Claud Plaatjies
Claud Plaatjies

Bio

Born in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa in 1985. I lived my entire life in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. I moved around a lot and attended many different schools. I graduated matric in 2002.

My passion for design, art, and computers made me pursue a career in web design. This led me to graduate from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) with a national diploma in Multimedia at the end of 2005.

I am a passionate UI designer and front-end developer and have been designing and developing websites and applications for over 17 years. I am a creative, developer and father to three awesome kids.

 
 

Work Experience

 

Company: Mammoth Creative
Position: Web/Graphic Designer & Front-end Developer
Responsibilities: Designing print and digital collateral. Designing web pages and mailers. Building websites and mailers using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Period: 2014 - Current

 

Company: Brand Inc
Position: Web/Graphic Designer & Front-end Developer
Responsibilities: Designing print and digital collateral. Creating web layouts and promo mailers. Building websites and mailers using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Period: 2012 - 2014

 

Company: Spaceacre
Position: Digital Designer & Front-end Developer
Responsibilities: Designing digital collateral. Creating web layouts and mailers. Building websites and mailers using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Period: 2006 - 2012

 

Company: Redshift
Position: Search Engine Marketer
Responsibilities: Building web sites for various mini networks with optimised keywords rich content. Content creation. Page optimisaton. Resiprocal link development.
Period: 2006 - 2006

 

Personal Projects

 

Willow-Nettica

www.willow-nettica.com
Co-founder, lead creative & front-end developer.

Willow-Nettica is a web development company focused on creating management systems for SME’s and small local businesses. We also specialise in corporate identity design and website design.

Imibutho

www.imibutho.com
Partner, web designer & front-end developer.

Imibutho is a free platform for all (NPO, private company, individual, etc), who aim to assist in the drive to make the world a better place, by helping those with social initiatives do more.

Business Lounge

www.bizlounge.co.za
Founder, designer & front-end developer.

Business Lounge is a business hub offering business opportunities to corporates, entrepreneurs and SME’s from South Africa. Covering business listings, jobs, and more prospects to grow your business.

Mailbok

www.mailbok.co.za
Partner, Web designer & front-end developer.

Mailbok is an online application that offers bulk email and SMS solutions at affordable rates to all South African businesses. The application is robust and can be easily integrated with any website.

Willow Vine (Beta)

www.willowvine.co.za
Co-Founder, designer & front-end developer.

Willow Vine is an incomplex job portal. It searches and supplies information of any available job in South Africa. It allows you to send an application to any of the available jobs found on the site.

Designer Base

www.designerbase.co.za
Co-Founder, designer & front-end developer.

Designer Base is an online platform that catalogues all up and coming designers in the fashion, cosmetics, jewellery and art industry. Its main focus is giving local designers a platform to display their art in a global space.

 

Brands I worked with

 
IBM
SA Rugby
Players Fund
Jasco
Asics
PSL
Orlando Pirates
Comedy Central
Nashua
Dawn
Podium
Unilever
Shield
Ladbrokes
SAFA
The Color Run