Hi, I'm Erika

I am a graphic designer and artist based in Pretoria.
Art and creativity is in my blood. I was raised by a mom who is also a graphic designer and artist.

From a young age she started doing creative projects with me, cultivating a keen love and interest in painting, drawing, cutting, pasting and making any and all things art.

After school I took a detour in my career when I went to go study BSc Medical Science. I also went on to finish a MSc in Cell Biology.

Despite this detour I always kept finding my way back to art. After dabbling in some more things I eventually turned my full attention to graphic design.

Although I do not have formal university training in art or design, learning design skills is not something I have ever needed to force myself to do. I have taken and am currently still enrolled in a number of online design courses and I love playing around with design software.

I started my design career with just doing logo designs and the odd flyer or business card. But, as I was learning more and more about logos, branding kept popping up. I was intrigued by how much of a difference proper branding can make to the overall look, feel and presence of a business. Having a professional logo is one thing but, a well designed brand can unite all the seemingly different aspects of a business to make it feel like a single united entity.

In addition to design I also taught myself a little bit of HTML and CSS. This is by no means my forte but I know enough to be able to design a basic front end website.

And so, my journey continues with logo design AND branding being my main focus and interest.

Whether it is digital or traditional, being creative and making art is where I am at my happiest.