Brett Gendall

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Founder & lead creative

Cyan & Magenta Design & Advertising

Feb 2010 - Current (15 years 6 months)

Cyan & Magenta was created for the purpose of providing quality and creative tailor-made February 2010 - present solutions to suit its clients' needs. Founded by myself and fellow creative Gabby Daniz, we are a small graphic design and advertising agency located in the Garden Route area, Mossel Bay. My role in the company: founder / creative director / art director / copywriter / DTP / animator / photographer / photo retoucher / shoot co-ordinator. Our clients included: Legacy Hotels & Casinos Namibia (Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre, the Mermaid Casino, Windhoek Country Club Resort, Desert Jewel Casino), TUHF Group (TUHF, Intuthuko, uMastandi), Autoads, Media Monitoring Africa, Atomic Gaming, ACES, Wild Coast FM, Eastern Cape

Senior Art Director

New Dimension Group

2008 - 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Staff of 42. Clients include Pfizer, Abbott, Adcock Ingram, Grohe, Isover, MSD, Novartis, Pharma Natura, Sanofi Aventis and Solvay. Tasks included various below the line work, conceptualising, brainstorming, scamping ads.

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Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director

Cops Creative Corporation

2007 - 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Staff of 6. Clients include Elemis, World hope, HPF Hotel Group, Graffiti, Just Haven, Brait, Switchvert, Ram Fab, Phat Recording Studio and Warcry Magazine. Tasks included various below the line work as an Illustrator, Photographer & Designer.

Graphic Designer

The Old Shanghai Firecracker Factory

2004 - 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Design & Advertising Agency with a staff of 36. Tasks included various below the line advertising and design. Clients I have worked on include Mitsubishi, Fuso, Freightliner, Dell, Intell, Tempest Car Hire, FHM, heat, ZOO Magazine, Gensec, Business Trust, Europ Assistance, Designer Group, Stirling Light Lager.

Senior Art Director

Ogilvy

Senior art director for all DSTV Africa TV and print ads. Further clients include Nedbank, Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino, Nawalife, UNICEF, Roads Authority, Multichoice Namibia, NAMCOR, Pupkewitz Motors, Rotary International amongst others. Tasks included the conceptualisation, art direction, design and execution of both above the line and below the line elements for various campaigns and clients. Art direction of a number of TV and photo shoots, most notable of these being the National AIDS awareness campaign for Namibia. I also trained local Namibians in art direction for Ogilvy and Mather Africa.

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