Wide-format signage
Aspenwood teardrop banner
Designed banner artwork for a shaped template, positioning the logo and tagline within the layout guides.
Independent creative & production studio
Good design.
Ready for
the real world.
Creative design for growing brands. Precise artwork preparation for print and signage teams. From the first idea to the final file.
Based in Cape Town. Working with businesses worldwide.
Ideas meet execution.Creative thinking. Technical precision.One studio. Both sides of production.
- Brand & campaign design
- Monthly creative support
- Remote prepress
- Print & signage artwork
What we do
Your creative partner.
Your production backup.
Explore both services and choose the level of support that fits your project.
For businesses & brands
Design that gets you seen.
Keep your marketing consistent with recurring design support or start with a single promotion.
Explore creative designPackages · quoted to scope
Monthly design support
For a business that needs fresh visuals throughout the month.
- Static social and promotional graphics
- A monthly brief to set priorities
- Exports sized for agreed channels
Campaign starter
For one promotion, launch or event with a clear deadline.
- A small set of coordinated promotional designs
- Artwork based on your existing brand
- Digital or print exports by agreement
For print & signage teams
Artwork ready to produce.
Get an experienced production eye on incoming artwork or hand off file prep when your queue fills up.
Explore remote prepressPackages · quoted to scope
Single-job prepress
For one file that needs fixing, checking or preparing for production.
- Artwork, size, bleed and resolution checks
- Vector cleanup or cut paths as scoped
- Output to your shop’s file specifications
Overflow production support
For busy print and signage teams with several jobs or recurring production work.
- Agreed handoffs and turnaround for each batch
- Wide-format layouts and file preparation
- Ongoing support scoped to your workflow
The studio
We understand what happens after “send to print”.
Founded by Tafadzwa Mutsvanga, Tafrob. Labs brings graphic design together with hands-on experience in wide-format printing, signage, finishing and production troubleshooting.
That production experience shapes how we design a campaign, check a layout and prepare the final files.
Design Prepare Produce
Our process
From brief to handover.
We agree the scope, files and timing before work starts.
01 / The brief
Tell us what you need.
Share your goal, existing artwork and deadline. For print, include dimensions and any supplier specifications.
02 / The work
Agree the details.
We confirm the quote and deliverables, then design or prepare your artwork with feedback at the agreed stages.
03 / The handover
Get the files you need.
Receive the agreed digital or production files, organised for your campaign, printer or signage workflow.
Selected work
Our Projects
Print, signage and artwork preparation from the studio. Select a project image to see the setup in more detail.
Print and cut
Top Spot CNC Correx boards
Prepared print-and-cut artwork for CNC-cut Correx boards, with finished sizes and quantities for each shape.
Vector artwork
Klein Karoo Agri logo redraw
Vectorised the supplied logo, recreating its gear outline, lettering and tagline from the original reference.
Wide-format signage
Chas Everitt telescopic banner
A tall-format property banner with a bold On Show message and the agency’s branding.
Product artwork
Branded cube layout and mockup
A flat six-face print layout paired with 3D views that show how the colours wrap around the cube.
Artwork adaptation
Loffies 2026 artwork
A one-colour lion graphic shown in its original dark version and adapted to white on a dark background.
Engraving setup
Laser engraving artwork
Artwork set up for two drinkware products, with separate layouts and mockups showing placement.
Start a project
What are you
working on?
A new campaign, a month of content or artwork that needs fixing? Share the basics so we can scope the work.
One-off projects & ongoing support