Member Spotlight: Adam Jenkins Design X Joymining
- May 20
- 3 min read
Some of the best collaborations aren't planned. They happen in the in-between moments - a shared kitchen, a corridor chat, an overheard conversation about a branding project that isn't quite hitting the mark.
That's exactly how Adam Jenkins (AJ) and Jenny Hunt found each other. Both members at Projects, both building something they cared about, both as it turned out, with exactly what the other needed.
The conversation that started it
Adam is a Brighton-based graphic designer who specialises in hand-drawn branding and illustration. Bold, story-led work built for people who care about their craft.
Jenny is the founder of Joymining, a dynamic coaching practice for ambitious creatives who want to think more clearly, move forward, and stop getting in their own way.
They weren't introduced. They just got talking. Jenny had been working with another designer and wasn't happy with where things were heading.
So she did what you do when you work somewhere like Projects, she turned to the person nearby and asked for a second opinion.
I was working with a graphic designer well known for his work with major brands in retail and the likes and he sent proofs through for Joymining and they felt like an entirely different brand to the one I wanted to create. AJ and I got talking quite naturally at work. I was asking him in frustration to look over the designs I had received. I could hear he got it - he got my brand and work - got what I wanted.
For AJ, it started with a few casual observations.
"Jen asked for my thoughts and I gave some pointers. That happened on a couple of occasions until she decided she'd like to start the process over with me."
Building something that felt right
The process was collaborative from the start. Adam took time to understand Jenny before putting anything on paper
"We met and got to know each other a little better, and at that point I felt I was able to capture Jenny's heart and personality in her branding."
They worked through a design brief together, built a moodboard, developed concepts, refined sketches, and landed on a direction that felt, in Jenny's words, like everything she'd hoped for and then some.
He delivered design that reflected everything I wanted my brand to feel like and beyond. I felt brimming with confidence to send it out into the world and now happily work with AJ to keep my comms and website shiny and stand out.
The part neither of them planned
Once the project wrapped, they didn't stop working together. Instead, they found a natural rhythm. AJ gets coached by Jenny; Jenny gets ongoing design support from AJ.
As Adam puts it:
"And they lived happily ever after."
This is what coworking is really about
Not just desks and meeting rooms (though we've got those too). It's the unexpected conversations, the willingness to help, the slow realisation that the person you've been sitting near for months might be exactly who you needed.
Projects exists to bring people together - ambitious, values-driven people who believe that doing well and doing good aren't mutually exclusive. AJ and Jenny are a brilliant example of what happens when that belief plays out in practice.
If you're curious about becoming part of the community at Projects Nile House, we'd love to show you around.
And if Adam or Jenny's work resonates with you, they'd love to hear from you too:
