Greetings

I'm lucky enough to call Cape Town home and am currently working as lead digital and print designer at Afrozaar.

LIFE AS A DESIGNER

I began my design career as an enthusiastic Junior Graphic Designer in London, being mentored and trained as part of a small, yet talented design studio team. The following year I moved to Cape Town and entered the media industry, working as a designer for various magazines for the next three years. In 2012, an exciting opportunity took my partner, Duncan and I to San Francisco, where I studied part time courses in Web Design and User Interation at the Academy of Arts University. Since moving back to SA, I've gained more experience in the digital design space and spend a lot of my time designing mobile apps and websites, yet still maintain a passion for print and layout design. I also take on a variety of print freelance design projects.

MY PASSIONS

Two of my passions are magazine layouts and iOS apps. I love working on magazines as I enjoy the process of bringing across the personality of a story or brand in a magazine layout. Crafting a personal experience in iOS and working in the evolving tech world keeps me on my toes.

"Design is intelligence made visible" - Lou Danzinger

WHY DESIGN IF YOU STUDIED JOURNALISM?

I graduated from Rhodes University in 2007 with a 4 year Bachelor of Journalism degree with distinction. I've been asked many times about how I landed up being a designer, and not a journalist. I specialised in my 3rd and 4th year in Communication Design which involved intensive courses in the design field. It's something I've become extremely passionate about and can't imagine doing anything else. I believe that understanding the process of "creating content" helps me as a designer better able to create user experiences.

  • THINGS THAT GET ME UP IN THE MORNING:

  • TRAVELLING
    I've been to America, Australia, Europe, Asia and parts of Africa. My parents have relocated to Paris, France so we're lucky enough to be able to visit them on occassion.
  • COFFEE
    My fiance, Duncan and I love our coffee. We usually use our bialetti stove top every morning. The stronger the better.
  • ART MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONS
    I like almost all art, but my preference is modern.
  • WINE TASTING
    I love wine tasting and festivals, especially in the Western Cape.
  • EXERCISE
    Being active is important to me. Currently my favourites are pilates, swimming and walking.
  • CRAFTING & SCRAPBOOKING
    Buy me washi tape and pretty paper any day :)
  • CATS
    We own two cats, Cali (after California) and Toby (after Tobias in Arrested Development)