Visual Designer for Learning
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Visual Designer for Learning ☼
HELLO,
I’M FRANKIE.
I design so humans feel seen.
ABOUT ME.
I came to this work through more than a decade of teaching. I loved finding ways for a student’s idea to become something they could share.
Now I create learning resources and digital experiences, bringing that classroom perspective to the words, visuals, and interactions a learner encounters.
Being seen is the beginning.
Design MAKES the next move
Possible.
It all started with a cardboard dream.
I grew up in a small town, building cardboard skyscrapers inspired by the cities I dreamed about. Making gave me a way to turn an idea in my head into something I could see, shape, and keep building.
I still love that part! There’s something wonderful about an idea becoming real enough to try.
More than a decade of teaching gave that feeling another purpose. I met students with plenty to say who needed a different way to show it. I wanted the things I made for them to make that possible.
Lines lEAVE ROOM FOR WHAT COMES.
When I taught art, some students would look at a blank page and say, “I can’t draw.” I would ask them to start with a line.
A line didn’t have to prove anything. It was something they could add to, turn into a shape, or take in a direction they hadn’t planned.
That mattered to me because the page was no longer asking for a finished drawing all at once. There was already something to work with, and the next decision could be theirs.
FOUR IDEAS HOLD MY WORK TOGETHER.
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Clarity is kindness.
I want learners to spend their energy on the idea, not on working out what the instructions mean. They should know what to do first and where to find help.
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Structure is joy.
A clear goal gives curiosity something to work with. I use structure to support an experience without deciding every move in advance, so a question or discovery can change its direction.
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More ways in.
I keep the purpose clear without expecting everyone to think or respond alike. A learner might sketch an idea or explain it aloud, with room for what they discover to change the next step.
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Human first.
I love what AI makes possible! It can help me explore and build, but it doesn’t take responsibility for the result. Meaning, judgment, ethics, and the final decision stay with the human.
Where purpose has taken me.
Teaching began this part of my story in South Africa. Since then, I’ve shared my work and ideas in Johannesburg, Durban, Dubai, Kuwait, and London, as well as on national television.
Being named one of the Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans was a wonderful moment in that journey.
What excites me about those opportunities is the chance to think with other humans. A conversation can challenge an assumption or give an idea a direction I hadn’t considered.
THE LIBRARY.
This is where the philosophy becomes something you can use. Each piece I design should make a first move clearer, widen the route, or help a human continue.
STRUCTURED JOY NEWSLETTER.
Experiments with visual design, practical activities, and the questions behind them. I send Structured Joy occasionally, when there’s something I’m excited to share!
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