Siv Lavell

I’m Siv — a designer, artist, and storyteller who brings 8+ years of brand, product, and marketing design expertise. I create work that blends strategy with inspiration, weaving color, story, and emotion into design systems and campaigns that resonate with audiences and scale across platforms.

Approach

Stage 1: Define — Business Alignment & Brief Development

Every engagement begins with strategic alignment to ensure creative solutions support broader business objectives.

  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Marketing, Brand, Product, Sales, and Leadership) to define goals, KPIs, and success metrics.
  • Audit existing brand systems, campaign performance data, and competitive landscape.
  • Identify target audience segments and key customer insights.
  • Clarify scope, dependencies, timelines, and approval workflows.
  • Develop a comprehensive creative brief outlining objectives, deliverables, constraints, and measurement criteria.

Outcome: A clearly documented foundation that aligns creative execution with measurable business impact.

Stage 2: Strategy — Creative Direction & Planning

Insights are translated into a strategic creative framework that guides execution across channels.

  • Establish a visual and messaging direction aligned with brand positioning and business priorities.
  • Collaborate with content strategy and copy teams to ensure cohesive storytelling.
  • Define channel requirements (digital, print, packaging, email, social, retail, etc.) and scalability considerations.
  • Create project timelines, milestone checkpoints, and feedback loops to support efficient collaboration.
  • Present strategic direction to stakeholders for alignment prior to design development.

Outcome: An approved creative strategy that ensures consistency, efficiency, and alignment across teams.

Stage 3: Design — Concept Development & Cross-Functional Review

Creative concepts are developed within a structured, collaborative framework.

  • Develop visual territories and concept explorations aligned to the approved strategy.
  • Present 2–3 design directions supported by rationale tied to audience insights and brand objectives.
  • Facilitate structured review sessions with key stakeholders, incorporating feedback while maintaining design integrity and brand standards.
  • Iterate designs based on consolidated feedback, ensuring accessibility, usability, and omnichannel adaptability.
  • Validate final concepts against defined KPIs and business goals.

Outcome: A fully vetted design solution that balances stakeholder input, brand governance, and user experience best practices.

Stage 4: Production — Execution, Governance & Launch

Following approval, focus shifts to precision execution and operational excellence.

  • Prepare production-ready assets in accordance with brand guidelines and technical specifications.
  • Partner with developers, production teams, printers, and external vendors to ensure quality control and timeline adherence.
  • Conduct QA reviews, proofing, and testing to mitigate risk before launch.
  • Deliver organized, scalable asset packages for internal distribution and future use.

Outcome: A high-quality, launch-ready solution delivered on time, on brand, and aligned with performance objectives.