PROJECTS
Bridgette Nicholson
Bridgette Nicholson is one of my long-term clients for whom I create icons and illustrations. Bridgette
has a stunning program for children who need different learning needs than the general learning tools available in schools and taught.
These icons are some of the icons that I have created for her stunning project, and they focus on a very joyful and engaging look and feel.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Photoshop
Procreate
Adobe Illustrator
A-Eye Email signature
Another essential part of any brand is email signatures. For A-Eye Foundation, I needed to design an email signature that looks soft and caring due to the nature of the non-profit. To communicate this soft and caring nature, I designed the email signature with round edges and soft tones.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
NEOC Social media
For NEOC People, one of my responsibilities was to generate imagery and content for their social media. This included social media management, still images, image carousels, gifs, videos, and captions. Posting and keeping up with post engagement was also one of my responsibilities here.
For this task, I used:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
ALVA Group Email Signature
Another one of the elements I needed to design for ALVA group was the email signatures. I had to do the same as I have been doing for the other brand elements, which is to design one for each division.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
ALVA Group Profile
One of the first things I had to design for ALVA group was, naturally, their company profile. This was the outline for their services and the first part of branded media. The rest of the branding I did have to fall into the style of the profile.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
NUMBERS OF REJECCTION
In South Africa the amount of people who struggle to get work, and I am no exception.
During one of these periods, when I was looking around and facing constant rejection, I needed to change the narrative and fuel my creativity. I got the idea from a podcast I was listening to, to turn each rejection I encountered into something good.
Each time I didn't get called back, didn't get the next interview or didn't get the job I would make a new monster number. At first, it felt satirical and sad but after a while, it really helped to cheer me up and build my portfolio in the process.
For this projectc I also purely used ProCreate
VAN STADEN ENG
Working for Van Staden Eng. I redesigned their website and many other elements of their brand. I was asked to keep to the look and feel that the business is already known for, even with the lack of a CI manual.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe InDesign
Wix.com
ADVERTISEMENT POSTERS
For this project I designed a set of four advertisements for four different event, products or causes. Each of these posters focus on their own event and have a style that corresponds to that exact information.
To design the posters I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
FALLING BIRD ILLUSTRATION
For this project I created an entire brand centred around one of the fields I work in. The brand is completely created around a jungle themed story that resembles a fable. Along with the brand I created a range of promotional items to match.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Photography
ICON SET
Here I designed a set of six icons that represent the senses for sight, hearing, embodiment, perception, touch and smell. Each of these include a representation of were the sense originate and then a shape that represent the actual sense.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
SWEET SUMMER PROMO
This project was one of my most successful campaign at Union Tiles. This campaign was focused on the colours and feeling of summer, without taking away the interior design focus of the product. I did so by mostly focusing on the colours and using some iconic summer visuals to keep from making an entire summer scenery but still give the feeling of a summery space.
The programs used in this project was:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Golf Day
All non-profits need to raise funds to raise awareness. A-Eye Foundation is no different. These are some designs I made for this golf day. The golf day had to be cancelled but future event are sure to be on the horizon.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
A-Eye Letterhead
Part of A-Eye Foundation's brand was their letterhead. I use this letterhead on multiple documents, by starting with design software and taking designs into Office Word and Adobe PDF to easily edit and use but stay true to the brand.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Office Word
Adobe PDF
NEOC Email signature
One of my main responsibilities at ALVA Group is also to assist NEOC People with their branding and other design materials.
Here, I have the email signature that I have designed for NEOC People. I kept in mind their CI and the new look I had in mind for the brand, that I was charged with creating.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
ALVA Group Social Banners
Being in charge of the social media for ALVA group meant that I was also in charge of creating the banners for each social media page. This also means I needed to design a different banner for each division of the company.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
ALVA Group Letterheads
Along with all the other branding I did for ALVA group I designed these letterheads. I created one for each of their different divisions to showcase each part of the business.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
DREAM AFRICA
While interning for Dream Africa Scarves I worked on many designs by amazing designers and artists. I was tasked with refinement, colour ways and exporting of the documents for printing. Some of the designers who’s work I also worked in while I was working for Dream Africa Scarves was, Studio Muti, Nina Torr, Sophie Mahlangu and Kelly Higgs.
