Hi, nice to see you here.

Hey, I’m Jolanda — a South African Senior Art Director now based in Dubai. I’m all about bold ideas, beautiful craft, and work that actually makes people feel something.

Over the years I’ve built campaigns, won a few trophies, and fine-tuned the art of obsessing over details that most people will never notice (but I do).

When I’m not working, I’m probably making a playlist, a cocktail, or a layout that didn’t need to be redone — but now looks better.

 

experience

 

Senior Art director
Publicis ME (Jan. 2022 - present)

Senior Designer
Impact BBDO (Jan. 2019 - Jan 2022)

Art director
Promise Group - Johannesburg (Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2018)

Designer
Tiso Blackstar Group - Sunday Times (2017 - 2018)

Awards & Accolades

 

Personal Recognition

• #1 Creative in MEA, ADC Awards (2025)
• #1 Designer in MEA, ADC Awards (2025)
• #9 Designer in MEA, Loeries (2024)
• Campaign ME Faces to Watch – 30 Under 30 (2024)
• Young Lions Silver Winner, UAE (2024)
• Young Lynx Gold Winner, Dubai Lynx (2023)

Cannes Lions

• Silver, Young Lions – UAE (2024)
• Shortlist, Design: Infant Products, Toys & Educational Products (2024)

D&AD

• Wood Pencil (Bronze), Product Design: Inclusive (2025)

Loeries

• Silver, Design: Industrial & Product Design (2024)
• Silver, OOH: In-Store (2024)
• Bronze, Social Impact Campaign (2024)
• Shortlist, B2B Creativity (2024)
• Shortlist, Service Design (2024)
• Shortlist, Brand IP Co-Creation (2024)
• Shortlist, Graphic Design: General Design (2024)

Dubai Lynx

• Gold, Young Lynx (2023)
• Silver ×2, various categories (2024)
• Bronze, (2024)
• Shortlist ×4, various categories (2024)

One Show

• Shortlist, Health & Wellness: Products (2025)
• Shortlist, Direct Marketing: Physical Items (2025)
• Shortlist, Direct Marketing for Good (2025)
• Shortlist, Brand Partnerships (2025)
• Shortlist, In-Market: Physical Product (2025)

ADC Awards

• Gold, Product Design: Children’s Products (2025)
• Silver, Product Design: Inclusive Products (2025)
• Merit, Health: Brand/Communication Design – Product Design (2025)
• Merit, Product Design: Brand Partnerships (2025)

LIA (London International Awards)

• Silver, Design: Innovative Use of Design (2024)
• Bronze, Design: Product Design (2024)
• Finalist, Design: Direct Marketing – Consumer (2024)
• Finalist, Health & Wellness: Product Design (2024)

Clio Awards

• Bronze, Direct: Product/Service – Use of Product (2024)
• Gold Clio health – Design Craft: Consumer Brand Health Initiative (2025)
• Bronze Clio health – Direct: Product/Service: Use of Product (2025)

Effie Awards MENA

• Gold, Positive Change: Social Good – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2024)
• Silver, Social Media (2024)
• Shortlist, Healthcare Services & OTC (2024)
• Shortlist, Media Idea (2024)
• Shortlist, Positive Change: Social Good – Brands (2024)

Smarties MENA

• Gold, Brand Purpose / Activism (2025)
• Gold, Brand Experience (2025)
• Silver, Social Impact Marketing (2025)
• Shortlist, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence (2025)

Ad Forum PHNX

• Grand Prix, Design: Product and Packaging Design (2025)

Jay Chiat Awards

• Shortlist, Healthcare Strategy (2024)
• Shortlist, Product/Service Creation Strategy (2024)

Andy Awards

• Shortlist, SWANA Regional Competition (2025)

education

 

The Open Window Institute
- BA in Visual Communication majoring in Communication Design

Zwartkop High School , South Africa
-High school diploma