Cheyney McDonnell is a New Zealand-based graphic and surface pattern designer, author, and illustrator with nearly two decades of industry experience. She operates Design by Cheyney (dbc) from Auckland, currently focused on licensing and digital asset sales.
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Cheyney McDonnell is a New Zealand-based graphic and surface pattern designer, author, and illustrator with nearly two decades of industry experience. She operates Design by Cheyney (dbc) from Auckland, currently focused on licensing and digital asset sales. She is also a published children's book author/illustrator.
Selected Instagram patterns include novelty motifs (donuts, party hats, bugs/insects) alongside surface pattern portfolio work - suggesting a playful, illustration-led aesthetic. The overall visual tone is warm and approachable, suited to gifting, stationery, and novelty product categories. Work balances a love of visual storytelling with commercial repeatability.
University background in design and teaching. Works across graphic design, illustration, and surface pattern. Practice spans from branding and identity through to repeating pattern design and licensed illustration. Platform presence on Canva, Spoonflower, Patterned, and Behance suggests proficiency with digital delivery workflows.
Currently open for licensing and collaboration only. Digital assets available through Spoonflower, Patterned, and direct licensing. Category focus includes stationery and novelty applications alongside broader surface pattern licensing. Also listed on Canva as a design resource.
University-trained in design and teaching. Launched first business Camille Co. - a luxury line of NZ-made soaps and soy candles - before pivoting to graphic design after repeated market-stall enquiries about her branding. Ran dbc for over 10 years. In 2021, after becoming a mother, shifted focus away from custom client work toward digital asset sales and pattern licensing. Published author/illustrator of "Thank you for Feeding Freckle" (children's picture book). Side project: @slimeministernz.
Selected patterns include illustrative novelty motifs (donuts, insects, party hats) and broader surface pattern portfolio work. Aesthetic is playful and whimsical with commercial applications in stationery, gifting, and novelty product categories. Licensing model means patterns are available for brand use directly.
Spoonflower, Patterned, Behance, Pinterest, Canva, YouTube
Cheyney McDonnell is a New Zealand-based graphic and surface pattern designer, author, and illustrator with nearly two decades of industry experience. She operates Design by Cheyney (dbc) from Auckland, currently focused on licensing and digital asset sales. She is also a published children's book author/illustrator.
Style and Aesthetic Selected Instagram patterns include novelty motifs (donuts, party hats, bugs/insects) alongside surface pattern portfolio work - suggesting a playful, illustration-led aesthetic. The overall visual tone is warm and approachable, suited to gifting, stationery, and novelty product categories.
Pattern Focus Selected patterns include illustrative novelty motifs (donuts, insects, party hats) and broader surface pattern portfolio work. Aesthetic is playful and whimsical with commercial applications in stationery, gifting, and novelty product categories.
Markets and Clients Currently open for licensing and collaboration only. Digital assets available through Spoonflower, Patterned, and direct licensing. Category focus includes stationery and novelty applications alongside broader surface pattern licensing. Also listed on Canva as a design resource.
Techniques and Tools University background in design and teaching. Works across graphic design, illustration, and surface pattern. Practice spans from branding and identity through to repeating pattern design and licensed illustration.
Portfolio and Presence Spoonflower, Patterned, Behance, Pinterest, Canva, YouTube
Career Path University-trained in design and teaching. Launched first business Camille Co. - a luxury line of NZ-made soaps and soy candles - before pivoting to graphic design after repeated market-stall enquiries about her branding. Ran dbc for over 10 years.
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