Grindstone Agency

03/06/2026

Meet UX/UI guru, Nicolaas

As part of our Getting to Know Grindstone series, we sat down with Nicolaas to learn more about his journey, what drives his creativity, and the role he plays behind the scenes at Grindstone.

Read the full story here: https://grindstone.co.za/our-getting-to-know-grindstone-series-nicolaas/

01/06/2026

Creative Freedom, Endless Possibilities

Grindstone Collaboration is more than a workspace. It’s a launchpad for creative minds. Collaborate with fellow professionals, access cutting-edge resources, and offer your clients solutions that only a diverse network can provide.

27/05/2026

🌍 Happy Africa Day! 🌍

Today we celebrate the strength, diversity, creativity, and resilience of our beautiful continent and the people who call it home. Africa is rich in culture, heritage, innovation, and community — shaped by people from all backgrounds who contribute to its story every day. ✨

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our valued clients and partners across South Africa, Mozambique, and Ethiopia for your continued support and trust. Your passion and collaboration inspire us to keep building meaningful connections and opportunities across the continent. 🤝

Here’s to celebrating African excellence, unity, and a future filled with growth and possibility.

Happy Africa Day from the Grindstone team! ❤️💛💚

27/05/2026

We know there are so many causes competing for attention every day, but this one has become painfully close to home for our team.

Many of you know Esther, our Head of Communications & Sustainability, whose daughter inspired much of our involvement in childhood cancer awareness initiatives over the past few years.

Sadly, her 13-year-old daughter has recently relapsed with leukaemia, and their family is now facing a long and far more intensive treatment journey ahead.

One of the realities of relapse is that the likelihood of requiring a stem cell transplant becomes significantly higher. For many families, a matching donor can mean the difference between hope and heartbreak.

That’s why we’d like to encourage our community to register with DKMS as a potential stem cell donor.
It’s a simple process that could one day save someone’s life 🧡

Learn more and register:
https://www.dkms-africa.org/

Thank you to everyone who continues to support Esther and her family, and to those willing to step forward and potentially become lifesaving donors for others facing blood cancer and related illnesses.

05/05/2026

If looking at this makes you uncomfortable… you’re probably the right person.

Yes… we know. This post is UGLY and clearly a horrible Canva template!

Which is exactly why we’re hiring.

We’re looking for a midweight multidisciplinary graphic designer who can save us from ourselves. Someone who can confidently work across brand and digital, with strong UX/UI and front-end design thinking.

Come fix this. And everything else.

Apply here: https://grindstone.co.za/career/midweight-multidisciplinary-graphic-designer/

29/04/2026

We helped Only Afrika... a fresh, insider-led DMC... stand out in a crowded market with a bold new brand identity and a beautiful, easy-to-use website packed with interactive maps and trade-focused tools.

From strategy and branding to launch-ready collateral, we bottled their quirky, passionate soul into a professional brand that’s already opening doors with UK travel agents.

Client love:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “They nailed our funky, sexy vibe completely!”

We're proud of this one. Check out the site 👉 www.onlyafrika.co.uk

22/04/2026

Earth Day is more than any old day for us.

Not many people know this, but at Grindstone, we don’t just talk about sustainability; we actively fund, manage, and support our sister conservation initiative, Earth Legacy Foundation.

Protecting the environments we work in isn’t a side project. It’s part of how we do business.

Just look at what we've achieved so far this year...

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Earth Day isn’t just about awareness. It’s about action.

This year, we’re choosing ocean optimism, not because the ocean isn’t under pressure, but because we know change is possible when people show up.

In 2026, it's already happening here at Earth Legacy Foundation...

These moments are proof that when people care, act, and persist, the tide can turn. The ocean just needs people who refuse to give up on it.

This Earth Day, be one of them 🌍

𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

17/03/2026

We love working with people who genuinely dedicate themselves to others.

It's been a privilege to work alongside Dr. Hacquebord for many years, and this website rebuild gave us the opportunity to create a digital platform truly worthy of his remarkable work.

Dr. Hacquebord is a hand, orthoplastic, and microsurgeon at NYU Langone Health in New York City who transforms lives through extraordinarily complex surgery. The new site needed to reflect that. We focused on clean, purposeful design, letting the depth of his expertise speak clearly, with warmth and accessibility for patients navigating difficult moments.

Check out the website: https://www.drhacquebord-surgery.com/

09/03/2026

We're kicking off something a little different.

Our new Getting to Know Grindstone series is all about the humans behind Grindstone — and we're starting at the top.

First up: our founder and CEO, Lynette Whittaker.

She talks about building an agency from a side-hustle, why Mossel Bay beat the big city, the hard lessons bad partnerships taught her, and why she still gets a dopamine hit every time a campaign lands.

Spoiler: she also has strong feelings about Canva logos!

Head to the blog to read the full interview 👇

https://grindstone.co.za/getting-to-know-grindstone-series-lynette/

07/02/2026

~ Seven notes in a musical scale
~ Seven colours in the rainbow
~ Seven classical planets are visible to the naked eye
~ Seven days of the week
~ Seven days of creation
~ Seven virtues
~ Seven heavens

And more importantly to Grindstone, seven is the birthday of our amazing controller of chaos, Lynette. Happy birthday, boss! 🎉🥳