How I Approach Design

Brand Partner

Lakshitha

Lakshitha

Designing brands that people trust and remember

Designing brands that people trust and remember

This approach shapes every service I offer.

This approach shapes every service I offer.

PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO

I help brands build trust and visibility through clear, strategic design.
My work combines design and marketing logic to create brands people remember.

I help brands build trust and visibility through clear, strategic design.
My work combines design and marketing logic to create brands people remember.

How I Approach Design

Design sits where business goals, marketing logic, and people connect.

Business

Marketing

People

Design

I understand the needs of new brands and the expectations of existing brands before designing anything.

I understand the needs of new brands and the expectations of existing brands before designing anything.

I design with a clear reason, aligned with the brand’s goals and direction.

I design with a clear reason, aligned with the brand’s goals and direction.

I connect design with marketing so visuals attract the right audience and generate leads.

I connect design with marketing so visuals attract the right audience and generate leads.

I identify the gap between what the brand wants to be and how it is currently perceived.

I identify the gap between what the brand wants to be and how it is currently perceived.

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Clarity

Clarity

Brand Gap Analysis

Brand Gap Analysis

Purposeful Design

Purposeful Design

Marketing Logic

Marketing Logic

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Packaging

Packaging

Brand Identity

Brand Identity

Social Media

Social Media

Print Collateral

Print Collateral

Web Design

Web Design

What I Help With

What I Help With

Marketing

Business

People

Design

PORTFOLIO

Brand Partner

Let’s Build Your Brand

Let’s Build Your Brand

PORTFOLIO

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Mellowstone

Cafe Branding

01 — The Brief

Create a calm, peaceful, and nature-oriented café brand in a busy location.
The space needed to attract people who want to rest, focus, and feel grounded.


Target audience:
Students, professionals, freelancers, and people who prefer quiet, minimal spaces.

02 — The Brand Gap

The surroundings were rushed and noisy, but the café needed to feel like a pause.
The gap was between the fast environment and the slow experience the café wanted to offer.

The brand needed to communicate calm before customers even entered.

moodboard

october 2025

03 — The Design Solution

Logo

Name

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell w

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell w

mell wstone

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell wstone

Find Your Quiet Ground

Mellow - Soft, calm, peaceful
Stone - Strong, grounded, steady


Together, they represent balance

Open

At Rest

Visit Again

peace

found your

You’ve

Order Here

Toilet

Toilet

Parking

Signage: Glowing leaves for “Open”, resting leaves for “At Rest”.

premium feel, strength, clarity

subtle premium highlights (borders, details)

coffee, warmth, natural connection

Typography

Typography

peace, nature, rest, grounding

Coffee beans were used as a symbol to represent both coffee and stone

The wordmark sits between the beans, symbolizing grounding

A coffee mug replaces the letter “O” in Mellow to instantly communicate that it’s a café

Soft beige tones were added to keep the logo calm and approachable

Menu: Visual-based layout to reduce thinking and stress.

Loyalty Card: Minimal one-line reward system for ease.

Nature-inspired leaf outlines to make cups memorable.

Signage designed to feel calm, grounded, and inviting at first glance.


A quiet, consistent café brand that feels calm, focused, and trustworthy.

04 — Result

Design that looks good, works better.

Open

At Rest

Visit Again

peace

found your

You’ve

Order Here

Toilet

Toilet

Parking

Signage: Glowing leaves for “Open”, resting leaves for “At Rest”.

Nature-inspired leaf outlines to make cups memorable.


A quiet, consistent café brand that feels calm, focused, and trustworthy.

04 — Result

Design that looks good, works better.

Packaging Design

02

Nessia

moodboard

01 - The Brief

Skincare products often overwhelm buyers with heavy clinical language and crowded packaging.
This creates confusion, hesitation, and loss of trust especially in e-commerce.

02 - The Brand Gap

People look for safety, trust, and self-care, but packaging often feels either too clinical or too playful.
The gap was between clean science and emotional reassurance.

June 2025

03 - The Design Solution

Logo

Design Direction: Minimal, structured, and calm — no visual noise

Content Rule: Only essential information, nothing extra

Readability: Clear in under two seconds

Tone: Premium but approachable, clean but not cold

A minimal wordmark designed to communicate trust, clarity, and premium care.

ESSIA

ESSIA

ESSIA

ESSIA

cleanser

sunscreen

lip gloss

The packaging shows only essential information to reduce cognitive load.
Detailed ingredients and skin-type specifics are intentionally shifted to secondary packaging and product pages.

Designed to communicate protection and premium care.
Muted beige -gold tones signal safety, confidence, and daily skin protection.

A calm, trust-driven design for everyday skincare.
Muted blue reflects clean science, freshness, and dermatological safety.

04 — Result

Packaging that builds trust before the first use.


A calm, premium skincare packaging system that feels safe, trustworthy, and modern.
The design opens the door visually, letting reviews and product quality close the deal.

Soft, minimal packaging designed around femininity and self-care.
Muted pink tones feel gentle, premium, and visually inviting without being childish.

The banner was designed to visually translate heat, flavor, and intensity.

Banner

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Print Collaterals

These standee designs were created to influence decisions at close range.
Placed near the point of waiting or ordering, the visuals rely on appetite, warmth, and familiarity rather than heavy text.

standee signage

Restaurant

The banner was designed to create instant hunger at a large scale.
Bold typography, high contrast, and a close-up food visual were used to ensure the message remains powerful even from a distance.

Billboard

Branding Agency

moodboard

Glassy interface designed to feel light, modern, and confident

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Soft transparency, depth, and contrast guide attention without distraction.


Built to make complex marketing processes feel simple and approachable.

