Jacques Botha

Hi There, I'm Jacques an Industrial designer from Pretoria South Africa, with a huge passion for visual storytelling, design and human interaction. I aspire to connect with people through visuals in my work and the designs I create. Big team player and work well in groups of people, but function well working on my own. One of the strongest qualities that I have is the ability to adapt being a photographer at heart helps me look at changing environments and unpredictable situations in a different way adapting to what’s in front of me to think on my feet.

Industrial design projects at any stage of the design timeline from conceptualisation and product visualisation to final manufacturing and design updates. Also able to design furniture as well as interior architecture(kitchen designs, patios and entertainment areas).

EPIC SPORTS CYCLES  - Jan 2010 - Jan 2013 ( 2 years )
Responsibilities - part-time sales assistant and basic bike mechanic

METRO MINDS - Nov 2014 - Des 2016 ( 2 years)

 Responsibilities - Marketing Assistant

- Jnr. Designer
- Event and Graduation Photographer

THE HOUSE OF ENVY (Main Employer) Feb 2017 - Jul 2020 ( 3 years 6 months)
Responsibilities - Design and develop a look and feel for the new range of

furniture for The House of Envy.
- Custom furniture design
- Interior Architecture
- Assist and Consult on interior design projects - Project visualisation in the form of renders

MD - STUDIOS (consultant)

- Packaging Design
- Product renders for marketing purposes
- Social Media content (Renders) and campaign visualisation - Storyboard visualisation

MECALC (consultant)

- 3D Printing both LFS and FDM
- Product Design and Development
- Research ( Materials, Manufacturing & Prototype development ) - Drawings for manufacturing

FREELANCE PROJECTS FROM JUL 2020 - CURRENT

- Soft goods Designs for Aliferous
- Fabric Pattern Design for Aliferous - Logo Design for Aliferous
- Pizza Oven Build and Design 

- Design and Decore products

2014 - 2016 | The Open Window Institute -
BA Degree in Visual Communication with a Major in 3 Dimensional Design (Industrial Design).

2014 - First-Year - Minors | Visual Culture, Illustration, Photography, Interactive Design ( UX & UI ),

3 Dimensional Design (Industrial design).

2015 - Second Year - Major | 3 Dimensional Design Subjects | Visual Culture, 3D Visualisation, Studio Lighting, Flash Photography, HTML & CSS, Javascript, Post Production(Photoshop)

2016 - Third Year - Major | 3 Dimensional Design Subjects | Visual Culture, 3D Visualisation, UX Design, Concept Development, Contemporary Illustration

2017 - Graduate From The Open Window Institute (Feb 2017)

2013 - Target Life Gap Year Program.

2012 - Matriculated at Hoërskool Centurion.
Subjects - English, Afrikaans, Maths, Physical Science, Electrical Technology, Engineering Graphics Design