Hi, my name is Paul Venter

I am A Visual Communication expert
specialising in UX Design, Agile Project Management, Education and more.

About Me

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...Paul Venter

Yes! That's me in the photograph.

I’m a proud South African born and raised, still happily living in this beautiful country.

Creativity has always been my thing I was the kid in the family constantly doodling, writing stories, and sketching blueprints for all sorts of wild ideas. My love for fine arts, creative writing, and technical drawing during school was a pretty good clue about where I was headed career-wise.

Right after school, I landed my first gig as a Graphic Designer for a newspaper in Pretoria. That experience really sharpened my design and computer skills, and I quickly realized how much I enjoyed sharing what I’d learned. That’s when I started lecturing in Media and Web Design at colleges across Gauteng.

While juggling work and teaching, I also pursued my BTech degree in Multimedia Design Technologies, which opened even more doors for me in the world of Visual Communication.

I’m a lifelong learner, always diving into new technologies and methodologies to keep my skills fresh and relevant. Right now, I’m a Visual Communication Expert with a focus on UX Design, Agile Project Management, and Education.

I absolutely love what I do, especially tackling new challenges and collaborating with others to create meaningful, user-centered solutions.

Let’s connect—I’d love to share more about my journey and hear about yours too!

My Experience

UX Designer at ICE Tech
2021-Current
  • Developing and design of User Experience processes and journeys.
  • Developing and maintaining of the corporate identity of the company.
  • Designing Mobile Applications interfaces.
  • Conducting user interviews.
  • Conducting UX Research.
Fulltime Freelancer
2015-2017
  • Developing User Experience journeys and mock-ups for clients.
    Developing websites for clients.
  • Designing marketing material for clients
  • Running online marketing campaigns for clients.
Midrand Graduate Institute
2008-2010
  • Lecturing students.
  • Facilitating students with their assignments.
  • Course development.
  • Web Development.
  • E-Learning development and administration.
Fulltime Freelancer
1999-2001
  • Developing websites for clients.
  • Designing marketing material for clients.
  • Teaching Web Development.
  • Teaching Media Design.
  • UX Research
  • UX Design
Computer Art Academy
1995-1997
  • Lecturing Media Design at corporate companies.
  • Developing course material.
Metro Newspaper
1994-1995
  • Design of adverts
  • Newspaper layout
  • Writing of a music column
UX Senior Designer at BMW
2017-2020
  • Developing and design of User Experience processes, journeys and graphics.
  • Developing and maintaining an internal communications web presence.
  • Running the South African BMW skills initiative called XLab.
  • Lecturing Agile Project Management via Confluence and Jira software.
AdVtech/IIE
2010-2015
  • Develop training content.
  • Development and maintenance of the corporate website and presentations.
  • Manage, develop and maintain 23 modules of various IT courses.
  • Manage developers of courses.
Damelin Education Group
2001-2008
  • Lecturing students in Visual Communications.
  • Facilitating students with their assignments.
  • Course development.
  • Assessments and moderation.

 

Atlantic Internet Services

1997-1999

  • Developing websites for clients.
  • Designing marketing material for clients.
  • Teaching web development.
  • Managing marketing for the company.
  • UX/UI Design

My Skills Area of Expertise

UI / UX Design

I have more than 20 years of UX/UI design experience. I started off with designing multimedia interfaces for CD's, games and digital kiosks. 

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Graphic/Multimedia Design

This is where I started. Graphic design is the basis for everything I do. I studied Multimedia Design Technologies and gained a BTECH degree at TUT. My media skills include Photography, Videography and Video editing. 

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UX Research

I have over 20 years of experience in UX research, leveraging methods such as user interviews, surveys, usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and more.

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Web Design

Since the WWW became a thing I have been designing websites with design apps, HTML, Javascript and online applications such as WordPress, Joomla and various E-commerce software.

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Project Management (Agile)

I felt it will be wise to understand project management as it forms the basis of the work I do. I consequintly attended and completed a traditional Project Management course by Damelin. With the advent of Agile, I attended a BMW Agile Project Management course using Jira and Confluence. 

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Education

Teaching is a thing my family do. (Nearly all of them) I started lecturing early in my life and have never stopped sharing knowledge. 

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Marketing (Traditional and Online)

Marketing is part of User Experience (UX). Early on working at a newspaper, I learned about marketing and how people react to what they see or hear. With that knowledge, I have implemented online marketing campaigns.

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There is no box. You are only limited by your own will and imagination. Paul Venter

My Work

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Veo Group Holdings CI and Brand Book

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Blue Spider Technologies

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Boeja Media

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Combined Travel Services

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Independent Advisors

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Zone Planet

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Vizon Gear

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Vivo Technologies CI and Stationary

Corporate ID
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Doctor Lavender

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Heyllo Lifestyle Store

Corporate ID
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Add This Media

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AddThisMedia.com UX Development

UX/UI
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PropCom Mobile Application design.

UX/UI
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Silhouette of men walking on the beach

Photography
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A Quiver tree in front of an old church.

Photography
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Young Boy playing with a stick.

Photography
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White rose on an old windowsill

Photography
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A lake in Mozambique

Photography
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Man waving the South African flag.

Photography
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Musician playing harmonica.

Photography
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A fence on the beach.

Photography
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Durban as seen from the peer.

Photography
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Grass with Fence with sea in the background

Photography
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Old church in Port Elizabeth

Photography
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Blouberg Strand with Table Mountain

Photography
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Face of musician Piet Botha

Photography
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Avon Product Flashcards

Graphic Design
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Tomorrows People Posters & Photo Shoot

Graphic Design
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Riot Balls by Vizon Gear

Graphic Design
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Axion Billboard for Colgate Palmolive

Graphic Design
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Omni Light by Vizon Gear

Graphic Design
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Independent Labour Organisation (ILO)

Graphic Design
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IIE Connect Posters

Graphic Design
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Doctor Lavender Product Label

Graphic Design
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Colgate Palmolive O Teu Estilo campaign

Graphic Design
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Colgate Van vinyl wrap for Colgate Palmolive

Graphic Design
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Colgate Calendar

Graphic Design
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Straps by Vizon Gear

Graphic Design
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Fortisimo music review coulomb in Metro newspaper

Writing
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BMW Driver Training Website

Web Design
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IIE Connect Introduction Video

Video
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IIE Intro Video

Video
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BMW Training video for SAP Financial Application

Video
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Whale Tail Necklace

Other Design Work
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Sky Bed design

Other Design Work
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Coin Jewelry set.

Other Design Work
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Moses Mabhida Stadium Model

Other Design Work

Clients and Companies with whom I worked

My Contact Details

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Cell: +27 (0) 76 432 9242

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