About us
“ Introducing the design company that gets to the heart of your business by designing brand communication that works, delivering you so much more than just another pretty picture "
Your professional design and brand development team
Image is everything, sounds a bit glib doesn't it! BUT.....
Your Brands are economic entities, intended to create wealth, they are...your most valuable asset!
Brands offer consumers reassurance and satisfaction on many levels, both emotional and physical. Trust in a brand is built up over many years, and the brand’s packaging and imagery are central to this. If brands and their packaging don’t keep evolving, they become outdated, they lose their competitive edge and sales slowly erode…
Fundamental to your brand’s success is the confidence and loyalty it inspires in consumers. Does your brand speak to your consumer, is it strategically aligned, does it say the right things, does it have the right image to capture consumer interest on shelf and convert that to a purchase decision? If not… developing a brand image in line with your strategy will build a better brand.
Design Oval is a young, dynamic, professional, highly motivated and highly skilled team of designers and marketers with over 15 years design and marketing experience across a broad spectrum of categories within the industry. We aim to inject new life into the design arena by offering design solutions that are synergistic with your strategy.
We are driven by a desire for excellence not only in creative design, but also
in innovative thinking and strategic understanding of brands. We are a South
African company with an international approach, helping you to navigate
challenging terrain and creating products and services that will help
shape the future of your business.
We pride ourselves on having the technical expertise to ensure our design will carry through to print seamlessly without sacrificing creativity. We work with clients to create brands that are based on deep consumer insight and understanding, to ensure they bond with consumers on an emotional level.
We believe in forming lasting professional relationships and put a high value on excellence, reliability and consistency of performance. We are passionate about brand development and packaging design! Our design team, who cumalatively have 30+ years of packaging design experience between them, is headed up by the founder of Design Oval.
Erna
“As a qualified creative with communication and interpretation studies under my arm, I thrive on my ability to translate a brand positioning and essence into a visual look and feel that fits the brand personality.”
Our marketing team is ably headed up by:
Robyn
In Gauteng with a MBA and background at MacKinsey consulting. Understanding the world of brand management can add value to your brand strategy and evaluate the translation of that into a brand design.
Karen
Is running the Cape Town office - her background at ACNielsen, 5 years in brand and packaging desing and 3 years as national sales and marketing manager equips her to evaluate and add value to your brand strategy.
