Who we are

Qualia Creative is propelled by the alchemic combination of three distinct creative forces: the sharp, finely honed creative intuition of David Gill, the colour-outside-the-lines creative lushness of Dave Smith and the wordy wordiness of Brett Hamm. Once combined, the produced compound is highly explosive.

David Gill – Managing Director
B.Des (Hons)

Following the completion of his Honours in Graphic Design at RMIT University (1998), David brought together a team of designers to create his first studio, Aer Design. David was instrumental in building the foundations of this business and its subsequent development into the successful company it is today. However, after seven and a half years, David decided to leave Aer Design in 2006 to pursue a new creative vision. The result: Qualia Creative.

David is a multi-faceted designer who works over a wide spectrum of genres in a broad palette of mediums. David Gill’s strengths as a designer are in conceptual and strategic thinking, image making, typography, new media and the fine arts.

David also believes that what sets him apart from other creatives is a unique lateral disposition that provides him with the ability to perceive the world beyond established convention and to derive new possibilities from this insight.

Dave Smith – Creative Director
B.Des (Masters) 

Dave founded, developed and dismantled creative collective Studio Anybody. Now working with Qualia Creative, Dave focuses on the craft of image-making with an emphasis on fashion and arts with a tight focus on conceptually developed client collaborations.

Brett Hamm – Copywriter and Social Media Consultant
B.A (Social Theory)

Brett graduacted with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne's Ashworth Program for Social Theory in August 2009.  Brett then went to work for a federal politician, primarily drafting communications on the politician's behalf. In 2010 Brett joined Qualia Creative where he quickly found a niche writing attention grabbing copy and applying social media strategies to brand identity design.  He is currently Qualia Creative's senior copywriter and social media consultant.

Brett also writes film reviews for mX (Melbourne) as well as regular arts and culture features for Broadsheet Melbourne (www.broadsheet.com.au) and Milk Bar (www.milkbarmag.com).

The Team

Qualia Creative also employs and consults with a variety of designers and creatives to pursue the most imaginative, engaging and communicative graphic designs. Being able to inform their combined years of top-level graphic design experience with unconventional and innovative artistic perspectives is a key ingredient in Qualia’s success.