Pieter Grobler
Freelance Graphic and Digital designer
Cape Town, South Africa
824635764
be.net/pietergrobler
I was born and raised in Pretoria but now call Cape Town my home, its beauty and rich culture stole my heart. I am also a Nascar fanatic and carp fishing freak – there are few things in life that beats a good day next to the water. The writing was on the wall so to speak that my passion for carp fishing and design would merge, and I created a channel to express myself. The merger of these two passions is a project called CarpFever (www.carpfever.co.za) that I run in my spare time. This project has given me tremendous insight, and first-hand experience towards the power of social media and getting your brand or identity in the spotlight and keeping it there.
I have over ten years of design work experience, and I can tackle anything from video, flash animation, digital and print design. My main focus these past few years has been towards front-end website design and wire-framing. Design has always been my passion and creating something from nothing is what keeps me inspired.
I have over ten years of design work experience, and I can tackle anything from video, flash animation, digital and print design. My main focus these past few years has been towards front-end website design and wire-framing. Design has always been my passion and creating something from nothing is what keeps me inspired.
Work Experience
Lara Brand Engineering
Junior / Mid Level Designer
WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT:
Responsible for the design and development of basic HTML websites from initial concept to final live version.
3D ANIMATION:
Worked on multiple projects for brands such as Castrol and BP. These ranged from simple product modeling and rendering for packaging to intro sections for presentations. As junior designer, I was solely responsible for all modeling and animation in the agency.
VIDEO EDITING:
Capturing, editing and composing of video footage for brands such as Legend Lodges. Video editing was also my sole responsibility from capturing (not recording) to the final product delivered to the client on DVD.
Responsible for the design and development of basic HTML websites from initial concept to final live version.
3D ANIMATION:
Worked on multiple projects for brands such as Castrol and BP. These ranged from simple product modeling and rendering for packaging to intro sections for presentations. As junior designer, I was solely responsible for all modeling and animation in the agency.
VIDEO EDITING:
Capturing, editing and composing of video footage for brands such as Legend Lodges. Video editing was also my sole responsibility from capturing (not recording) to the final product delivered to the client on DVD.
January 2005
- February 2009
Pretoria, South Africa
IdeaPower
Senior Designer
WEB DESIGN:
Responsible for the complete design of websites from receiving the brief, conceptualising and design.
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Logo conceptualising and design.
Responsible for the complete design of websites from receiving the brief, conceptualising and design.
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Logo conceptualising and design.
March 2009
- April 2010
South Africa
Imbali Studio
Head of Design
WEB DESIGN:
Responsible for the complete design of websites from initial communication with the client, receiving the brief, wireframing, conceptualising and design execution.
BRAND IDENTITY AND PRINT DESIGN:
Responsible for conceptualising and design of corporate identities based on briefs provided by clients. These would range from logo design, business cards, brochures, right through to vehicle branding.
Responsible for the complete design of websites from initial communication with the client, receiving the brief, wireframing, conceptualising and design execution.
BRAND IDENTITY AND PRINT DESIGN:
Responsible for conceptualising and design of corporate identities based on briefs provided by clients. These would range from logo design, business cards, brochures, right through to vehicle branding.
May 2010
- July 2016
South Africa
Freelance
Graphic Designer, Digital designer and video editor
September 2016
- Present
Education
The Open Window
BA in Visual Communication
SUBJECTS:
- 3D Animation
- Communication Design
- Concept Development
- Layout and Web Design
- Video
- Visual Culture
AWARDS:
Top 3D student at The Open Window School of Visual Communication (2004)
- 3D Animation
- Communication Design
- Concept Development
- Layout and Web Design
- Video
- Visual Culture
AWARDS:
Top 3D student at The Open Window School of Visual Communication (2004)
Pretoria, South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans (Native),
English (Fluent),
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Final Cut Pro,
Lightwave 3D,
MockFlow (Wireframing),
Contact Details
Phone Number: +27 (0) 82 463 5764