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Workbench is an independent marketing communications agency based in Johannesburg. We craft brands.
29/10/2025
Leading from the front! 💥
A century of the highest quality from Laura Wolvaardt! Her first of the , and what a time to deliver it! 🤩✨️
Composed, classy, and commanding from the skipper. 🇿🇦
23/06/2025
Don’t make people yaaaaawn! 🥱 Make them laugh. 😂 Make them feel good. 😄 Make them feel something. 😛 Make a difference. 😇 People love that! And the things you love, you can’t ignore – you care about the things you love 🤗
That’s why we believe that love can change the way the world feels about advertising.
So, Make it lovable. 🧡🧡🧡
Talk to us.
Check out https://workbench1.com
We've loved creating the house design for "House"! Aka Michaelhouse
Some notes for those who are interested...
Michaelhouse was founded in 1896 by a passionate young clergyman, James Cameron Todd. It was the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement — a movement influenced by medieval art, Gothic Revival architecture, and a belief in the value of handcraftsmanship, beauty, and functionality in everyday life. William Morris was the design legend of the time, and his home, “Red House” (built in 1859), must have had a significant influence on Todd’s vision for the school. (Google it when you have a chance.)
As you’ll see in the video, the original adorned logo from the 1900s was clearly inspired by that era. The evolution to the scales crest as the primary identity is less clear and, as often happens, somewhat haphazard.
For our evolution, we made a conscious decision to follow the principles of Modernism — the very philosophy that Arts & Crafts helped usher in. Modernism distilled forms down to their essential elements in pursuit of timelessness. That was our hope too.
The power of simplicity remains a timeless strategy for brand differentiation and recognition. We simplified the detail in the scales for better digital readability and sharper embroidery. We also balanced the scrollwork using established design principles.
For the wordmark, we selected and modified a typeface called Orpheus to make it unique. Like Times New Roman — the typeface of the old wordmark — it’s a serif. But the new version has greater geometric clarity, thicker weight, and sharper angles that hold better in digital formats, while still retaining the character of the original.
One thing that will never change is the motto: Quis ut Deus.
We believe James Cameron Todd chose the name Michael and his eternal war cry — "Who is like the Lord?" — not only out of deep reverence for Jesus Christ, but also as a call to form well-rounded men in the pattern of Christ who strive (with His help) to serve God and others with humility and courage for life.
It feels good to help good guys like John.
22/04/2025
Rewrite the story, thanks Daily Maverick
We can’t afford to lose emblematic vultures to climate change A landscape without vultures would be a toxic, fetid place, with lingering carcasses and unchecked, potentially dangerous bacterial growth. Without them, the spectre of plague would loom.
14/02/2025
21/11/2024
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16/09/2024
Put it in your body!
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Our latest showreel of lovable work. Work that we put our hearts into. Work that’s meaningful, and that people connect with. That’s the kind of work people care about. At Workbench, we make
Watch it. Love it. Share it. Thank you.
06/07/2024
Our newest client, welcome New Planet.
Only R1390 per month? Why have we made our solar subscriptions so affordable? Because it’s time more South Africans kept their lights on all the time whilst being part of the solution to fix our planet. We offer affordable solar subscriptions with monthly payments for any size home. We install. We maintain. You live a new way.
Learn more www.newplanet.co.za/home
21/02/2024
Inspiration from SA's best, listen out for our series with Halfway Group on 947!
Halfway Group celebrating 58 years of keeping South Africans with incredible service.
Get up close & personal with…
Week 4 on :
🎤 Prince Kaybee
🗓️ Wednesday 21 February
⏰ 15h45
Visit halfwaygroup.co.za/ontracktobetter to book your spot to see some of your favourite artists at On Track to Better.
03/02/2024
Hanging out with at feels good 👌🏻
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |