Sherwin-Williams

In 2022 - 2023 I had the amazing opportunity to work for the Australian branch of Sherwin-Williams, as their in-house Graphic Designer and Marketing Co-ordinator. Sherwin-Williams is a household brand in the US, but here in Aus, they’re better known within the Automotive industry, delivering top-quality paint under their multiple brands, DeBeer, Valspar, Ultra 9K and Octoral. It was my pleasure to lead their advertising campaigns, both digitally and in print, create new labels, promotional collaterals and email campaign designs.

Advertisement for DeBeer's Mysterious Colors glass flake toners featuring a decorative oil lamp emitting colorful purple, blue, pink, and orange smoke against a dark background.
A colorful advertisement for DeBeer Waterbase 900+ Toners featuring a sleek blue sports car against a background of vibrant splashes of orange, pink, purple, and blue paint.
Advertisement for DeBeer ReFinish with models wearing ornate, intricate Venetian masks in gold, blue, and black, promoting mysterious colored glass flakes and toner products.
Blue sports car surrounded by lightning bolts advertising DeBeer Lightning Speed for a quick, dry clear coat application.

DeBeer Print Ad Designs

Partnering with BodyShop Australia, we created monthly advertisements which featured in their magazines and online catalogues. These were some of the most fun projects to work on.

Two DeBeer paint flyers in blue shades, one slightly overlapping the other, with text about satin blue finish, product details, and a paint can image, featuring respective product codes and quantities.
Three automotive promotional posters for DeBeer, featuring vivid graphics and text about water-based car paints, DeBeer color products, and automotive finishing technology, with images of sleek cars and containers of paint.

Ultra 9K

Black and white booklet cover titled 'ULTRA SYSTEM' with a logo, a picture of a sports car, and the text 'Apprentice Refinish Technician Passport' along with space for the technician's name. Logos for Fortress Collision Repair Services and Sherwin-Williams are at the bottom.
Open booklet page titled Technician Development Pathway with timeline from 3 to 24+ months, including icons and descriptions for each stage of technician training and certification, set against a space-themed background with smoke or cloud visuals.
Open training booklet showing a sleek black sports car with illuminated blue wheels on the left page and a technical checklist on the right page.

Training Booklet Design

Sherwin-Williams has a lot of partnerships with spray painters as part of their business model, especially under Ultra 9K. One of these collaborations resulted in us developing a fully designed training booklet, which carried apprentices through from the beginning to end of their training journey.

Three promotional flyers for a 2023 winter hoodie promotion from DeBeer, featuring images of black hoodies, pricing, order details, and a mountain landscape background.
Display of DeBeer merchandise, including black hoodies with logo, promotional flyers for winter hoodie sale featuring logo, product images, and prices.

DeBeer Product Promotional Designs

DeBeer is one of Sherwin-Williams’ most popular brands of paint, due to its extensive heritage in the Netherlands, reputation for quality and affordibility. We frequently offered promotions and branded merchandise to our re-sellers as part of our Marketing system.

Set of DeBeer Finish paint samples and promotional materials, including a red Berobase can, two Blue Waterbase cans, smaller bottles, and brochures with blue and red color themes.

Octoral

Product Flyer Designs

Octoral is another of Sherwin-Williams’ popular paint brands. The use of vibrant colours within the branding makes it a stand-out. We often developed promotional flyers for new product releases, which were then launched via email campaign and across social media.

Product catalog page for Sherwin-Williams Ultra 9K Waterborne water-based paint toners, featuring images, names, and order codes for various toner colors, including transparent red orange, orange metallic, white crystal, and champagne crystal, with a note about channel formulation and contact information for the Ultra 9K Waterborne System.
Colorful flyer promoting Octoral's color effect toners, featuring vibrant smoke-like color swirls and product details for various toner types.