Designer

ESSH LTD.

Project type: Graphic design / Corporate Identity [logo design]

Turnover time: 12HRS

Lessons learned: Designers often have to deal with copious amounts of content – text, images, blurbs, etc. Cut, cut cut.

Always ensure that the content is copy edited well beforehand to negate any "last-minute" changes.

Having a colour scheme worked out prior to initiating actual design can really save time and money.

EXMAN

Project type: Graphic design / Game art direction and production

Turnover time: 16HRS

Lessons learned: There is always something new to learn. You do not know it all!

Making games takes time and patience.

Practice makes perfect...No really. It does.

Work according to a strict schedule and keep to deadlines. These projects can stagnate if one person falls behind.

OMNIA

Project type: Graphic design / Corporate Identity

Turnover time: 24HRS

Lessons learned: The client is always right.

Drawing character models is no easy feat. People have different tastes and wants/needs.

South Africa has a unique position in terms of language. We can name our endeavours and characters anything from our eleven official languages.

KT EDM

Project type: Graphic design / Corporate Identity [logo design]

Turnover time: 12HRS

Lessons learned: Creative industries, such as music, lend incredibly to the design process. One could even suggest they make it easier to design for.

Colour matters.

Multiple versions of the same thing can be a major time waster and stifle creativity. 

BARCELOS

Project type: Graphic design / Cartoon strip creation

Turnover time: 12HRS

Lessons learned: Restrictions breed creativity.

Brands are willing to be a little 'cheeky' in South Africa.

Humour makes the design process more complex (especially in terms of timing and/or placement).

People are often fun to work with!