Stiaan Bester

UX/UI Designer

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Accomplished graphic and digital designer holding an Honours Degree in Information Design (Graphic Design and Visual Communication) from the University of Pretoria. With extensive experience across both local and international markets, I have contributed to campaigns and projects for prominent brands including ABSA, Investec, Telkom, Eskom, Clover, Southern Sun, Guinness, Smirnoff, Coca-Cola, Revlon, and the Parliament of South Africa.

My expertise spans branding, packaging design, illustration, advertising, editorial design, and digital/interactive design. I have also played an integral role in complex UX projects, encompassing brand and user research, the development of user personas, flowcharts, wireframes, user interfaces, and interactive prototypes.

A versatile and detail-oriented designer, I am committed to delivering work of the highest standard. I actively monitor emerging design trends and technological advancements to ensure my output remains innovative, current, and strategically relevant across diverse media and platforms.

Phone: (+27) 082-615-4975
Email: hello@stiaanbester.co.za

Education

2000—03

The University of Pretoria
BA(BK) IOW
Honours Degree in Information Design (Graphic Design & Visual Communication)

Experience

2018—Present

Senior UX/UI Designer
Simplr Creative

Responsibilities:

  • UX/UI design – research, creating flowcharts, wireframing, designing user interfaces and prototypes
2012—2018

Independent UX/UI Designer
ThoughtCorp

Responsibilities:

  • UX/UI design – research, creating flowcharts, wireframing, designing user interfaces and prototypes
  • Front end development
  • Consultation (making recommendations on interaction design, new technologies and overall improvements to the user experience)
2004—11

Founder and Creative Director
KarbonBlack

Responsibilities:

  • Graphic design
  • UX/UI design – research, creating flowcharts, wireframing, designing user interfaces and prototypes
  • Front end development
  • Graphic and digital art direction
  • Training and managing junior designers
  • Client management
  • Project management
  • Presentation

Skills

Graphic Design & Illustration
Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, AfterEffects, Firefly

Web Development
HTML, CSS, LESS, Sass, jQuery (intermediate), WordPress, Stripo

UI/UX Design
Adobe XD, Figma, Jitter, Claude

Team Collaboration
Trello, Slack, Asana, Microsoft Teams, Loop

Other
Microsoft Office

Achievements

2025

Awwwards

Next Net (Nominee)

2024

Awwwards

Satalia (Honorable Mention)
Choreograph (Honorable Mention)

2009

SOLVE New Talent Search

— Double Finalist

2008

The University of Pretoria

— Exhibition

Among the 50 selected design alumni to exhibit their work as part of the university’s centenary celebrations.

2000, 2001, 2003

The University of Pretoria

— Top Design Student Award