■ ABOUT US

A product design partner based in CPT, operating globally.

We work with scale-up founders and product teams who are serious about design as a growth lever — not a finishing step.

Humanise Digital is a specialist digital product design studio, founded and led by Greg Norman — an award winning designer with over 20 years embedded across SaaS platforms, fintech, ecommerce, and complex enterprise products.

Experience & Interface Design Partner –

The honest version of who we are

Most founders come to us at the same point: the product works, the market is there, but something in the experience is quietly costing them — activation rates that plateau, onboarding that loses people, interfaces that don’t reflect how good the product actually is.

That's where we come in.

We don’t parachute in, deliver a deck, and disappear. We embed. We learn your product, your users, and your roadmap — then we design with the kind of clarity and intent that moves metrics, not just pixels.

We’re small by design. That means every engagement gets senior thinking, direct communication, and work we’re prepared to stand behind.

Our Approach

We prioritise three things on every engagement:

  1. Understanding before designing.
    We spend real time in your product, with your team, and where possible with your users — before we put anything in front of you.
  2. Outcomes over output.
    We measure success by what improves in your product, not by how many screens we delivered.
  3. A relationship, not a transaction.
    Our best work has come from long-term partnerships where we’re genuinely invested in what you’re building. We’re not a vendor — we’re a partner with skin in the game.

Why a studio, not an agency

You won’t get handed off to a junior. You won’t wade through account managers. You’ll work directly with experienced designers who’ve been inside product teams — not just consulting for them.

That embedded experience is the difference between design that looks right and design that performs.

Some of our clients

Testimonials

What our clients say

Greg is the best to work with! He was goal ordinated and productive with every project meeting. Great wealth of knowledge from website design, user experience, digital marketing and analytics.
Emily Husar Martin, Managing Director - Promotion Pros
I worked with Humanise on a time-sensitive project to define the visual brand identity for a new venture (logo, colors, fonts, imagery, etc.) and develop marketing collateral (incl. website, social media, and presentation materials) incorporating the brand visuals. The owner, Greg Norman is great to work with - he effectively translated our vision for the brand into an overall creative direction, which we then iteratively evolved with feedback from my team and fresh creative ideas from Greg. He consistently produced high quality work on a rapid cadence, and we are very pleased with the final product. I would happily work with Greg again, and based on this experience can recommend Humanise to others with similar needs.
Rudi Airisto, Bristlecone Pacific - Principal
We've worked with Humanise for years and have had nothing but great experiences! Whatever the brief, their expert experience and enthusiasm is always a pleasure to engage with. The innovation and originality that they bring any project makes it a no-brainer.
Alain Joffe, Mygrow - Head of Growth
I’ve worked with Humanise the last three years on a large youth unemployment initiative funded by Naspers. Humanise is a one stop shop for everything design and brand related - from website, to UXUI of the bespoke learning management platform, to CI, to cafe interiors, merchandise and marketing and social media materials - Humanise has done it all. We worked mainly with owner Greg, who is a phenomenal individual and such a huge pleasure to work with. I can’t recommend Humanise highly enough.
Belinda Bowling - Head of Naspers Labs
It's such a privilege to work with this company! Best in class UX design. Briefs aren't only well understood, but concepts and designs always perfectly executed. Our customer engagement has improved significantly. I've recommended Humanise to others without hesitation and can't wait to collaborate on more exciting projects in future. True digital transformation!
Mika Stuttaford, Mukuru - Product Journey Manager
Working with Humanise has been a game-changer for Wrapistry. Their passion, knowledge and UX/UI/design expertise is incredible and highly recommended. It is a pleasure working with them on building sustainable and personalized, digital tech-enabled products to help improve the customer experience.
Jed Shein, Wrapistry - CEO