The creative helping hand you need

with the hands off experience of a setup wizard and the convenience of canned goods

About

Wizard in a Can

Wizard in a Can is your friendly local freelancer ready to help with all things web development, design and merch. With the hands-off experience of a setup wizard and the convenience of canned goods, the goal is for working together to feel like magic ✨

Whether you need a website, merch, or custom art for your new project... I can help!

I’ve been a professional web developer and artist for just over half a decade, with bonus experience with ecommerce, domain names, webhosting and manufacturing merch. Nothing bets the joy of helping someone carve out their own space on the internet, or make their artistic vision come to life.

I'm especially interested in any projects where I get to stretch my creative muscles, or help a small business hit the ground running, but I'm open to anything - just reach out!

Dawn Solace
Freelance Creative

Services

What are you looking for?

Web

  • New Websites
  • Website Refreshes
  • Web Hosting
  • DNS Assistance
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Design

  • Illustration
  • Product Design
  • Poster Design
  • Custom Fonts
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Merch

  • Custom Stickers
  • Custom Badges
  • Custom Mugs
  • Order Fulfillment
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Portfolio

Some past work

  • All
  • Web
  • Design
  • Merch

Website Design & Development

Great Games With Pals

Product Design & Illustration

Oasis Scents

Web Development

Inspire Net

Merch Management & Illustration

Saturday Knights

Mascot Illustration

Piggys Lunchbar

Simple Startup Website

Wildflour Kitchen

Logo & Promotional Poster Design

Green Gals Gardening

Performer Portrait Illustration & Custom Stickers

Charles de Corps

Product Design & Illustration

Artistic Alchemy

Logo Design Refresh

Miss Pole Dance NZ

Event Poster Design & Illustration

Cursive Craft

Simple Startup Website

Razorcut And Design

Performer Portrait Illustration & Custom Stickers

Fay Belle

Website Design & Development

Alleva Animal Health

Performer Portrait Illustration & Custom Stickers

Candi Fletch

Testimonials

What people are saying

As a fresh starter to having a Website, Dawn not only provided incredibly amazing art and layout suggestions, but any extra feedback was taken on board but also updated immediately. With round the clock service, amazing ideas and execution, and a website that's beautiful AND concise, I can easily say Dawn's services have boosted my brand. I really could not recommend Dawn enough!

Charlotte Gamble-Stott

Co-Ordinator of Great Games With Pals

I gave Dawn creative freedom as I had no idea what I was wanting. Not only did she do an amazing job with the art work, but her posters aligned with our branding, down to the tiny details! Dawn was super helpful and understanding during the times I needed adjustments or advice and we are so grateful! We would definitely recommend Dawn, and I look forward to collaborating together in the future.

Amy Wardlaw

Owner of CursiveCraft

We have worked with Dawn on a few occasions with collaborative work and commissioned items. They are very easy to work with, as well as prompt at completing the work we had asked for. Whenever we had feedback this was taken on board and had no issues at all with the entire process. The quality of items we received was top notch and would definitely recommend working with Dawn to anyone.

Alice Livingston

Director of Oasis Scents

Wizard in a Can made an exceptional effort to understand my project's unique requirements and goals. They went above and beyond on the delivery of the final product and exceeded my expectations while still staying true to the original design brief. Their attention to detail and ability to bring my vision to life was truly remarkable and our audience’s response was overwhelmingly positive - we couldn't be happier with how things went.

Ryan Knighton

Director of Saturday Knights

We highly recommend Wizard in a Can to design your website. Easy to deal with, great communication and has done an amazing job with our website.

Trudi Berry

Director of Razorcut and Design Ltd

Dawn's always been positive and brings our vision into reality. Also so she's so talented.

Rithy Pen

Owner of Piggys Lunchbar

Community

Giving Back

Kōwhai Fan Fest

2025 Sponsorship

Kōwhai Fan Fest is a volunteer-run, community-centric expo-style event celebrating makers, artists, and performers. This event fills an important void for a lot of South Island creatives. After successful events in 2021 and 2022, they've come back for round three and absolutely smashed it.

Sweat With Pride

Raised $322 in 2024

To mark International Pride month in June, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is challenging people to 'Sweat with Pride' by exercising for at least 21 minutes a day to get active and raise money to support the Rainbow community.

GGWP Gaming Con

2024 Prizes Provided

GGWP (Great Games with Pals) is a convention celebrating the positive impact that gaming has provided our communities through cosplay, artistry, performance, and culture. A fun-filled day with wonderful art and artists, video games, table top RPGs, and a huge assortment of DND campaigns to jump into.

WIAC Creative Collective

Online Collective Store

In 2024, Wizard in a Can launched an online collective store for kiwi creatives with the objective of helping them get paid for their work, whilst taking some of the stressors of selling their work off their shoulders so that they can focus on what they do best - creating.


If you're a non-profit or community organisation, I'd love to work with you. Please feel free to reach out to discuss sponsorship or discounted rates.

Contact

Get in Touch

General Contact

wizardinacan@gmail.com

PO Box 6070
Awapuni Post Centre
Palmerston North 4412

Customer Support

help@wizardinacan.co.nz