ABOUT me

nwabisa salukazana

Founder | Designer | Art Director

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design (2020 - 2022)
Honours in Communication Design (2025 - present)

Education:

Other:

WOOLWORTHS X LOERIES STUDENT PORTFOLIO BOOTCAMP (2022)
Ranked Top 15 across Africa & the Middle East

Inter-Varsity Event at Open Window (2024)
Graphic Design Judge

  • Formal Experience

    • Live Communication, Johannesburg
      (August 2024 – July 2025)
      Midweight Graphic Designer

    • Brand New Vixion, Lesotho
      (May 2022 – April 2024)
      Junior Graphic Designer

    • Roering Creative Kin, Johannesburg
      (February 2022 – December 2022)
      Graphic Design Intern.

    • Mam'Gobozi Design Factory, Johannesburg
      (June 2021 – July 2022)
      Freelance Graphic Designer

    Freelance & Specialized Roles

    • Freelancer (2019 – Present): Active as a Graphic Designer, Photographer and Editor.

    • Yarneigh Holdings, Johannesburg:
      Freelance Creative Director

    • SomethingElse Design, KZN:
      Freelance Mid/Senior Graphic Designer.

    • The Manor, Johannesburg:
      Freelance Graphic Designer & Art Director

Featured in:

my skillsets

  • • Brand & Visual Identity
    • Logo Design
    • Packaging Design
    • User Interface / User Experience Design
    • Print Design
    • Publication Design
    • Email Marketing Design
    • Social Media Design

  • • Photography (Capturing, lighting)
    • Retouching
    • Editing (Photo & Video)
    • Photo Manipulation
    • Motion Graphics

  • • Creative Direction
    • Concept Development
    • Brand Strategy
    • Basic Copywriting

  • Design Tools:
    • Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Lightroom, Premiere Pro & Firefly)
    • Figma
    • Canva
    • Final Cut Pro

    Office & Productivity:
    • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams & OneDrive)
    • Google Workspace (Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides & Gmail)
    • Trello, Magnetic, ClickUp & Jira


    Operating Systems:
    • Mac & Windows Proficient

    Artificial Intelligence:
    • Google Gemini, Veo, Whisk, Nano Banana
    • Concept Development
    • Generating initial visual moodboards
    • Image generation
    • Video generation (JSON prompting)