Graphic Design for the HARBOUR city

We work with the sectors that drive KwaZulu-Natal: port, shipping and logistics operators around the harbour and Bayhead, manufacturers and industrial businesses in Pinetown, New Germany and the south basin, sugar and agriculture processors, coastal tourism and leisure venues along the Golden Mile, Umhlanga and Ballito, and value-focused retailers across the CBD, Berea and the region’s malls. Typical work includes product packaging and labelling, dockside and warehouse signage, menus and promotional flyers, vehicle branding, trade and industrial brochures, and social and digital assets. If your customers are Durban locals or the businesses that move goods through the port, we design for that audience specifically.

For KZN manufacturers and food, sugar and agriculture producers, a single product label or pack face usually runs R2,500 to R6,000, and a small range of three to six SKUs is R7,000 to R18,000 depending on how many variants share a template. Dieline setup for a printed carton or bag adds R1,500 to R3,500. We supply print-ready artwork on the packaging printer’s own dieline (CMYK, correct bleed, spot colours flagged) so it drops straight into their prepress. Per-asset design starts at R1,500 for simpler single items. Prices scale with SKU count rather than per unit, which keeps a growing range affordable.

Yes. Restaurants, beachfront bars, hotels and leisure operators along the Umhlanga promenade, Ballito and the Golden Mile are a large part of our Durban work. We design food and drink menus, seasonal specials boards, table talkers, promotional flyers, loyalty cards and the matching social posts, so a venue looks consistent from the pavement to Instagram. Artwork is print-ready for local quick-print shops and laminators, and we keep editable templates so front-of-house staff can swap a price or a special without paying for a full redesign each season.

Juicy Designs is a nationwide agency with its head office in Pretoria, and Durban work is run remotely. Briefs and reviews happen over video call, email and WhatsApp, artwork is shared as PDF proofs, and final files are sent by secure transfer. Printed pieces are couriered to you or supplied directly to your Durban printer as print-ready artwork, and on-location photography or a site visit for signage measurement can be arranged when a job needs it. Remote delivery keeps overheads and therefore rates lower, which suits Durban’s value-conscious market, and it has no effect on turnaround.

Yes. We prepare large-format artwork for warehouse and yard signage, factory hoardings, retail shopfronts, gantry and directional boards, and full vehicle wraps for delivery fleets, a common need for Durban’s logistics and distribution operators. Files are built to the signage or wrap installer’s exact template and scale, in vector where possible, with correct bleed and safe areas so nothing important is lost around a truck’s curves or a panel join. We work to whatever specification your KZN signage contractor supplies, so the job installs cleanly the first time.

Yes, and this is where Durban’s value-conscious market is well served by templates. For retailers across the CBD, Berea and regional malls we design posters, shelf talkers, price cards, promotional leaflets and window vinyls as reusable, brand-locked templates, so a monthly or seasonal promotion becomes a quick text-and-price swap rather than a new design brief each time. Single assets start at R1,500, and a monthly design retainer from R6,500 is the most economical route for a store or chain that needs a steady stream of in-store and catalogue material.