communication, social & design

• DiGITAL DESIGN
• Branding & Design
• Social Media Marketing

Please have a look at my work for some of my web and design work & clients.

My current tool of choice for getting your web presence sorted is squarespace.com but I have experience with a range of other common and uncommon digital platforms and plug ins. I have worked and manage e-commerce stores on Shopify and can find my way around a different CMS for your website or e-commerce needs. I have experience with Mailchimp, both database management and template design and newsletter lay outs.

Vibeke Brethouwer

About Vibeke

I love media, language, the written word, & being social. When we started having a digital component to our social life it actually felt like a good fit, especially in these globe-trotting days of lives lived spread out over continents.  Although I believe it should never be a replacement for good face-to-face, heart-to-heart, touch-the-grass-with-bare-feet experience, using the web and social media to build and strengthen connections makes me feel giddy with appreciation for the creative strength of humanity ; )

I work with small business owners and community organisations as a designer, and love helping them to take charge of their own online presence. We find the tools and integrations that work for your organisation.

I wear another hat as well,  I am an accredited mediator and that means I know how to guide people in conflict through a process aimed at resolving their issues, finding solutions that everyone can live with and helps them to move on. My background is not very orthodox for a mediator, but it simply means that I know how to facilitate meetings around a wide range of issues,  from very simple to the more sensitive, difficult, complicated and sometimes emotional stuff. Uncovering interests and values in conversations is a helpful skill in my design work.