Creating real impact
Good Payne
At Studio Payne, our creativity doesn’t stop at client work—it’s a driving force behind our commitment to making a difference. Through our Good Payne impact fund, we dedicate a percentage of our revenue to causes and initiatives that matter to our team and our planet. We do this through volunteering, donating to charities close to our hearts, and our pro-bono and low-bono work for organisations driving positive change.
For us, creativity is about building a better future together.
Projects with Purpose
In our Projects with Purpose program, we work with small or independent not-for-profit organisations, or early-stage for-profit ventures with a clear purpose. We support initiatives focused on environmental sustainability, social change, diversity and inclusion, or education and development—whether you’re creating products and services that benefit the planet, tackling complex social issues, addressing cultural inequities, or nurturing the next generation of creative thinkers and doers.
If you’d like to work with us and your business meets these criteria, get in touch and let’s chat.
Learn more about the brands we've already supported below
Open House Melbourne
Open House Melbourne is a not for profit organisation that celebrates Melbourne architecture and design through the sharing of knowledge, historical insights, and innovative ideas for Melbourne’s future.
Studio Payne are long-term partners of Open House Melbourne, providing design and direction since the inception of our studio.
Public Architecture Organisation
Kalinya
Kalinya expands the realm of professional possibilities for First Nations People. Founder, Jirra Harvey, fosters indigenous connection and opportunity—through creativity, design, and togetherness.
Jirra approached Studio Payne, with the challenge to visually and verbally articulate her vision. This meant encompassing the consultancy she does today, as well as her aspirations for the future. Part of this was creating a brand that is beyond the image many have of First Nations business—developing a brand that is premium and evocative, and worthy of shaping tomorrow.
Indigenous Communications Consultancy
Asklé
Asklé is for women of all ages and backgrounds—for wherever they are in their health journey. They are for those looking for science-backed and expert advice, convenient solutions, and for those who care about quality ingredients. Asklé is a resource for those who want to learn about their health or find a community to connect with. Asklé is for women who are calling to be seen.
Stephanie and Will engaged us to create an identity that reflected the innovation, compassion, and quality of their product.
Womens Health Solutions
Giving Back
Donations are made on behalf of each Studio Payne team member to a charity of their choice annually. We’re proud to partner with Seedling Giving an organisation that helps us connect with high-performing grassroots charities, ensuring our contributions create meaningful, targeted impact and a real difference.
The full Studio Payne team comes together annually to give back through paid volunteer days with local community organisations that align with our values.
Emerging Talent
As Swinburne University alumni, we provide placement for selected students to intern at our studio, investing in future talent. Our studio creates pathways into the industry through paid internships and portfolio reviews, helping emerging talent take their first steps in the creative world.
Work that Grows
As part of our sustainability efforts Studio Payne is a proud member of Trillion Trees Australia, a not-for-profit and community-driven organisation reversing the damage caused by land clearing and habitat loss. With them we commit to planting trees for every job worked on throughout the year and every team member on our staff. Our donations help to engage local communities in Western Australia with tree planting projects, supporting landscape restoration and environmental regeneration. In 2024, we donated 104 trees to be planted on behalf of our clients and team members.
Studio Payne has also taken the Clean Creatives pledge, standing with a global community of agencies committed to a fossil-free future. It’s one of the ways we’re using our creativity for climate-positive impact.
Acknowledgement of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation, Studio Payne acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community, of which we work and live. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
