Base Artists

At Base Planners, we're committed to collaborating with and championing local artists working in the community. On this page, you'll discover the incredible talents behind the stunning front cover designs of our planners.

At Base Planners, we believe in empowering artists to create genuine, one-of-a-kind works of art that stand out from the crowd of traditional planner covers. Say goodbye to generic patterns, florals, and love hearts – our planners feature bold, contemporary artwork that reflects the cool teachers in our schools.

If you're a local artist and you're keen to work with us, we'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at support@baseplanners.com.au.

Lynn Bremner

Hi! I am a Scottish illustrator and muralist, based in Melbourne / Naarm, Australia. I love to create bold and colourful images with a focus on fun and intriguing colour palettes and strong compositions. I use my illustrations as a way to spread kindness and positivity through relationships between characters and objects. I have recently worked on packaging, books, murals, editorial illustration and animation.

Note from the Base team: if you live or work in the Bentleigh area of Melbourne, we highly recommend checking out Lynn's incredible mural for the Sacred Heart Mission Op Shop!

Lynn's website

Lynn's 2025 Cover Design

Lynn's cover illustration was designed with teachers in mind. It's designed to stand out from the crowd of traditional teacher planners and offer teachers a product they're proud to carry with them. It's fun and playful whilst still remaining professional.

Each feature in Lynn's illustration playfully references a different subject area in the curriculum. In this design, Lynn pays homage to the incredible work teachers to in bringing learning to life for their students.

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On the cover, you'll find:

  1. Melpomene (the Muse of Tragedy) and Thalia (the Muse of Comedy) for the Drama Teachers and Directors out there;
  2. A bar of music from Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ for all the wonderful Music Teachers, Conductors and Instrumental Music Teachers;
  3. A woman travelling the world using her language skills and knowledge (a nod to Language Teachers and travellers);
  4. Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer (for the coders and Digital Technology Teachers out there);
  5. Edgar Allan Poe with his famous Gothic raven (a nod to English Teachers and readers);
  6. Rorschach projective psychological test samples (we see you, Psychology Teachers);
  7. Einstein surfing a gravitational wave (we’d never forget Physics);
  8. Plants growing in test tubes (a nod to Biology and Chemistry);
  9. A hammer (a nod to Design and Technologies Teachers);
  10. ‘We Can Do It’ (in reference to the American WW2 wartime poster for the History Teachers out there);
  11. Pythagoras measuring the angles on a triangular slice of pizza (go Maths!);
  12. Matryoshka dolls (in reference to the Russian Revolution for the History buffs out there);
  13. Bees (a nod to Geography).
  14. A carrot and wooden spoon (a nod to Health and Cooking subjects);
  15. A dumbbell, sneaker and basketball (for the ever-multitasking Health and PE Teachers and Sports Coaches).