Jess Nicholson

Illustration for Where there’s Smoke, a book for the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge written by Narina Exelby and published by Oxbow Media.

Illustration for Where there’s Smoke, a book for the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge written by Narina Exelby and published by Oxbow Media.

Illustration for Where there’s Smoke, a book for the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge written by Narina Exelby and published by Oxbow Media.

Chasing Dragons

Illustration for a story by Keith Bain

Getaway Magazine August 2022

Into the Eye of the Beast

Illustration for a story by Alan Valkenburg

Getaway Magazine June 2022

Into the Eye of the Beast

Illustration for a story by Alan Valkenburg

Getaway Magazine June 2022

Drinking Mate in Montevideo

Illustration for Getaway Magazine

July 2022

Sleeping Beauty

Illustration for a story by Bienne Huisman

Getaway Magazine May 2022

Human After All

Illustration for a story by Keith Bain

Getaway Magazine April 2022

Camping In Wicklow

For Getaway Magazine

March 2022

For Getaway Magazine

February 2022

Wings Over Africa

Getaway Magazine

January 2022

Illustration for Getaway Magazine

November 2021

Illustration for Getaway Magazine

November 2021

Trip to the Fish River Canyon

Illustration and writing about swimming to the exact spot Aphrodite was born.

Getaway September

You Strike a Woman you Strike a Rock

Illustration for Getaway Magazine

August

Donation for 2020 exhibition

High Life magazine

Illustrations to go with feature on Durban artists

November 2019

Designs for water bottles

https://www.itsnotmadeinchina.co.za/illustrators

Images for lightboxes

Greeting cards & wrapping paper. 2014.

One of my first 'drawing' jobs was to illustrate the big five for stationery. Pearson & Howard sold the products in bookstores, gift shops and some supermarkets across South Africa.

Pendant & postcard design for Savage Jewellery. 2019 & 2014.

A series of pendants and postcards to promote Nicky's IconAfrica range. 

Conceptualisation, design & layout. 14,8 x 21cm.

Artist's Masters Thesis for Janet Solomon. 2015.

This Fine Art Masters thesis is a fascinating read about psychoanalysis and art – two of my favourite subjects, so it was the perfect job for me. Janet received her Fine Art Masters cum laude.

Design and proofreading. 240 pages. 21 x 21cm. 

Conversion of an academic report to a quick-reference Street Sheet to provide information on the Covid-19 pandemic to street traders

Asiye Etafuleni at 10: Fostering an economy that prioritises social justice and social capital

February 2020

Digital book to commemorate 10 years

Concept and design for an Architect’s PHD thesis

2020

Based on Calder Mobile theories

Urban Futures Centre Annual Report

2018

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Retail catalogue. 2015. Updated every year.

Africa!Ignite has been a client since it began in 2004. I do ongoing work on its publications: conceptualising, copy editing, illustration and design. 

Conceptualisation, design & layout. 16 pages. 27 x 20cm.

South African Medical Research Council

2020

Pamphlet on poisonous plants

Artist's Book for South African artist Janet Solomon. 2016.

Some pages are collaborative digital design and manipulation of her original images, others carefully curated to tell the story of her work with very little text.

Conceptualisation, design & layout. 100 pages. 21 x 21cm.

Academic Briefs for the Salamander Trust and HEARD

2020

Training manual for The Salamander Trust

2020

School yearbook for Glenridge Preprimary School. 2015.

The end of last year was the end of preschool for my last born. To celebrate my children's years at Glenridge Preprimary, I offered to design the school's yearbook. It was written by other parents, the kids and I did the fun arty bits. 

Conceptualisation, design & layout. 52 pages. 21 x 29,7cm.

Postcards & product packaging for Shake the World. 2015.

The Shake the World campaign is a fair fashion initiative. The idea is to sell bracelets globally that have been made by rural women in South Africa. This has so far created a market of over 450,000 craft products with a turnover of over € 400.000, of which 2 million ZAR has gone directly to hundreds of female crafters across KwaZulu-Natal. 

Conceptualisation, design & layout. Series of eight postcards. 4 pages. 105 x 148,5mm.

Postcards & packaging for the Durban's Children Hospital. 2015.

Packaging for bracelets being sold to raise money for the hospital's restoration.

Conceptualisation, design & layout. 14,8 x 21cm

Books and manuals for MIET Africa. 2016.

MIET has been a regular client since 2003, and I have worked on many of its educational materials, sometimes in all nine of South Africa's official languages. Most recently my work has involved designing books and manuals for teenagers, about sexual health and HIV. 

Design & layout. Various lengths & sizes.