James D. Grant
CEO & Branding Director
James graduated from Greenside Design Centre with a degree in Multimedia Design, and soon after, took on the role of CEO of The Ordinary Design Place.
He has strong beliefs in the potential for good quality design to improve the lives of people around him, and has co-founded The Ordinary Design Place as part of his overarching goal to benefit the community of the Vaal Triangle.
He has strong beliefs in the potential for good quality design to improve the lives of people around him, and has co-founded The Ordinary Design Place as part of his overarching goal to benefit the community of the Vaal Triangle.
Anani Wucherpfennig
Social Media Director
Anani graduated with Cum Laude from NWU with a degree in Communication. After only a year in the industry, she agreed to become a co-founder of The Ordinary Design Place.
She has a passion for the beauty of nature and the craft of creating art, and brings that passion into her work in social media, where she combines her expertise and creativity to the benefit of all that work with her.
She has a passion for the beauty of nature and the craft of creating art, and brings that passion into her work in social media, where she combines her expertise and creativity to the benefit of all that work with her.
Elanie Grant
Marketing Director
Elanie graduated from NWU with a degree in Communication, and spent many years working in the industry before taking a hiatus to raise her children. She eventually returned to work in the education industry, until she found her way back to a marketing position before eventually leaving to help co-found The Ordinary Design Place.
She has a keen eye for how to sell concepts to clients via connecting them to people and stories of people.
She has a keen eye for how to sell concepts to clients via connecting them to people and stories of people.
J.R. Grant
CTO
J.R. is a highly qualified and well respected IT developer, having worked in many sectors of IT within the South African Banking Industry. As a co-founder of The Ordinary Design Place, he largely takes on an advisory roll, lending his expertise to assist in the development of various digital design products.
Our Values
Community
We believe in building community through establishing connection between those we work with and designing solutions that prioritise the humans affected by them, rather than the bottom line.
Ordinary
We believe that sensationalism, the rejection of the mundane and the delusional pursuit of ultimate excellence are all pitfalls to any creative endeavor.
Collaboration
We believe that good design is not prescriptive in nature, it instead requires that the designer engages with the needs, context and perspective of the client to be able to deliver quality design.