01Neil de la Harpe · Cape Town

Twenty-five years of design judgement, still close to the work.

Neil is an independent graphic designer and practical builder. He has worked in the industry for 25 years and independently with companies for roughly 20 years.

Skilld Design is his registered company. He leads projects from understanding the problem through the agreed production or implementation scope.

02 A selected proof field

Different formats. The same responsibility.

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03The useful difference

Senior judgement, carried through to a usable result.

Neil's foundation is graphic design. The work spans identity, packaging, range systems, websites and ecommerce. Research, copy guidance, 3D, motion, code and testing are methods used when the project requires them.

The breadth matters because connected problems rarely respect service categories. The responsibility remains precise: define the part Neil owns, make the decision well, name collaborator boundaries and hand back work that can be used.

“I have had the pleasure of working with Neil over several years across various businesses. He has consistently demonstrated a remarkable level of skill, creativity and professionalism. He is adaptable in developing his skill set to accommodate my requirements, has patience, exceeds expectations on his level of detail and creative input into my projects, and adapts seamlessly to different brand styles and project requirements. I highly recommend him and he has been instrumental in the success of many of my businesses.”
Jo Coburn · AVID Design Collective
  1. 01

    Direct access

    You work with the person making the design decisions, not through an account layer.

  2. 02

    Proof in the work

    Real constraints, decisions and deliverables show how Neil works.

  3. 03

    Implementation matters

    Production, data, responsive behaviour and testing remain part of the work where agreed.

  4. 04

    Built to hand over

    Other specialists, approvals, files and version control are made clear from the start.

04For agencies and in-house teams

Available to existing teams

Agencies and in-house teams can bring Neil into a defined packaging, production, catalogue or ecommerce workstream where experienced ownership is needed. Scope, approvals, collaborator boundaries and handback are agreed before work begins.

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