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Web Design

Earthywoods

Designed a material-led website that reflects the warmth, durability, and craftsmanship of wood.


Natural tones, spacious layouts, and clear hierarchy build trust and clarity.


The focus is on letting materials speak before information takes over.

moodboard

Price List Design

Designed the complete salon price list as a visual introduction.
Images lead the conversation first, allowing new visitors to feel the service before reading the price.

Let’s Talk

linkedin

lakikissh@gmail.com

behance

© 2026

Design, with intent.

Let’s build something thoughtful.

Brochure

A calm, material-led brochure system designed to communicate quality through texture, tone, and structure.

03

social media

From Inconsistent to Systematic

Same services. Same offers. Different system.

Before

After

THE BRAND GAP

Random colors

Mixed fonts

No layout system

Feed looked disconnected

Single color system

Fixed typography

Reusable layout grid

Recognizable brand look

moodboard

Salon

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social media

Less saying. More staying.
Built for after the scroll.

Not louder. Just clearer.

Mellowstone

02

Cafe Branding

october 2025

The Brief

Create a calm, peaceful, and nature-oriented café brand in a busy location.
The space needed to attract people who want to rest, focus, and feel grounded.


Target audience:
Students, professionals, freelancers, and people who prefer quiet, minimal spaces.

The Brand Gap

The surroundings were rushed and noisy, but the café needed to feel like a pause.
The gap was between the fast environment and the slow experience the café wanted to offer.

The brand needed to communicate calm before customers even entered.

The Design Solution

premium feel, strength, clarity

coffee, warmth, natural connection

moodboard

Logo

Name

subtle premium highlights (borders, details)

Coffee beans were used as a symbol to represent both coffee and stone

The wordmark sits between the beans, symbolizing grounding

A coffee mug replaces the letter “O” in Mellow to instantly communicate that it’s a café

Soft beige tones were added to keep the logo calm and approachable

Mellow - Soft, calm, peaceful
Stone - Strong, grounded, steady


Together, they represent balance

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell w

mell wstone

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell wstone

Find Your Quiet Ground

Find Your Quiet Ground

mell w

peace, nature, rest, grounding

Menu: Visual-based layout to reduce thinking and stress.

Loyalty Card: Minimal one-line reward system for ease.

Signage designed to feel calm, grounded, and inviting at first glance.

Nature-inspired leaf outlines to make cups memorable.

Open

At Rest

Signage: Glowing leaves for “Open”, resting leaves for “At Rest”.

Visit Again

Toilet

Parking

peace

found your

You’ve

Design that looks good, works better.


A quiet, consistent café brand that feels calm, focused, and trustworthy.

Result

02

Nessia

Packaging Design

The Brief

Create a calm, peaceful, and nature-oriented café brand in a busy location.
The space needed to attract people who want to rest, focus, and feel grounded.


Target audience:
Students, professionals, freelancers, and people who prefer quiet, minimal spaces.

The Brand Gap

The surroundings were rushed and noisy, but the café needed to feel like a pause.
The gap was between the fast environment and the slow experience the café wanted to offer.

The brand needed to communicate calm before customers even entered.

The Design Solution

Design Direction: Minimal, structured, and calm, no visual noise

Content Rule: Only essential information, nothing extra

Readability: Clear in under two seconds

Tone: Premium but approachable, clean but not cold

september 2025

moodboard

Logo

A minimal wordmark designed to communicate trust, clarity, and premium care.

ESSIA

ESSIA

ESSIA

ESSIA

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n

s

c

r

e

e

n

Designed to communicate protection and premium care.
Muted beige -gold tones signal safety, confidence, and daily skin protection.

cleanser

lip gloss

A calm, trust-driven design for everyday skincare.
Muted blue reflects clean science, freshness, and dermatological safety.

Soft, minimal packaging designed around femininity and self-care.
Muted pink tones feel gentle, premium, and visually inviting without being childish.

The packaging shows only essential information to reduce cognitive load.
Detailed ingredients and skin-type specifics are intentionally shifted to secondary packaging and product pages.

Result

Packaging that builds trust before the first use.


A calm, premium skincare packaging system that feels safe, trustworthy, and modern.

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Social Media

Salon

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Social Media

Fashion

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Print Collaterals

Fashion

Same services. Same offers. Different system.

Before

THE BRAND GAP

After

From Inconsistent to Systematic

These standee designs were created to influence decisions at close range.
Placed near the point of waiting or ordering, the visuals rely on appetite, warmth, and familiarity rather than heavy text.

Standee Signage

The banner was designed to visually translate heat, flavor, and intensity.

Banner

The banner was designed to create instant hunger at a large scale.
Bold typography, high contrast, and a close-up food visual were used to ensure the message remains powerful even from a distance.

BillBoard

Brochure

A calm, material-led brochure system designed to communicate quality through texture, tone, and structure.

Brochure

A calm, material-led brochure system designed to communicate quality through texture, tone, and structure.

Price List Design

Designed the complete salon price list as a visual introduction.
Images lead the conversation first, allowing new visitors to feel the service before reading the price.

05

Web Design

Branding Agency

Glassy interface designed to feel light, modern, and confident


Soft transparency, depth, and contrast guide attention without distraction.


Built to make complex marketing processes feel simple and approachable.

moodboard

Earthywoods

Designed a material-led website that reflects the warmth, durability, and craftsmanship of wood.


Natural tones, spacious layouts, and clear hierarchy build trust and clarity.


The focus is on letting materials speak before information takes over.

moodboard

Let’s Talk

behance

lakikissh@gmail.com

© 2026

Design, with intent.

linkedin

Let’s build something thoughtful.

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