Knysna local, born and bred.

 

Spent the greatest part of my adult life working in the hospitality industry in Knysna.

 

I briefly started studying interior design by correspondence in the early 90s, during which time I discovered computers. With no way to incorporate pcs into interior design, I dropped the course and focusing more on computers which would brought me to Graphic Design.

 

Starting with very basic designs in Print Master on an XT computer with an amber screen running MS Dos 6.2. Later upgrading to a pc that could run Windows 3.1 and then Windows 95. Discovering CorelDRAW, starting with version 4.

 

By 1996 I started designing freelance on a part time basis and settled on dizziworx as a design name.

 

Late 2006 I ventured for Cape Town with brief employment at a Boutique Hotel in Sea Point opening a door into graphic design and printing. Securing a position as Graphic Designer at Minuteman Press Cape Town, employment commenced early 2007, designing extensively for Digital, Litho and Large Format printing.

 

In mid 2013 diagnosed with severe type-2 diabetes, and struggling between work and the limitations the diagnosis place on my way of life, I chose to condition under control, I chose to resign and return to my hometown.

 

Briefly contracting on a freelance basis to a local signage company, SignRight. With its closure in September 2015 and an eye operation in Cape Town, designing freelance commenced again.

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By this time I rebranded dizziworx in favour of DESIGNRIGHT.

 

In October 2015, diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, forcing me to take a break. By early 2016, still battling with treatment, commenced employment at Blitsdruk Knysna.

 

By mid 2020 and the first peak of the Covid-19 Global Pandemic, I was released from my position.

 

As a full-time freelance designer, I always commit 100% to every project, regardless of its size.