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Oh! Hi there, my name is Yolanda Potgieter and I am an art director with some serious digital skills. I have a multimedia design degree from the North West University of Potchefstroom and I do video, UI, print and pretty much anything design. I have some HTML basics in my pocket and I love to learn so there’ll probably be some more in that pocket soon. I have a thing for colour and I absolutely love a challenge.

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CLIENT: University of Johannesburg – 101 Seats of knowledge

BRIEF:
Start a fundraiser to get money for the digital library project. This project aims to take the entire UJ library online and with that open the library to more students.

BIG IDEA:
We collaborated with 101 different local artists and asked them to create a seat or chair that represents knowledge. These artworks were then auctioned of via a bidding portal that custom designed and built for the occasion. All of the proceeds went to the digitisation of the library and was a huge success.


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CLIENT: Old Mutual

BRIEF: Relaunch the internal recognition program with an updated name, logo and internal assets to get staff motivated to use the recognition platform

BIG IDEA: Greatness must be rewarded

CAMPAIGN LINE: Greatness gets the glory

ROLLOUT: Emailers, internal banners, video assets for whatsapp and screensavers

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CLIENT: University project

BRIEF: Create an addictive app game

BIG IDEA: Beezlebub is a demon banished to earth. He feasts on small forest animals for fun. Using the accelerometer you must tilt your device to navigate the creatures toward Beezlbub's mouth

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CLIENT: SafaiFlix

BRIEF: Create a logo and visual identity for this online lottery platform that uses live online game drives to educate and involve people in saving wildlife through gambling


BIG IDEA: A bold, colourful and abstract take on African patterns and culture

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CLIENT: VodaPay

BRIEF: Launch VodaPay's 5 new payment methods for SMME's in South Africa

BIG IDEA: Showcase how smoothly these payment methods work for your business

CAMPAIGN LINE: Get paid in one smooth move with VodaPay

ROLLOUT: GDN Banners, Social Media, Gmail banners, Youtube ads, Digital Billboards, Radio.

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CLIENT: ELO – Electronic Learning Opportunities

BRIEF: Plan and design an app and visual identity that can take over all paper driven processes within South African schools.

BIG IDEA: Creating a friendly face with the 'elo' and making the platform as easy and friendly as possible for admin staff, teachers, students and parents.

ROLLOUT: Explainer video, website, app, visual identity and emailers

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Blood Brothers is an annual show where various South African artists collaborate and perform. This show is done in collaboration with the Vrede Foundation, who raises funds for cancer

research and patient care.

In 2017, the development team at WeFuse and I put together a site to showcase the event and drive people to buy tickets online. Even though the photography was supplied, the website design was done by the WeFuse team with myself as lead designer.

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CLIENT: VodaLend

BRIEF: Showcase businesses that have successfully received lending from VodaLend and that have grown their businesses

BIG IDEA: Building your business up on your own terms with a lending partner that understands your business needs

CAMPAIGN LINE: Build your business your way with VodaLend

ROLLOUT: GDN Banners, Social Media, Gmail banners, Youtube ads, Digital Billboards, Radio.

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CLIENT:
JSE

BRIEF: Create something exciting to help people engage with the JSE stand at the Money Expo in Sandton JHB.

BIG IDEA: We created an interactive app game, played on tablets at the JSE stand. The game included high and low risk factors and asked the player to navigate through the 'investment' field by tilting the tablet. The players with the highest scores each day won a variety of prizes.

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CLIENT: Vodacom Business

BRIEF: Launch and internal motivation campaign to get staff members excited about the new year

BIG IDEA: Reset your mindset to love what you do and great things will happen

CAMPAIGN LINE: REset

ROLLOUT: Emailers, internal banners, video assets for whatsapp, screensavers and desk drop items

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CLIENT: University Project – PFFT

BRIEF: Create a non-profit channel to help create awareness around saving the planet

BIG IDEA: People generally blow off conservation and don't really care. By creating fun little animations on how the various animals are being wiped off the earth PFFT hopes to create some awareness and get people to give a sh*t

CAMPAIGN LINE: Don't blow them off

ROLLOUT: Vimeo channel videos

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CLIENT: Absa

BRIEF: Absa has an SMME solution that can help South African entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Create awareness of this solution in an easy and understandable way.

BIG IDEA: Get into a relationship with Absa's SMME solutions and have a partner that knows your business as well as you do. Using the various life events on Facebook we can showcase how Absa can help your business grow and why you should partner with them.

ROLLOUT: Social Media, Newspaper ads, Print ads and Online Banners.

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CLIENT: MOOD Gin

BRIEF: Create enticing packaging for the MOOD advent calendar

BIG IDEA: Showcase the various flavourings that can be used with gin on the box

CAMPAIGN LINE: Where the MOOD takes you

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A Facebook microsite where users can select their party ‘pack’ to win tickets to the Enter the Woods event. The microsite generated a glitched gif with your profile picture and your party animal persona alongside your pack members.

The teaser videos as well as the launch video was done by the Mortimer Harvey team with myself as lead art director.

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A small side project turned into a business. This is a brand identity for a small start-up company doing website design and development to help other start-ups get going.

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CLIENT: Canine Cuisine

BRIEF:
Launch the new brand of vet quality dogfood that is available in all retail stores.

BIG IDEA:
Create a campaign where we highlight the benefits of this high quality food for the dog by giving scientific facts.

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