Nicolaas Kotzé
Head of Design
Johannesburg, South Africa
+00 49 177 847 0254
www.themotel.co.za
Designer. Art Director. Illustrator. Creative.
Work Experience
Enote
Head of Design
All design and branding work including animation and UI/UX digital design and in app app messaging. All Performance marketing assets and 2d/3d design and animation for Social media.
November 2019
- Present
Berlin, Germany
Jung Von Matt AG
Head of Design
March 2019
- September 2019
Berlin, Germany
Innocean World Europe GmbH
Senior Designer
Senior Designer on Sony, Charité, Hyundai and Kia accounts.
February 2019
- February 2020
Berlin, Germany
The Motel
Owner / Illustrator / Designer / Typographer
Art Direction, Design and Illustration for Various Accounts, Presentations, Design & Layout, Packaging, Billboards, TVC Animation, Corporate Identity, Installation, POS, In-Store, Branding etc.
Clients: Coca-Cola, Old Mutual, Edgars Edcon, BMW / Mini Cooper, DGPH Publishing, Norwegian INK, Humanoid Films, Egg Films, Virgin Tribe, Virgin Mobile, Bite, Musica, Mercedes Benz, Metropiltan, &Beyond, Chicken Licken, Love Books, V&A Waterfront, Steers, Simba, Nando’s, SAB Miller, Old Mutual, IEC, Cailler Maison, Orange Mobile, Mobile 6 Agencies: Ogilvy (Paris), JWT (Paris), Saatchi & Saatchi, Ireland Davenport, Net#Work BBDO, The Jupiter Drawing Room, JWT, Ogilvy, Black River FC, King James, Royal Metropole, Hello World, TBWA / Hunt / Lascaris, M&C Saatchi
Clients: Coca-Cola, Old Mutual, Edgars Edcon, BMW / Mini Cooper, DGPH Publishing, Norwegian INK, Humanoid Films, Egg Films, Virgin Tribe, Virgin Mobile, Bite, Musica, Mercedes Benz, Metropiltan, &Beyond, Chicken Licken, Love Books, V&A Waterfront, Steers, Simba, Nando’s, SAB Miller, Old Mutual, IEC, Cailler Maison, Orange Mobile, Mobile 6 Agencies: Ogilvy (Paris), JWT (Paris), Saatchi & Saatchi, Ireland Davenport, Net#Work BBDO, The Jupiter Drawing Room, JWT, Ogilvy, Black River FC, King James, Royal Metropole, Hello World, TBWA / Hunt / Lascaris, M&C Saatchi
October 2008
- February 2019
South Africa
Pell-Mell
Freelance Designer and Illustrator
Freelance contract illustrator and designer.
January 2010
- January 2015
Paris, France
Net#work BBDO
Art Director. Designer. Illustrator
Print, Logo and Corporate ID, Art Direction, Design and Illustration for Various Accounts, Viral and Promotional Campaigns, Packaging Design, Client Presentations Design & Layout, Packaging, Billboards, TVC Animation, Corporate Identity, Installation, POS, In-Store, Branding etc.
Clients: Apple, Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, Cell C, Europcar, Virgin Atlantic, Pepsi, SABC, 5FM, Metro FM, Financial Mail, Nedbank, Childline, SANCA, The Loerie Awards, Havaianas
Clients: Apple, Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, Cell C, Europcar, Virgin Atlantic, Pepsi, SABC, 5FM, Metro FM, Financial Mail, Nedbank, Childline, SANCA, The Loerie Awards, Havaianas
October 2007
- October 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa
Intelligence Publishing
Head of Design
Head of Design for Student Life magazine. The largest music and youth culture magazine in Africa at the time.
January 2006
- January 2007
Johannesburg, South Africa
Education
University Of Stellenbosch
BA Hons. Applied Graphics Degree
January 2002
- January 2006
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stellenbosch Highschool
Grade 12 Graduate Degree
January 1997
- December 2001
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Languages
English (Native),
Afrikaans (Native),
German (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
3D Design,
After Effects,
Animation,
Art Direction,
Art Direction,
Branding,
Coding,
Corporate Design,
Design,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Lettering,
Logo,
Logo Design,
Photoshop,
Poster Design,
Social Media,
Sound Design,
Typography,