Client Challenge: Our client Kagiso Trust commissioned us to design an invitation for the Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme 10th Anniversary Reunion Dinner.
Our Solution: We wanted the invitation, which was quite copy-heavy, to be easy-to-read and enticing, piqueing the guests’ interest and encouraging attendance at the event.
Illustration
Graphic Design
Invitation Design
Dave’s approach
Drawing from the warm and welcoming colours of the logo, I designed an infographic-influenced invitation, laying the text out in an easy-to-read way that highlighted the key points requiring attention.
Client Challenge: To design a key visual/poster that will be translated into other branded collateral.
Our Solution: By combining illustration and photography, we created quirky unique visual elements that tie in with the comedic talent of Trending Comics.
Illustration
Layout
Branding
Dave’s approach
I tried to make the imagery light-hearted with my whimsical illustrations to overlap the photography.
Client Challenge: Daily Maverick is a popular daily online newspaper, we were approached by Styli Charalambous, the founder, who needed us to create an iconic illustration on hoodies for the staff.
Our Solution: Because words are so important in journalism, we created an illustration that is composed of word clouds. The words that make up the final image are things that embody the Daily Maverick brand.
Illustration
Graphic Design
Apparel Design
Dave’s approach
I focused on words that best describe Daily Maverick based on our research, and used these to build an image of the eagle.
Client Challenge: To co-create a slogan and icon for the German Embassy’s Combi with an unexpected South African approach that doesn’t isolate the youth but instead intrigues them. The German Information Centre revamped an ‘old school’ VW bus which travels to different parts of South Africa to promote the German language, culture and values in a fun, friendly, modern and interesting way. The bus has a cool, funky, design inspired by the colours of the German flag (red, black and yellow). It has a sitting area in the bus to enable small scale discussions as well as speakers and a sound system in the interior. The team were looking for a logo and a slogan/catch phrase that will fit the character and feel of the bus and make people curious about finding out more about the bus.
Our Solution: After exploring different name ideas for the combi project, the client settled on Khombisa, from the isiZulu word show, which perfectly allowed us to play with the concepts of Khombi- representing the iconic and much-loved German vehicle, and -SA for South Africa.
Illustration
Logo design
Emblem
Dave’s approach
Keeping the youthful audience in mind that the client wanted to appeal to, I wanted to bring the three strong colours of the German flag out into a current line-drawn icon and font to catch their attention as the combi moved around locations. I wrapped the combi in the colours of the flag giving it a modern retro twist – and I coloured in the SA part of the bold typography in green to bring through the rooted South African location of the project and to play on the double entendre of KhombiSA. It was a fun project to be a part of.
