Darryl de Wet - Creative Solutionist
If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
Why Creative Solutionist?
I like to solve problems - independent of platform, framework or technology. I tackle each challenge with a lot of questions & new perspectives. I’m always asking if there’s a better, more efficient and effective way.
While whipping up a website in a matter of days using a framework & a pre-built theme may give you, well, a website - does it truly deliver results for your business? There is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to your brand and your digital presence.
A Little Bit About Me
I’ve been in the advertising & marketing industries for over 20 years. I’ve been lucky and grateful to have been a part of extremely talented teams, contributing to award-winning projects and adding to the successes of brands including BMW SA, eTravel, MINI SA, Motus Select, MTN SA, Samsung SA and Sappi global & SA.
My strengths are graphic / UI/UX / web design, front- & back-end development. It doesn’t matter what tech is used or what tech is trending - what matters is the final result and that it checks all the boxes - high performance, positive user experience, SEO optimised, generates conversions and that the result brings your brand to life online.
Projects I’ve Contributed To
Types
- E-commerce websites
- Emailers & campaign websites
- Third-party API integrations
- Rich-media banners
- Website creation from print reports
Industries
- Electronics
- New & used cars
- Paper & Packaging
- Retail
- Travel & tourism
My Tech Usage
Current
- Composer & npm
- HTML & CSS
- Git, Bitbucket & Jira
- Javascript
- PHP
- Vue.js
- Wordpress
Past
- Custom PHP frameworks & development
- Laravel
- MySQL
- .Net & C#
- SASS
- Custom Wordpress development