Thank you so much for visiting
This is me, I’m the face behind DesignerMim. My name is Miriam. I live and work in Cape Town, South Africa. I’ve been working professionally as a creative for over 13 years. I worked at a South African clothing retailer for over 11 years.
I always dreamed of having my own creative business and when 2020 ‘happened’, I realised I couldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth (what a strange saying!).
Having a lifelong passion for art and design, I love working in many forms of design. My work varies from vibrant illustrations, to energetic repeating surface patterns, to quirky graphics for clothing, to the subtleties of good label design… and now a little front end dev too!
My site is a work in progress, so please come back as I’m launching it in phases. Have a look around and tell me what you think.
Please have a look at my portfolio to see the kind of styles I have been working in recently. Give me a shout if there is anything you’d love printed in your home, for your kid’s bedroom, or for you to be wearing on a daily!
With a moka pot continuously on the stove! Nah, it’s not so bad. I get pretty engrossed in my work as I am highly focussed, passionate, and very purpose driven.
I love to continuously experiment and broaden my knowledge with new ways of working, motifs, materials — you name it. Changing things up and having a little fun while working are important to me.
Have a look at my briefing tips to get an understanding of what I need from you as my potential customer. I find it’s best to get as much info up front to minimise back and forth and keep everyone happy.
If you’d like to know a little more about me and what I’ve been working on lately, you’re welcome to have a check out my social media feeds.
Right, I get this one a lot! I discovered this amazing discipline when I was doing research about what I wanted to study and specialise in. Surface Pattern Design immediately grabbed my attention for it’s versatility and seemingly endless possibilities for application.
In a nutshell, Surface Pattern Design is the art of creating repeating patterns destined for a variety of surfaces — think home textiles, wallpaper, clothing, stationery, floor coverings — anything with a surface that you would like to decorate and make a little more visually appealing. A little mind-blowing, right? I love the idea that a pattern I design can be used for a child’s bedding, a wallpaper, a lampshade, and even their favourite crockery!
If you’d like to learn more about Surface Pattern Design, you’re welcome to mail me with any questions and I’ll try my best to answer you. Have a look at my portfolio (or your go-to social media platform) to see get more of an understanding of what it’s about and to see the variety of patterns I have created recently.
Do you have a project in mind that you’re not quite sure if it will work? With many years of experience designing patterns, I would love to help you realise your vision. Have a look at my handy briefing tips to get an idea of how we can get off to the best start.
Please get in touch and let’s see what amazing work we can create together!
Cape Town, South Africa.
Being a digital designer means we collaborate on different continents and come up with something amazing. Give it a try!
Surface Pattern Design
Illustration
Graphic Design
Paw, Spin, Sit, Touch, and sometimes Down. These services are exclusively availably from my dog.
miriam@designermim.com
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Weekdays 9am — 5pm
Some days I start earlier and some days I finish later. My hours are fairly flexible.
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