Swatches

Swatches notes

Floor notes from the desk, written for press leads who need language that holds at 06:00.

2026-01-01 · Aisha Patel

Reading a colour card

How we write cards so a morning shift does not guess.

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2026-02-02 · Pieter van Wyk

Lot logging without drama

Stickers, photos, and one notebook that survives a loud bay.

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2026-03-03 · Lerato Dlamini

Soft hand vs workwear melt

Choose melt by garment, not by moodboard.

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2026-04-04 · Lerato Dlamini

Kids cure windows

Gentler dwell notes for soft kids tees.

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2026-05-05 · Pieter van Wyk

Opaque on dark grounds

Underbase first, neon later.

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2026-06-06 · Thabo Mokoena

Fleet wash cards

Industrial laundry expectations on one page.

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2026-07-07 · James Naidoo

Matching thread to pigment

Keep stitch and print in the same colour room.

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2026-08-08 · James Naidoo

Cap hoop colour checks

Small type and crest colour on curved panels.

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2026-09-09 · Aisha Patel

Hot peel vs cold peel

Peel style changes scrap more than ink brand claims.

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2026-01-10 · James Naidoo

Film rack discipline

Vertical racks, edge curl, and coastal grit.

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2026-02-11 · Nomsa Khumalo

Screen beside digital

Mixed rooms without a civil war on the bench.

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2026-03-12 · Nomsa Khumalo

Sampler day agenda

Booked hours that respect both desks.

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2026-04-13 · Aisha Patel

Neon without mud

Accent kits that photograph clean under cool light.

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2026-05-14 · Lerato Dlamini

Event drop calendars

Lock art dates before neon accents open.

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2026-06-15 · Pieter van Wyk

Pastel lot drift

Why pastels show bad lots first.

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2026-07-16 · Nomsa Khumalo

Photo light for pastels

Cool plum+mint light for honest pastel cards.

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2026-08-17 · Pieter van Wyk

White shake ritual

The thirty-second habit that saves darks.

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2026-09-18 · James Naidoo

Coastal powder caking

Close trays between jobs on the coast.

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2026-01-19 · Pieter van Wyk

Highveld white settle

Winter dryness and reseal stickers.

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2026-02-20 · Thabo Mokoena

Week one measures

What a starter bay should photograph by Friday.

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2026-03-21 · James Naidoo

Embroidery reorder codes

Cone codes that match pigment lots.

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2026-04-22 · Nomsa Khumalo

Showroom booking notes

What to bring to a mall colour hour.

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2026-05-23 · Thabo Mokoena

Export carton inserts

Wash cards that travel with OR Tambo packs.

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2026-06-24 · Thabo Mokoena

Colour desk standup

Five minutes that keep scrap boring.

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