testimonials
“The cooperation with Hester was excellent throughout. She understood our corporate design right away and was therefore able to quickly create first drafts that were already very suitable for our Power Point template and individualized icons. She was always open and solution-oriented to our questions and suggestions and was thus able to create products that corresponded 100% to our ideas without unnecessary rounds of coordination.”
Lisa Zillessen
Manager Marketing & Communications, Luxcara
"As an Attorney firm, we rely on precision, professionalism, and a polished image—qualities Hester of PurpleStickyStar has delivered exceedingly well as our external designer. Despite being based in Cape Town (and us situated in Pretoria), her remote collaboration feels seamless. From our initial online consultations during the website design to her hands-on guidance through rebranding, she’s made every interaction effortless.
Hester doesn’t just execute briefs; she elevates them. Her bold vision for our rebrand convinced us to embrace a creative direction we’d never have pursued without her expertise—and the result has been transformative. Clients, our agents and colleagues alike now associate our firm with the modern, approachable identity she crafted.
What impresses us most about Hester? Her unwavering commitment to graphic design excellence—and what truly sets her apart—is her extraordinary dedication. Last-minute requests (and we had a few of them)? She handles each one with grace, endless patience, and creative flair, transforming what should feel like a vendor relationship into something closer to family here at WSP Attorneys. Half-formed ideas? She shapes them into brilliance.
At every turn, Hester demonstrates that outstanding design has nothing to do with geography—it's about passion, mastery, and an intuitive understanding of client needs. Her quick responses, infectious enthusiasm (and awesome sense of humour), and remarkable ability to nail exactly what we're imagining have made every single project with her an absolute pleasure to work on.
For anyone seeking a designer who combines artistry with reliability, PurpleStickyStar is that rare brightest star in a sky full of ordinary ones. We recommend Hester without reservation—a definite 5⭐ recommendation—and our heartfelt appreciation, with the hope that she’ll stick with us for many more exciting projects to come!
Sincerely,
From all of us at WSP Attorneys."
Vicky Welman
Head of Finance, WSP Law
"I shared a very high level / unorganised Google Sheet with Hester that I wanted to convert into a type of process diagram in slides. We had one virtual meeting in which I explained it to her and from there she simply ran with it.
The first draft she shared with me was basically in my view a final product! I was very impressed with how quickly she understood the brief and organised the information in a very useful understandable way. Will definitely work with her again when the opportunity comes up."
Johann Söhnge
Consulting Actuary, Impact Investor
Interactive, Animated Presentation Designed for Corporate Events – Centered Around a Custom Infographic Experience
Individual slide templates were created for specific content.
Interactive map allows the presenter to view the data points for each country.
Interactive, Animated Presentation Designed for Corporate Events – Centered Around a Custom Infographic Experience
PSG Wealth R21
"Thank you so much. It was great working with you. The event went really well and people were very impressed with the quality of the presentation. Well done. It was great"
Wayne Stevens
Director at PSG Wealth R21
Creating a unique presentation experience utilise Cape Town Carnival’s annual theme.
Snapshot of presentation slides.
Snapshot of presentation slides.
Creating a unique presentation experience utilise Cape Town Carnival’s annual theme.
Cape Town Carnival 2022
"Hester is amazing at taking complex information and simplifying it. She used the combination of information and design to help us create a meaningful, clear and impactful message against a predefined audience. She was commissioned to create Cape Town Carnival’s annual sponsorship report which was really well received and exciting to present!"
Michelle Wood
Marketing Manager, Cape Town Carnival
With unique visual theme
Exploring a variety of themes, layouts and design elements
With unique theme
With unique visual theme
The Mediashop
"The MediaShop has worked with Hester for more than 7 years now. Hester is that rare balance between genius level creativity and extreme efficiency. She has saved us from many pickles with her fast efficient work, and really adds massive flare to everything we do. Hester is a critical part of our business. We would recommend her for any business looking to add some class to the presentations they do."
Chris Botha
Group MD of Park Advertising (The Mediashop)
Logo Design
Design development - exploring ideas of utilising a star's shape to create lettering.
Business Card Design
Logo Design
Lila D Interiors
“To work with Hester was an absolute pleasure. She is not afraid of a challenge and is professional in every detail of the creative process.
I would highly recommend her.”
Lynsey Lila Deco
Lila D Interiors (Pty) Ltd
nicozen
“In February 2020 I contacted Hester to help me with a power point presentation I was going to present to corporate companies.I challenged Hester to integrate a lot of images, specific colour schemes and a certain feel that I wanted to integrate into my presentation.
After explaining to Hester in a phone conversation what I wanted, she took me through the different stages of a creative process which helps to define the content, outline and feel of the presentation.
I was amazed how creative and spot-on Hester was in implementing the ideas and content into the presentation. I’m very happy with the work Hester did for me and I can highly recommend her. She works very professionally, is very helpful and an amazing person to work with.”
Nico Zen
Corporate Mindfulness Presenter
Letterhead and The Outlook Newsletter
Integral
“Hester was fantastic to deal with and helped us solidify our corporate identity during a time that was difficult for us to give constant input. Our meetings are always productive with an end goal in mind that is always achieved in a timeous manner. In short Hester offers a high quality of service.”
Danilo Pagani
Integral Asset Management (Pty) Ltd | Director - Investments
With animations
Utilising PowerPoint to create an easy to edit reporting template for the team
With animations
Donor Next
"I can't say enough good things about Hester. Her design is FANTASTIC and she is very very easy to work with. Hester has proven to be an amazing asset in our efforts to rebrand our material. Her work is always on time (or early), exceptionally well done, and tends to exceed my expectations."
Kyle McGriff
Upwork Project Coordinator