Hello, I'm Cosy.
Visual communications professional with ten-plus years in the creative industry. Senior Designer with ten years in enterprise tech, founder of Weekly Innovations after hours. UCT-certified UX, NQF 6 Diploma, and a fresh Brand Management course from Red & Yellow.
01 The short version
Where the design and the operator both come from. Honest, not corporate.
I've been creative for as long as I can remember. As a kid, that often got me into trouble — drawing on desks and clothing whenever inspiration struck. The curiosity stayed. It just shaped who I am today.
As I got older, I channelled that into more meaningful work — sketching people, experimenting with design, eventually winning competitions and presentations. Along the way I figured out something just as important as design itself: communication. I naturally became the peacemaker in my circle — listening, connecting, expressing ideas clearly. That balance between creativity and communication is what defines me.
I went on to study Graphic Design at varsity, where everything I learned felt instinctively familiar — like I'd been preparing my whole life. After graduating, I stepped into my first role as a designer at an enterprise software group, where I've spent ten years growing — developing visual identities, supporting brand communication, and learning how design supports strategy, not just aesthetics.
Alongside the studio work, I started building Weekly Innovations in 2016 — what's now a four-venture group across creative, finance, automotive, and streetwear. The same eye for clarity that shapes my design work shapes the businesses too. Both lives feed each other.
Now I feel ready to step fully into both sides of who I am: designer and communicator. Eager to contribute through visuals — and through messaging, storytelling, and strategic thinking that connects brands with people in meaningful ways.
02 Two lives, one operator
Designer by day. Founder after hours.
Both sharper because they share the same eye.
Senior Designer
Enterprise software · Johannesburg
Leading design across warehouse-management, fleet-tech, and enterprise brand campaigns. Multi-channel campaigns lifted brand recognition by 80% over my tenure. Comfortable in the Adobe stack, fluent in WordPress & Elementor, confident from typesetting through to UX research.
See what I offerFounder, Weekly Innovations
Est. 2016 · four ventures
Built Weekly Innovations as the umbrella for ventures solving overlooked-market problems — OneFive for fair short-term loans, Wheels & Daily Runner for accessible motoring, Styles for streetwear that reflects where we come from. Same operator, same standard, different audiences.
Meet the empire03 What I actually do
Six competencies.
They show up across every project — in the design work, in the ventures, in the client work.
Graphic Design
The core craft. Logos, brand systems, print, digital, editorial — ten years of shipping production-ready work across every surface a brand touches.
Visual Strategy
Brand identity, typography, layout systems, and infographics that turn complex briefs into clear visual stories.
Digital & UX/UI
UX research, wireframes, prototypes, and web assets — UCT-certified, ten years of shipping with engineers.
Marketing & Comms
Digital marketing strategy, social media content, and internal comms. Crisis communications when things get hot.
Brand Management
Stakeholder liaison, brand guidelines, voice and tone development. Fresh from Red & Yellow short course in 2025.
Storytelling
Communication is design. Whether it's a logo, a landing page, or a venture pitch — the story matters as much as the surface.
04 Career
Career, chronologically.
Where I am now, and the path that got me here — including the unglamorous early stops, because they shaped how I work with people.
Senior Graphic Designer
Enterprise software group · JHB- Lead conceptualisation and execution of multi-channel visual campaigns — increased brand recognition by 80% over the period
- Design high-quality digital assets across social, email, and partner channels (logistics, fleet, and enterprise brands)
- Apply UX principles to website layouts and digital interfaces, improving user retention
- Manage the full design lifecycle: brief → concept → production → handover, across print and digital
Founder & Creative Director
Weekly Innovations- Founded and run the umbrella group across four ventures — creative, finance, automotive, streetwear
- Owns brand strategy, creative direction, and operational standards across the group
- Solved a decade of overlooked-market problems with design discipline applied to finance, retail, and lifestyle
End User Computing Tutor
Rosebank College, Braamfontein- Tutored EUC students alongside studies — sharpened communication, teaching, and stakeholder skills that still shape my client work today
Earlier roles
O.R. Tambo · Mr Price Sport · ADT Security · EOH- Waiter at O.R. Tambo International — service under pressure
- Cashier & customer service rep at Mr. Price Sport, Woodmead
- National key account assistant at ADT Security
- Data capturer at EOH, Midrand
- Each role taught something the design schools didn't — service, systems, working with people who aren't designers.
05 Skills
Skills, honestly rated.
No five-star scales. Three honest tiers — what I can do in my sleep, what I'm fluent at, what I'm still levelling up.
Daily tools — fluent in muscle memory.
Confident production tools, used on real shipped work.
Used regularly enough to deliver, still levelling up.
06 Education
Where I learned.
Formal qualifications, in chronological order. PDF copies of certificates available on request.
Brand Management — Short Course
Red & Yellow Creative School of BusinessUX Design Certificate — Short Course
University of Cape TownDiploma in Computer-Based Graphic Development (NQF 6, 3 years)
IIE Rosebank College, BraamfonteinInformation Technology Certificate
ADT SecurityNational Senior Certificate (Matric)
Allanridge Combined School07 References
People who'll vouch for the work.
Four references, all reachable. Mention you're calling about Cosy and they'll know what you mean.