Publishing.
Design.
Culture.

Our work is our mark on the world.

We make products for cultural industries, humanities and non‑profits.

The Book Lounge

The Book Lounge is a well-known and loved independent bookstore in Cape Town. We created an online platform to reflect the buzz of their store while allowing for e-commerce

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Sol Plaatje University

Sol Plaatje University

Designing a prestige project, for South Africa’s newest university. Sol Plaatje University: an idea and its origins traces the roots of education in the Northern Cape.

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South African History Online

South African History Online

Making historical articles and archives readable, beautiful and accessible. South African History Online has tens of thousands of articles, images and documents.

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New Writing

New Writing is a creative and critical writing platform at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Blackman Rossouw built and designed the website using UEA’s brutalist architecture as a source of inspiration.

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Fragments of Activism

Book on Cape Town activism, written by Phumeza Mlungwana and Dustin Kramer. We designed and published this book in close collaboration with the authors

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Imbali Art Books

Imbali is a non-profit involved in teaching visual literacy. Adventuring into Art is a major project of books for high school art teachers. We translated the books into a website

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Reclaim the City

Reclaim the City is a movement of tenants and workers campaigning to stop our displacement from well-located areas and secure access to decent affordable housing. Land for people, not profit! We designed their website to act as an information hub, while reflecting the look of their handmade posters and banners

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Artthrob

ArtThrob

Breaking out the white cube, reflecting more than 20 years of content. ArtThrob is an online contemporary art magazine, running since 1998. We updated the design of the site, reflecting a warmer approach to art writing

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Southern African Chief Justices Forum

The Southern African Chief Justices Forum upholds the rule of law, democracy and independence of the courts and promotes contact between Southern African courts. This Drupal-based website archives their members and activities.

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Love Books

Website for Love Books, an independent bookstore. Love Books, a thriving brick-and-cement store in Joburg needed a more complete online solution in response to the Covid-19 crisis. We produced this site to match their quirky aesthetic

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Strandwolf editions

Strandwolf

Strandwolf is an imprint of Blackman Rossouw which publishes African literature. To date Strandwolf have reedited and republished Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner and Mhudi by Sol Plaatje. Both books are published with new introductions.

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