Flying Lizard has been making useful products and publications for over three decades.
With roles in numerous projects within publishing and its associated domains, Flying Lizard has collaborated with entities like NHNZ (Natural History NZ film and television), UK Sports Council, Abbey National UK, and the BBC Midas finance system. These partnerships show extensive expertise infused into each endeavour.
A solid foundation in type, graphic and logo design, and creative direction — alongside an apprenticeship under a seasoned type compositor with over 50 years of experience — showcases Flying Lizard’s mastery of typography and book design principles.
In a departure from traditional methods where titles were printed and distributed in bulk, Flying Lizard now uses direct online publishing to supply titles on demand. A growing catalogue of self-authored publications — including Create Your Personal Brand: A Real Estate Agent’s Workbook — reflects a continued focus on producing practical, purpose-built resources for professionals and entrepreneurs.
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Reasons to use Flying Lizard Skills and Services
Expertise & Experience
With 30+ years in the industry, Dayne brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to your project, ensuring creativity and sound business acumen.
Personalized Attention
A one-on-one approach ensures that every project is tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of your business, creating customized solutions that make the target audience respond.
Proven Track Record
Reviews from clients like Security Specialists and 4 Guys Autobarn showcase Dayne’s ability to develop and produce results for business marketing initiatives.
Strategic Vision
Working on your business marketing requires strategic insights. By planning through marketing complexities, every decision will have your business’s long-term goals in mind.
Endorsements from clients, customers, and business friends
Dayne has been assisting us in our marketing strategy for 18 months. During this time we have found Dayne’s advice to be valuable and reliable. I look forward to continuing work with Dayne
Dayne is a talented individual with a great personality to boot. Working on several major bids, which involved the creation of complex branded documents, graphics, and packaging. Producing some great pieces of work – from high-quality branding and detailed information graphics to exceptional page spreads. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Dayne and look forward to working with him again.
I just wanted to let you know that Flying Lizard has now finished the work on my letterhead etc and I am delighted with what they came up with. Flying Lizard was great to work with and I am really pleased with the end results. Great service from your Company. Regards Nicola Williams.”
Dayne and his team were hired by The Marketing Bureau, on behalf of our client, the Carisbrook Stadium Trust, to work on several branding, advertising, and graphic design assignments related to the new Dunedin Stadium (now named the Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza).
Working with Dayne was a pleasure. Apart from being a thoroughly nice bloke, he was fully committed to delivering the very best work that he could to the ultimate benefit of the client. I would not hesitate to recommend him
Working with Dayne was a pleasure. Apart from being a thoroughly nice bloke, he was fully committed to delivering the very best work that he could to the ultimate benefit of the client. I would not hesitate to recommend him
I have known Dayne for more than a decade whilst I was working in the ICT advisory space in Dunedin. Dayne is fantastic to work with and has a very innovative business model working in both the southern and northern hemispheres. I have referred a number of clients to him for Strategic Advice around Brand Development and the results have been exceptional. Dunedin and New Zealand are lucky to have access to the innovation and creativity Dayne brings to the table. I wish Dayne well and would feel privileged to recommend them to future clients.
We employed Dayne and his company Flying Lizard, to create our company look and feel and the results have been very pleasing. We have a logo and look that we are very proud of and the public certainly has liked and involuntarily commented on our company image. I have no hesitation in recommending Daynes’ services as I have done for years and indeed will continue to do.
Brand strategy implementation and IP work arranged. Extensive brand creation and design development for product TINDERZ wood pellets and BIOENERGY EQUIPMENT. Well done, thank you.
My lack of knowledge and concern of the cost held me back initially. Letting “a mates kid” have a go at it took some pressure off, when I realized I had “got what he paid for’ I decided to commit and am glad. Dayne’s way of teaching and leading me into adding content and doing things for myself have made me feel confident. Now I can operate the site and am getting orders from all over the country, I have expanded my range sold and increased sales by people just coming in after seeing the website.
Outcomes: Confident Client, Website managed well, Increased sales, Wider Market, Increased foot traffic/store visits
Keen to do more in the future to really get the business going.
Outcomes: Confident Client, Website managed well, Increased sales, Wider Market, Increased foot traffic/store visits
Keen to do more in the future to really get the business going.
Thanks for getting onto my jobs so quickly for me.
I have used Dayne on several occasions, and at all times Dayne has delivered exceptionally good creative results. As owner of Harcourts Epic Realty, Dayne is very approachable and certainly listens, and now as an independent Auctioneer within Harcourts Group of companies, Flying Lizard has provided the web design and marketing material for that role. I would have no hesitation in recommending Dayne. Cheers.
