The look, the language, the
logic behind every decision.
I see the whole picture.
The look, the language, the
logic behind every decision.
I see the whole picture.
The look, the language, the
logic behind every decision.
I see the whole picture.
The look, the language, the logic behind every decision. I see the whole picture.
I'm Mikayla Nel, creative director and brand designer based in Cape Town. I design, direct, and make decisions across the full breadth of what a brand needs to communicate. Visual identity. Creative direction. Content systems. The detail and the distance, held at the same time.
I'm Mikayla Nel, creative director and brand designer based in Cape Town. I design, direct, and make decisions across the full breadth of what a brand needs to communicate. Visual identity. Creative direction. Content systems. The detail and the distance, held at the same time.
I'm Mikayla Nel, creative director and brand designer based in Cape Town. I design, direct, and make decisions across the full breadth of what a brand needs to communicate. Visual identity. Creative direction. Content systems. The detail and the distance, held at the same time.
I'm Mikayla Nel, creative director and brand designer based in Cape Town. I design, direct, and make decisions across the full breadth of what a brand needs to communicate. Visual identity. Creative direction. Content systems. The detail and the distance, held at the same time.
I'm Mikayla Nel, creative director and brand designer based in Cape Town. I design, direct, and make decisions across the full breadth of what a brand needs to communicate. Visual identity. Creative direction. Content systems. The detail and the distance, held at the same time.
WHO I WORK WITH
WHO I WORK WITH
Every project begins with a conversation,
and the best ones are with…
Every project begins with
a conversation, and the best ones are with
Every project begins
with a conversation,
and the best ones are with…
founders.
marketing managers.
creative teams.
brands in transition.
people with a vision.
ambitious startups.
brands done with generic.
founders.
marketing managers.
creative teams.
brands in transition.
people with a vision.
ambitious startups.
brands done with generic.
I stay in the work with my clients, not above it. The closer I am to how a brand thinks and what it is trying to say, the better I can translate that into something visual, coherent, and powerful. I listen before I design. I ask the questions that get to the real brief underneath the brief. Two minds working toward the same thing, until it lands exactly right.
I stay in the work with my clients, not above it. The closer I am to how a brand thinks and what it is trying to say, the better I can translate that into something visual, coherent, and powerful. I listen before I design. I ask the questions that get to the real brief underneath the brief. Two minds working toward the same thing, until it lands exactly right.
BUILT ON CLOSE COLLABORATION
Driven by considered creativity.
Driven by considered creativity.
Driven by
considered
creativity
I stay in the work with my clients, not above it. That proximity is the point. The closer I am to how a brand thinks and what it is trying to say, the better I can translate that into something visual, coherent, and powerful. I listen before I design. I ask the questions that get to the real brief underneath the brief. And when the work goes back and forth, which it does, those conversations are where the best outcomes come from. Two minds working toward the same thing, until it lands exactly right.
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BUILT ON CLOSE COLLABORATION
i·lo·na /iˈlōnə/ n.
From the Greek. Ideas. Mind. Concept. The most powerful thing a
brand has is not what it looks like. It is the clarity of the idea behind it.
From the Greek. Ideas. Mind. Concept. The most powerful thing a
brand has is not what it looks like. It is the clarity of the idea behind it.
A middle name. The kind you never really introduce yourself by. Reclaimed, and placed at the centre of everything. The uncomfortable things are usually the ones most worth growing into.
A middle name. The kind you never really introduce yourself by. Reclaimed, and placed at the centre of everything. The uncomfortable things are usually the ones most worth growing into.
A middle name. The kind you never really introduce yourself by. Reclaimed, and placed at the centre of everything. The uncomfortable things are usually the ones most worth growing into.
no·ti·a /ˈnōSHə/ n.
i·lo·na /iˈlōnə/ n.
From the Greek. Ideas. Mind. Concept. The most powerful thing a
brand has is not what it looks like. It is the clarity of the idea behind it.
A middle name. The kind you never really introduce yourself by. Reclaimed, and placed at the centre of everything. The uncomfortable things are usually the ones most worth growing into.
no·ti·a /ˈnōSHə/ n.
i·lo·na /iˈlōnə/ n.
no·ti·a /ˈnōSHə/ n.
From the Greek. Ideas. Mind. Concept. The most powerful thing a brand has is not what it looks like. It is the clarity of the idea behind it.
About
The Approach
The Work
Let's Connect
Contact Me
mikayla@ilonotia.com
072 332 9611
Cape Town, South Africa
About
The Approach
The Work
Let's Connect
Contact Me
mikayla@ilonotia.com
072 332 9611
Cape Town, South Africa
About
The Approach
The Work
Let's Connect
Contact Me
mikayla@ilonotia.com
072 332 9611
Cape Town, South Africa
About
The Approach
The Work
Let's Connect
Contact Me
mikayla@ilonotia.com
072 332 9611
Cape Town, South Africa