During my interning I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
BLACKWOOD COFFEE HOUSE
This was a branding project I did for Blackwood coffee house. The brand’s identity was centred around family heritage, history, and an ancestral bond. I redesigned the entire brand including: logos, letterheads, packaging, brand story ext.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Fine liner
WIRED MAGAZINE
For this project I designed the layout of each article in this magazine. Each article required their own individual attention and theme, while still looking like a unit.
To design this magazine I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
LOCTITE ADVERTISEMENT
This project was an advertisement campaign for Loctite super glue. The campaign takes a humoristic approach to how strong the glue is. Characters are put in extreme situations to insinuate that it can be fixed with Loctite. One advertisement even got nominated for a Loerie reward in my third year of university.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
UNION TILES LAYOUTS
During my time at Union Tiles,I got the great opportunity to design brochures and flyers for new ranges and projects. I also worked on already existing brochures and flyers. Below I showcase some of these that I was also responsible for creating a logo for.
The programs used in these project was:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
BIRTHDAY BASH
For this campaign I was tasked with conceptualising and creation of the visuals for the 100 year birthday celebration and advertisement campaign for Union Tiles. This event was a carnival themed event, and had multiple different visual applications. Some of these applications included printed and digital invitations, social media advertisements, posters, vouchers, banners and many more.
To complete this project I used:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premier Pro
Online e-mailing platforms
A-Eye Social Media
A-Eye Foundation also had a great need for social media to spread the word about what they do. I was responsible for creating and growing these platforms. To do that, I created a multitude of different imagery and designs for the foundation.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
A-Eye Website
At ALVA Group I was also in charge of the non-profit A-Eye Foundation's marketing and branding.
As the centre of a brand, the website was my responsibility to get ready and up and running. For this, I learned to use new software and created their website.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Elite Funnels
Employee photography
While working at ALVA group, I also did a bit of employee photography for the other brand elements. The goal here was to get a presentable and good-looking photo for each employee that looks good with the brand and can be used in multiple types of media.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Photoshop
ALVA Group Social Media
One of my other roles at ALVA group has been to create all the social media content for the company. The goal was to showcase all their services and products while also creating engaging content that aligns with the overall brand image.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
ALVA Group Business Cards
My new job at ALVA group has given me the opportunity to delve into many many different designs and work. The first of many is the stunning business card I designed for them. I must say I am loving this look.
These are the tools I used to design this:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION
This project was an editorial project to illustrate images for an article on choices and the amount of choices people are faced with and the effect those choices have on the mental state of people. Since this deals with a topic caused by industrialisation creating these many choices for people I decided to go in the direction of German expressionism and create a world filled with factory elements like panels pipes and buttons. The buttons represent the choices one has and the obstacle-like layout shows that these choices are difficult to make.
To design the editorials I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
NAUM LUXURY SOAP
Naum is another one of the project I created a brand from scratch for. The brand is centred around the feeling of heaven and being transported by the product. The main purpose for the project was to create packaging, however I had to create the brand’s identity and logo first.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Photography
EDUCATIONAL POSTERS
For this project I designed a set of posters that communicated scientific information to children. I designed a front and a back for each poster and packaging as well as illustrated typography to match each posters.
To design these posters I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
SEZELA SUGAR
This is yet another one of my packaging design projects, where I design the entire identity. The entire brand focuses on the history the company, while functioning in KZN, including the railroad history and cultural history.
To design the brand I used these tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
UNION TILES SQT LABELS
Whilst working at Union Tiles I had the privilege of working on a range of packaging labels. These labels were meant to look the same, but be in different colours to distinguish the different products. I decided to achieve this by using the natural stone for each product in the background of the packaging design.
The programs used in this project was:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
DRAWING CHALLENGE JUNE 2024
During quiet times while freelancing I prefer not to sit around and wait. To make sure my creative juices are flowing I do small drawing challenges with a golden thread going through the images.
To complete this project I used:
Procreate
