Creative Archive

Not every project fits into a case study. This archive is a collection of designs I've created throughout my journey as a designer, from some of my earliest work to more recent projects. It includes a mix of client work, personal projects, experiments, and everything in between, offering a broader look at how my skills, style, and creative thinking have evolved over the years.

1. Label Design for Spur
A collection of packaging labels created for Spur, including meat sauces, marinades, and dressings. The designs focused on standing out on the shelf while staying true to one of South Africa's most recognisable brands.

2. Thriive Kombucha Label Design
A series of three kombucha labels designed to give each flavour its own personality while maintaining a cohesive look across the range.

3. Amazing Frosting Brand Identity
A branding project that included the logo, business cards, packaging, and social media graphics, creating a fun and consistent identity across both print and digital platforms.

4. Fat Sam's Chillies Packaging Concepts
A collection of packaging concepts exploring different creative directions for the Fat Sam's Chillies brand, with a focus on bold visuals and shelf appeal.

5. 3D Design
A colourful 3D artwork created in Cinema 4D, using the word "ART" as the foundation for an abstract and vibrant composition.

A stylised character sculpt created in ZBrush as a personal project, exploring digital sculpting techniques while bringing a fun and expressive character to life.

6. Vector Artwork
A 3m x 1.2m banner created while teaching graphic design to hang up in the classroom, this banner celebrates the creative process through typography and design-focused words centred around the message, "Graphic Design is to Inspire."

A geometric illustration that explores the low poly art style, using bold shapes and colour to create a striking portrait of a tiger.

A stylised skull illustration created in Adobe Illustrator

A character-focused illustration exploring shape, lighting, and colour, resulting in a unique floating skull artwork with plenty of personality.

7. Creative Composites
A collection of some of the very first photo manipulations I ever created. Looking back, they mark the beginning of my journey into digital compositing and visual storytelling, and serve as a reminder of how far my skills have evolved over the years.

7. Motion Graphic
A looping motion graphics project featuring a car driving through a layered environment. Created to explore animation principles such as parallax, timing, and seamless looping while bringing a simple scene to life.

The next story could be yours. Let's bring it to life.

© 2026 | John-Lee Kirsten | All Rights Reserved


The next story could be yours. Let's bring it to life.

© 2026 | John-Lee Kirsten | All Rights Reserved


The next story could be yours. Let's bring it to life.

© 2026 | John-Lee Kirsten | All Rights Reserved