Epic Fiji Watersports

Epic Fiji Watersports

Logo Design • Website

Epic Fiji Watersports

We love being afforded the opportunity to work on projects for overseas clients, and the award for our most ‘exotic’ client to date definitely goes to Epic Water Sports, a new startup on the Coral Coast of Fiji. This business which is run by two ocean enthusiasts with a wealth of knowledge and experience offers fishing, sailing, surfing, jet ski and snorkeling charters as well as island tours around the various Fijian islands. Our team was afforded the opportunity to work on a corporate identity for the business as well as design and develop a brand new website for them, and if we are honest, 90% of the time we were hard at work on this project and the rest of the time we were daydreaming about vacationing on the dreamy islands of Fiji. 

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

Logo Design
Website Design
Website Development

The Finished Product

As a team of ocean-lovers and surfers ourselves, we thoroughly enjoyed working on this project from start to finish, and after gazing longingly at images of pristine islands for a few months, we feel (mentally) at home in Fiji. 

The first part of this project was to conceptualise a bold yet simple logo that would make a statement on various digital and print elements. We designed a logo that was ocean-inspired yet would translate well across multiple marketing mediums. Once the brand had been developed, we then brought to life a simple website for Epic Water Sports that showcases their business and services as well as allows for online booking enquiries. As a startup company, the website we opted for was one that is basic yet offers room for expansion along with the business. 

Thank you to the Epic Fiji team for trusting us to work on this project, we have loved working with you! 

A new home for www.fijiwatersports.com

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Olwandle Estate

Olwandle Estate

Website Design • Website Development

Olwandle Estate

Our journey with Olwandle Estate began back in 2014 when Confab founders Steve and Jess got married at this gorgeous North Coast venue.

Our paths crossed again early in 2019 year when we were approached by the Olwandle Team to develop a new website for their luxury wedding and events venue. With this location being close to our hearts, it was a no brainier that we had to work on the project! 

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

Website Design
Website Development

The Finished Product

Having an intimate knowledge of the venue after planning a wedding on the Estate, our team wanted to ensure that when visiting the website someone would get a feel for the Estate’s vastness, coastal expansiveness and the almost spiritual atmosphere that hangs in the air at Olwandle. 

We chose a cool, calm and coastal colour palette and imagery that best reflects the serenity of the venue. We also hoped to showcase the Estate as more than just a wedding venue, but a retreat and events location that can be customised to one’s greatest desires. From start to finish, design to development, our team loved bringing the new online home for Olwandle Estate (formerly Jex Estate) to life.  

Thank you to the Olwandle Estate team for trusting us to bring your beautiful new website to life!

A new home for www.olwandleestate.com

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North Coast Real Estate

North Coast Real Estate

Website Design • Website Development

North Coast Real Estate

With one of our key focus areas as a digital agency being the town of Ballito and the surrounding North Coast area, when we were approached by local Real Estate company ‘North Coast Real Estate’ to design and develop a new website for their business, our team jumped at the chance to partner with fellow locals on this project.

One thing we appreciated from the outset working with the NCRE team was there attention to detail, eye for good design and overall professionalism, some of these values we hold closely to within our own business.

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

Website Design
Website Development

The Finished Product

Working with the pre-existing NCRE branding was a treat, as their corporate identity had been beautifully designed and packaged, so our job of translating this into a website was nothing but fun. Our vision was to blend signature ‘North Coast’ elements and visuals using the striking NCRE colour palette and ensuring that the website was clean, simple, user friendly and most importantly, one that local property buyers and sellers would immediately resonate with.

At the end of the project, we were proud to have developed a new website for the client that includes their business information, detailed property listings functionality, internal linking to make searching for properties hassle-free as well as the ability to capture leads and build a database.

Much like North Coast Real Estate’s tagline, it was an absolutely pleasure to ‘partner with locals.’

A new home for www.northcoastrealestate.co.za

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MRP Foundation

MRP Foundation

Social Media Marketing • Graphic Design

MRP Foundation

It’s strange for us to think of MRP Foundation as a ‘client’ because we feel a lot more like a part of their team than anything else; almost like an ‘inhouse-outsourced’ type of relationship which began back in 2014 when they were still known as the ‘RedCap Foundation.’ 

The MRP Foundation team wakes up in the morning to break the cycle of poverty and inequality in South Africa through education and skills development and it’s our honour to be the team that plays a part in sharing their inspiring story far and wide through social media channels. 

OUR TEAM WORKS ON

Social Media Management
Social Media Ads Campaigns
Graphic Design

About the Project

Our team started the MRP Foundation social media channels in 2014 and have managed them ever since, adding a few new digital channels to the repertoire along the way; namely, LinkedIn. 

From Facebook to FlickR and all the social channels in-between our team, alongside a highly talented MRP Foundation communications team conceptualises campaigns and then communicates these across the various channels, reaching into the  millions of people every year. We meet regularly to discuss progress, plan campaigns and cover the various events that MRP Foundation has on the yearly calendar, from skills development graduations to the ‘Ride for MRP Foundation’ cycle. There is always something exciting on the go at MRPF! 

