I’m Gielizza Calzado, a multidisciplinary creative ready to help you grow brand from the seed of an idea into a well-watered garden through thoughtful design and creative services.

Gratefully Creating - Gielizza Calzado.
Mabuhay!

Currently based in the sunny (and sometimes rainy) archipelago of the Philippines, my love for art as a manga-drawing kid has grown into a drive to help solve creative dilemmas of business owners, founders, and companies.

If I’m not busy building visual identity systems, you’ll likely find me riding my bike around the neighborhood, serving at my local church through prayer, tweeting about my k-pop favesβ€”SEVENTEEN, GOT7, DAY6, and WINNER, or staring at leaves to photosynthesize my brain.

The bible verse at the footer of my website has anchored me during times of uncertainty and overwhelm. Even in seasons of ease, it’s my reminder that thanksgiving and praise are fitting for the grace I have in Jesus Christ. Gratefully Creating, divinely inspired, became the name for this blossoming design practice.

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VALUES & INFLUENCE

Led by the Holy Spirit

The power of gratitude

Humility & Excellence

A joyful heart to serve

A flatlay photo of magnetic bookmarks with rose quartz and serenity colors, featuring messages based on Seventeen's songs, Healing and Kidult and delicate line art of hands and floral designs.
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Gratefully Creating

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God's Child

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My Growth Story

After almost a decade of working in advertising and marketing with bouts of burnout and existential crisis in between, I took the leap of faith and started building my own design practice. Five years in and I’ve been blessed with a diverse roster of projects and clients.

My creative backbone has grown stronger, my purpose aligned, my tolerance for failure higher and faith in God deeper. I look forward to helping more businesses and brands to flourish through my craft.

A young woman with long dark hair standing on a grassy cliff edge, wearing a blue raincoat, with arms outstretched and eyes closed, overlooking the ocean with waves crashing against rocks in the background. There are faint handwritten notes overlaid on the image and an outline drawing of a lion in the bottom right corner.

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