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HUEMANBEING DESIGN
I am an experienced illustrator, Artist, and Graphic Designer with a significant background in creating visually captivating and innovative visuals. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of colour theory, composition, and typography, I strive to deliver high-quality work that exceeds the expectations of my clients. Whether it's developing illustrations for a children's book, designing branding materials for a startup company, or creating custom graphics for social media campaigns, I approach each project with creativity, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence. Creativity is the primary aspect of my life that allows me to harness and channel energy in a unique and impactful way. It serves as a powerful tool for documenting my ability to manipulate and shape the world around me. Through creativity, I am able to express my thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a way that resonates with others. This enables me to see the world from different perspectives and find innovative solutions to challenges. Embracing creativity has truly enriched my life and allowed me to leave a lasting impact on those around me.
My strength is creating original
QUALITY ILLUSTRATIONS
I enjoy working with social media and creatively assisting brands to develop a unique language to speak with the world. However, it's never truly all about me because every client has their own specific vision in mind for their brand and I always have to critically analyse and follow the brief to ensure the client or the boss is happy with the work I am presenting. I have been in the game for several years and have mastered a number of technical skills along the way. My other hidden skill is video and sound editing. Like I had mentioned before I really like working in the social media space, especially with the right equipment. I am also a big fan of collaboration and teamwork.
DIGITAL MARKETING
Discover the boundless potential and opportunities to elevate your brand through a collaborative platform and a strategic plan. Identifying the optimal brand position is essential for enhancing communication and maximising impact. Let us work together to unlock the full potential of your brand and achieve unparalleled success. From a professional practice perspective I do video editing in Adobe after effects and in most cases this normally means preparing the audio for the video as well and I would normally do that in Adobe audition. I have been making a slight shift into the animation space and I am enjoying the kind of projects I am working on but obviously I need to expand my capabilities and discover better techniques and methods for the development of my creative career. This reason is precisely why i have built this website, to find better more exciting projects while I remain grateful for the ones I have worked on in the past.
BIOGRAPHY & CV
My grandfather's workshop was a hub of activity. People would come from far and wide to commission their own personalised smoking pipes, each one a unique piece of art. I loved watching him work, his hands moving with precision and skill as he brought each piece of wood to life. As I sat on the floor that day, the smell of freshly cut wood filling the air, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in my grandfather's talent. He had taught me so much about craftsmanship and attention to detail, skills that I knew would stay with me for a lifetime. Even now, years later, whenever I see a beautifully crafted wooden object, I think back to those hot summer days in the village, watching my grandfather work his magic. His legacy lives on in every piece he created, and in the memories we shared together. I would normally only spend this time with uMkhulu if it was school holidays. During the year I would be in Queenstown were I went to school. Most of my school books had a lot of drawings in them as you can probably imagine. In the type of community that I grew up in kids would have an un planned schedule for different activities, for an example in summer we would make cars from wire and drive them around. In winter we would make weapons and traps to catch birds and ducks so we can have a perfect excuse to make fire. By the age of 16 I had already drawn in most of the school furniture in my class and during this time I was making the transition from Queenstown to Cape Town to increase my chances of receiving better education. Things only started shifting into creativity as a career during my gap year when I was working as a bar-man in Grandwest. While attending an urban well known party at the time known as the Kool Out Lounge I ran in some dude from Bloemfontein who was already a Graphic Designer and I had no idea there was such even a thing at the time. To cut the story short I left my job and enrolled at Cape Peninsula University for Graphic Design and added value to my drawing talent. Now I am getting to enjoy my casual drawings and still be able to work as a Graphic Designer to support my talent because we all know paint can be expensive sometimes.2013 - Main Designer for Live SA magazine. Cover and Cover Story.2014 - Junior Packaging Designer at Woolwoths Head Office.2014 - Exhibited as an Emerging Creative.2015 - Junior Visual Merchandise Designer for Woolworths Head Office.2016 - Junior Packaging Designer at Just Design in Stellenbosch Cape Town.2017- Mid-weight Designer and Game illustrator specialist at Formula D interactive.2019 - Social media Designer for Flash2020- Collaboration with the Wine Village in Germany.2021- Urban Buds Beer Collaboration with Afro Caribbean2022 - Freakshow Exhibition at Gallery 57 in Johannesburg2023 - Collaboration with Ikeja for fresh social media content.2024 - Exhibition at Viva Aqua Cape Town.2024 - Alphabet Zoo x HuemanBeingDesign skate-board collaboration2024 - Exhibition at Sikis in Khayelitsha.2024 - Cape Town Home Stagers, Logo and website design.