After more than fifteen years leading brand and design teams across Africa — for FMCG, tech, financial services, and entertainment clients — we kept seeing the same disconnect: creative execution that won awards but missed the business goal entirely.

Thunderbird Design Co. was founded to bridge that gap. Strategic thinking and senior execution, delivered without the agency overhead that prices smaller businesses out of professional design.

How we think about Design:

Design without strategy is just decoration. Every project starts with three questions: who is the audience, what business outcome are we designing toward, and what does success look like in numbers? Aesthetics follow.

A BBA in Marketing and over a decade of hands-on experience mean your brand is viewed through a creative lens and a commercial one. We specialise in brand strategy, marketing, UX/UI, web design, and identity systems that look strong, function cleanly, and generate measurable ROI.

Who we work with:

• We build purposeful brands and digital experiences for clients who are ready to grow. Most of our work falls into three buckets:

• Solo entrepreneurs and founders launching their first serious brand

• Established SMEs that have outgrown their original DIY identity or website

• Mid-sized B2B and B2C companies that need senior strategic design without committing to a retainer.

What we offer:

• Brand strategy and brand identity

• Art direction

• Packaging design

• Web design (Wix Partner certified)

• UX & UI design

• Digital and social media marketing

• Graphic design and production.

Credentials:

• 15+ years of agency and in-house marketing and design leadership experience

• BBA in Marketing from IMM Graduate School, specialising in business strategy, management, and brand communication.

• Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) member

• Multi-award-winning: The Bookmark Awards, Assegai Awards, MMA Smarties, MMA Global

• Wix Partner Creator.