Recently, we added graphic design to our service offering as well as began facilitating a few social media workshops with the Professional Retail Programme students to equip them with skills to use social media channels for the purpose of find employment and building their careers. 

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U3 Shop

U3 Shop

Logo Design • E-Commerce Development • Digital Marketing

U3 Shop

Union3 are a team of builders, property developers and interior designers who in 2016 decided to take the furniture selling division of their business online. 

Having worked with the Union3 team on their social media marketing since the inception of our business, we were thrilled to undertake another project with these longstanding clients of ours and assist them as they transitioned to an online business. 

After many, many meetings around their table, dreaming about their online store, U3 Shop was finally born and we are proud to have played a part in this project. 

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

New logo for U3 Shop
Ecommerce Store Development
Store Management
Digital Marketing

About the Project

We started right from the very beginning with the conceptualisation of a name and visual identity for U3 Shop. Once the team had agreed on the new name, we then created the logo and other branding elements for U3 Shop. 

Next, we began designing and developing their online furniture store compromising of over 50 products and numerous product variations. The U3 team added their design flair with the product photoshoots and from there, our team built the store, loaded the products, variants and all product information and then worked on the store functionality from checkout processes to payment gateways. 

After months and months of dreaming, planning and working hard, the new online selling portal for Union3 ‘U3 Shop’ went live. Our team then rolled out a digital marketing campaign including Google Ads, SEO, Social Media marketing and advanced advertising as well as email campaigns in order to drive traffic to the store and convert web visitors into customers. 

Thank you to Cliff and Emily for trusting us with this project, we love working with you! 

An online store for www.u3shop.co.za

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Rockstars

Rockstars

Logo Design • Corporate Stationery • Web Development

Rockstars

The Rockstars team approached us to assist in building their brand from the ground up. Having just a name in mind and wanting to target the youth market, they entrusted us with the job of designing their logo and corporate stationery and then developing their website thereafter. 

Rockstars is a youth entrepreneurship programme that focuses on equipping high-schoolers with valuable business and entrepreneurial skills which they can use both whilst still in school and afterwards in order to develop their own careers. 

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

New logo for Rockstars
Corporate Stationery
Website Development
Design of Curriculum Workbooks

The Finished Product

Our team was given almost free reign to create a logo that was bold, eye-catching and would grab the attention of a youth-aged audience. 

We chose a bold yet simple font coupled with a vibrant turquoise accent for the logo and then used pops of this colour as well as a gradient style for the rest of the design elements and corporate stationery. 

Thank you to the Rockstars team for trusting Confab to bring your vision to life!

A new home for www.rockstars.co.za

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Brettenwood Coastal Estate

Brettenwood Coastal Estate

Digital Marketing • Graphic Design • Website Development

Brettenwood Coastal Estate

We were thrilled to begin a partnership with the beautiful Brettenwood Coastal Estate, one of the most exclusive estates in South Africa, early in 2019. Our team was approached to become the marketing and design agency for Brettenwood and our answer was a resounding ‘yes’ to the privilege of working with this incredible North Coast brand, who also happen to be located just a stone’s throw away from our Confab offices. 

The Brettenwood team is a pleasure to work with and we love bringing their ideas and campaigns to life both digitally and in print.

WHAT WE DO

Social Media
Email Marketing
Graphic Design
Advertising
Copywriting

Social Media Management

Our team uses social media channels to both showcase the estate to potential buyers as well as to communicate with existing estate residents. We worked on a photoshoot alongside a talented Ballito photographer Matt Wilkes to capture professional content of the estate for website and social media purposes. Our team also uses advanced advertising tactics to market new property developments through social media to a specific target audience and capturing valuable leads for the estate. 

Email Marketing

Using the powerful channel of email, our team crafts beautiful mailers that are sent out regularly to communicate with the existing Brettenwood database including home owners and tenants, as well as to new leads that we receive through the website.

Graphic Design

We are proud to be the design partner for Brettenwood Coastal Estate and every week we put our design tools to work by creating everything from print media advertisements and marketing booklets to new stationery and branding for the estate. 

When we took over the role of official graphic design agency for Brettenwood, we worked on recreating most of their design elements to ensure a consistent brand voice throughout all of their print and digital touch-points.

A new home for www.brettenwood.co.za

When we took over the marketing and design for the estate, our first port of call was a redesign and redevelopment of the Brettenwood website which had grown outdated over the years and was needing not only a facelift, but to include new functionality to better aid in the overall marketing of the estate. Our team developed a beautiful new website which showcases the luxury coastal estate and also serves as a sales portal listing all of the properties for sale and for rent within Brettenwood. Our team not only manages the website on an ongoing basis but develops dedicated landing pages for each new property development within the estate and uses these pages to capture database information for the purposes of remarketing.

