Mbowa
Design Lab™

Mbowa Design Lab

A creative design
& branding agency

You don’t build a brand,™ you set your standard.

Five services, one standard — explore them below.

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We help businesses and organisations become brands people remember — with visual identities, publications and digital experiences that make the value of their work clear to the people it is for.

Mission — Mbowa Design Lab™

Selected Work

All projects
01

Website UI/UX Design: ALCON

New ALCON Website UI

A new logo, pattern system and colour palette for ALCON Business Centre — and a website built on them, designed around how customers find and book space.

Client: ALCON Business Centre

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ALCON website across desktop, laptop, tablet and phone ALCON website UI on a tablet
02

Publication Design: Government of Eswatini

National Plan of Action for Children 2023–2027

A 67-page national plan, designed with the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and The Research Company to be read, cited and acted on.

Client: Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, Eswatini

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Open spread of the National Plan of Action for Children
03

Brand Identity Design: Possumende

Possumende — Huo Brothers

A refined identity for a clothing label, carried through swing tags, woven labels and carrier bags.

Client: Possumende

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Possumende swing tag on black fabric White Possumende carrier bag on wine background Black Possumende carrier bag
04

Identity & Brand Assurance: MDL

Mbowa Design Lab Identity

Our own identity, held to the standard we set for clients — across stationery, cards and packaging.

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Navy business card with debossed MDL mark MDL stationery set: letterhead, envelope and cards

Services

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Clients

In their words

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  • Prpl
  • pintrip
  • indali
  • Lidloti Eswatini
  • [Government of Eswatini logo]
  • [ALCON Business Centre logo]
  • [The Research Company logo]
  • [Possumende logo]

Logo
Marks

A selection of marks from our studio — each one drawn to be recognised at a glance and remembered for years.

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MDL mark on its construction grid, with the Mbowa Design Lab wordmark
Joseph Zito Mbowa seated in a lounge
Joseph Zito MbowaFounder, CEO & Head of Design

Foreword

“Since 2020 we have worked with clients across government, business and culture. Whether it is a brochure, a website or a complete identity, every project gets the same care, rigour and ambition.”
About the studio