… Take a look at a selection of the amazing projects we’ve done this year. Hellooooo there As we gallop past the mid-year mark, we thought it time to grandstand some of our favourite projects so far. We have chosen these for their combination of design appeal and subject matter, ...
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Words do matter Hellooooo there We’ve produced an extremely varied set of publications for clients this month, ranging from a guidance note on integrating mental health and psychosocial support into peacebuilding, to an enormous corporate annual report on precious stones, to reports on the illegal mining of sand in both ...
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Here’s the inside track to setting your goals and achieving them Hellooooo there The crazy days continue, with projects racing in and out the door and our clients producing reports at a fast and furious pace. About two weeks ago, when our weekly production meeting started to resemble a noisy rodeo ...
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… and hanging on for dear life! Hellooooo there We don’t think we’ve ever had a busier start to the year – it is only mid-February, and we feel as though we’ve done 12 months’ work of business already. On top of that we’ve had: a Covid case; clients’ year-end ...
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We’re all off to the beach. Hellooooo there We officially close for our Annual Collapse on Friday 17 December. Before you all run away to the Middle-of-Nowhere-and-Back-of-Beyond (known to locals as MONABOB), we’d like to thank you for your support and business during the year previously known as 2021. None ...
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We’re in the home straight! Hellooooo there After a long, arduous but hugely satisfying year, COMPRESS.dsl shall be closing for The Annual Collapse on Friday 17 December. We shall be back in the saddle (well, office chair) on Monday 10 January 2022, full of renewed vim and vigour and no ...
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Quality takes time, and it also costs money Hellooooo there As we enter the Silly Season (the busiest time of year for many businesses in South Africa, which comes just before the Annual Collapse), we are being asked more and more if we can ‘quickly do this’ or ‘squeeze this ...
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… on the road to publication Hellooooo there October to early December is the busiest time of year for many businesses in South Africa – and we at COMPRESSdsl are no exception. It seems as though we’ve suddenly realised the end of the year is looming, the project we promised ...
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But we’ll continue to work in sync Hellooooo there Despite the naysayers and prophets of doom, Japan managed to pull off a pretty incredible Olympic Games – giving us all hope and joy in the middle of a year that, to be honest, has been dire in so many ways. ...
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Hellooooo there The past two weeks have been hard for South Africa, with looting of schools, shops and warehouses, the destruction of vital infrastructure, and what looks like a deliberate attempt to destabilise the country and render it ungovernable. At the same time, the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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