I have used Dayne on several occasions, and at all times Dayne has delivered exceptionally good creative results. As owner of Harcourts Epic Realty, Dayne is very approachable and certainly listens, and now as an independent Auctioneer within Harcourts Group of companies, Flying Lizard has provided the web design and marketing material for that role. I would have no hesitation in recommending Dayne. Cheers.
Hello Dayne, I just want you to know that we appreciate what you have done for us to date.
The word ‘marketing’ seems too often to inspire companies to offer airy fairy stuff, that comes loaded with large charges, and nothing much that’s practical. In contrast, we have appreciated your down-to-earth manner and delivery of product within the lines and scope of what we were requesting. Along with that, there have been no hidden surprises, cost-wise – everything has been laid out clearly as we went along.
It has been refreshing to be given something innovative, and have everything both delivered and followed up promptly. Thanks again. Kind regards.
The word ‘marketing’ seems too often to inspire companies to offer airy fairy stuff, that comes loaded with large charges, and nothing much that’s practical. In contrast, we have appreciated your down-to-earth manner and delivery of product within the lines and scope of what we were requesting. Along with that, there have been no hidden surprises, cost-wise – everything has been laid out clearly as we went along.
It has been refreshing to be given something innovative, and have everything both delivered and followed up promptly. Thanks again. Kind regards.
Kind regards and thanks for all you work this year, more to come with good results starting to come!
The marketing strategy helped us achieve a 25% increase in turnover for the 12-month period and we have continued the services of Dayne to promote our business. It is satisfying to work on the business with a strategy in place and with the knowledge of how our business fluctuates over 12 months”.
Dayne listened to what we wanted and came up with fantastic creative solutions for our design needs. I enjoyed working with Dayne. He produced material that helped us clinch awards and win our customers over. I would certainly highly recommend Dayne.
I have worked with Dayne on a range of projects. He is a creative and talented graphic designer who produces high-quality work – on time and budget. Dayne listens well and offers valuable insights when appropriate. He understands deadlines and works accordingly.
Dayne has always been fun to work with, consistently delivering great results, in a relaxed but totally ‘under control’ way, with some good humor along the way. One of the things that I have appreciated in working with Dayne is his understanding of marketing, beyond just a graphic design perspective. This enables him to add value to a project well beyond the graphic design brief and also ensures that any design work is more likely to fit with the overall strategy.
Dayne has always been fun to work with, consistently delivering great results, in a relaxed but totally ‘under control’ way, with some good humor along the way. One of the things that I have appreciated in working with Dayne is his understanding of marketing, beyond just a graphic design perspective. This enables him to add value to a project well beyond the graphic design brief and also ensures that any design work is more likely to fit with the overall strategy.
I’ve known Dayne for 13 years both professionally and as a good friend. His commitment to his clients is unsurpassed. The creative output from him and his associates continually impresses his clients and his client’s customers.
Hi Dayne, We have enjoyed a good trading period since the project. Very impressive figures. Now it’s all about people skills and a higher rate of prospect conversions. So thanks again for implementing changes in our ‘branding,’ and after the end of the financials, we will review our marketing strategy. Be in touch.
Dayne provided an exceptional design service when I sought his help to create a marketing booklet for my prospective clients. From start to finish, I had every confidence that Dayne understood our needs to design a quality product and the final outcome is certainly a result of this! Being a busy Sales Representative I often struggled to find time to review the proofs quickly but Dayne was always just an email away with advice, keeping me informed of the progress and great, friendly follow up at each stage. I highly recommend Dayne to those seeking a professional but creative designer. I look forward to working with Dayne on our next branding project.
Dayne and the team at Flying Lizard were employed by myself to develop an identity, for a green fields land subdivision, based on Lifestyle Vineyard opportunities in Waitaki Valley, North Otago, NZ. Their brief was to development a corporate and location identity, a website, brochures, and when needed, a number of ‘one off’ marketing material requirements. Due to the projects rural location much of the work was carried out on the web. The land has now been developed, sold down, and the location is a recognised New Wine Region within New Zealand. Dayne contributed significantly to the success of this project. The Flying Lizard teams’ imagination, ideas, and ability to understand and adapt to our needs during the entire project has been outstanding.
I just wanted to let you know that Flying Lizard has now finished the work on my letterhead etc and I am delighted with what they came up with. Flying Lizard was great to work with and I am really pleased with the end results. Great service from your Company. Regards Nicola Williams.”
We enjoyed working with Dayne this year and we will do even more together