Nawu Advertising

If you look for us at the Sharda Shopping Centre in Erandwane, you’ll find Nawu Advertising. We’re at 41580, and it’s a pretty standard retail spot where we do our daily work. It’s not one of those high-end agencies you see on TV with glass walls and bean bags. We have desks, computers, and a lot of paper samples lying around. Most of our day is spent looking at screens or talking to people about what they want their signs or flyers to look like. Sometimes the colors don't come out exactly right on the first try, so we have to tweak things until they do. It’s a lot of back-and-forth, which can be tiring, but it’s just the nature of advertising work. The shopping center is usually busy, so there’s always noise from the shops nearby. We’ve been here long enough that we know most of the other shop owners. We handle all sorts of small jobs that come through the door. It’s not always glamorous, and sometimes we’re just helping someone print a basic banner or a set of business cards. We don't have a big philosophy or anything like that. We just take the orders, do the design work, and try to get things printed on time. It’s honest work, and it keeps the lights on. If the office looks a bit messy, it’s because we’re actually working on things. We keep the printers running most of the afternoon to stay on top of the queue.