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The Ballito Pro

The Ballito Pro

Confab is proudly the event's
brand and digital management team

What our team works on:

+ Marketing Campaign & Digital Strategy
+ 50 Year Edition Logo Design
+ Event Posters
+ Art direction for the event magazine
+ Design of magazine cover and selected pages for 50th Edition Edition
+ Digital banners
+ Street Pole Advertisements
+ Social Media Marketing
+ Website Development & Management
+ Presence at the event to manage social media and other digital elements

Ballito Pro 50th Edition (2018)

When it comes to the sport of surfing in South Africa, actually, the entire continent of Africa, there are few events as synonymous with the legacy of the sport than The Ballito Pro, an event which evolved from the iconic ‘Gunston 500’ that began back in 1969. 

With 2018 celebrating the event’s golden jubilee, 10 years since it moved to Ballito and the 100th centenary of the late, great Nelson Mandela our team was honoured to be the agency partner for the event once again. We were tasked to develop the event campaign that would both capture and communicate these milestone events. 

We then rolled out this campaign into all of the event’s visual touch-points including its logo, brand bible, event poster, magazine and numerous other marketing collateral for both print and digital platforms. 

Our team then rolled out our overall digital strategy including website editing to align the site with the 2018 creative, social media marketing to promote the event and it’s campaign as well as presence at the event for it’s duration to manage the social media and oversee other digital teams including videographers and photographers.

More About the Project

Our team has been the digital and design partners for this event for over 5 years. When we began working on the project, it was the first year that presenting sponsor Billabong came on board. We journeyed with the event, developing it’s marketing campaign and many visual elements until Billabong’s exit at the end of 2018. We then welcomed new sponsor, global core surf brand O’Neill into the fold and our team was honoured to work with the O’Neill South Africa team to roll out the 2019 edition of the event. 

We once again developed the marketing and digital campaigns and created a new website incorporating the 2019 design aesthetic and introducing O’Neill’s brand elements.

We also continued our role of overseeing and managing all the event’s digital elements down at the beach; particularly the social media and website components. 

A new home for www.theballitopro.com

As we moved into a new era for The Ballito Pro and welcomed in our new presenting sponsor, O’Neill, it was time for a website redesign in order to not only align it with the brand elements of our sponsor but to incorporate new features, a cleaner design and a better user experience overall. We then managed and updated the website frequently throughout the event as well as incorporated the global live streaming into the site. 

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TLT Program

TLT Program

Logo Design • Branding

TLT Program

We love working with NGO’s and so when approached by the Tomorrow’s Leaders in Training (TLT) Programme team to rebrand their organisation, we jumped at the chance to pitch for the project. Our team won the pitch and then rolled up our sleeves and got to work on creating a brand new corporate identity for this NGO that does incredible work in schools to equip teenagers with the leadership skills needed to change our nation. 

 

Before we put our design tools to work, we conducted a branding workshop with the TLT Team to understand their organisation a little better and to facilitate a ‘dreaming session’ with them around what the next 10 years will look like for them. We discussed goals, objectives, brand persona among other components vital to establishing a brand’s architecture and then we took the findings from this workshop and developed a brand repositioning document. We then began the creative part of developing a visual identity for the brand, and the finished product had their team beaming from ear-to-ear and gasping ‘that’s it’ – a kind of moment we live for as a design agency.

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

Logo Design
Corporate Stationery
Brand Repositioning

The Finished Product

The logo symbolises the flame of passion of pioneering that every great leader must possess as well as a lightbulb of ingenuity and ideation. We merged the two together to create a logo that is both symbolic and striking and one that young leaders can resonate with. 

Thank you to the TLT team for trusting us with your new brand image and for making Confab your graphic design agency partner. We love what you do and your passion for changing our nation!

We loved brining the TLT Brand to life

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Sage Centre

Sage Centre

Logo Design • Branding Elements

Sage Centre

It’s always a pleasure for our North-Coast based team to work on projects for local brands and businesses, especially one that’s as well known and well-loved in the area as Sage Centre. 

Our team was tasked with the design of a new corporate identity, website and relaunch marketing campaign for the freshly revamped ‘Sage Centre.’ Historically known as just ‘Sage,’ the centre’s developers approached our team to work on this project and create a beautiful and striking brand image for Sage Centre which was to include their restaurant, retail facility and kiddies entertainment area. 

OUR TEAM WORKED ON

Logo Design
Corporate Stationery
Website
External Signage
Flyers and Banners
Digital Banners
Social Media for Relaunch

The Finished Product

We first began with the conceptualisation and design of the new Sage Centre logo, keeping to the brief of ‘striking, simple and quintessentially North Coast.’ We chose colours that reflect the beautiful outdoor space that Sage boasts, a font that was simple yet memorable and incorporated a subtle ‘leaf’ emblem to once again symbolise the lush North Coast lifestyle that is epitomised by Sage Centre. 

Once we had received the double-thumbs up on the new look for Sage Centre, we began translating this into the website and other marketing collateral. Our team organised a photoshoot with talented local photographer Matt Wilkes to visually capture the essence and vibe of the space and this imagery was then spread across digital and print channels along with the new branding. 

We are proud of the finished product of this project and thankful to have been chosen as the agency partner for the redevelopment and relaunch of Sage Centre. 

Thank you to the Sage Centre team for choosing us to work on your rebrand!

A new home for www.sagecentre.co.za

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