white oval label with text, topped with a cork stopper.
By Robert Tickner March 24, 2026
Packaging Design
Three wine bottles with floral labels stand against a white background: a white wine, a red wine, and a rosé.
By Robert Tickner March 24, 2026
Packaging Design

Blog

Writing is as integral to my creative process as drawing or designing. Over the years, I have kept a diary, written articles, and maintained a bi-monthly newsletter since 2014. Below you'll find a selection of articles, newsletters and interviews that highlight and amplify women in the type and design industries.

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By Robert Tickner April 15, 2026
In April 2026, I closed a fully remote chapter, and decided to update this visual presentation with everything that I have learned since 2022 —which is a lot!
The word
By Robert Tickner March 30, 2026
My seven-year-old grandson sleeps just down the hall from me, and he wakes up a lot of mornings and he says, “You know, this could be the best day ever.”
A stylized, white-line decorative letter
By Robert Tickner March 30, 2026
This article is an ongoing resource of fonts designed by women, as well as supporting material to learn more about female and non-binary graphic & type designers.
Text on a black background reads
By Robert Tickner April 15, 2026
In April 2026, I closed a fully remote chapter, and decided to update this visual presentation with everything that I have learned since 2022 —which is a lot!
The word
By Robert Tickner March 30, 2026
My seven-year-old grandson sleeps just down the hall from me, and he wakes up a lot of mornings and he says, “You know, this could be the best day ever.”
A stylized, white-line decorative letter
By Robert Tickner March 30, 2026
This article is an ongoing resource of fonts designed by women, as well as supporting material to learn more about female and non-binary graphic & type designers.
Maria Montes in plaid shirt lettering “Rotson Studios” on a black wall

Location

NAARM/MELBOURNE

Rotson Studios

Level 2/105 Victoria St,
Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
E— info(at)mariamontes(dot)net
T— +61 421 244 612

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