04/09/2026
Who is Andrew Valentino Fourie?
Andrew Valentino Fourie is a South African creative entrepreneur, graphic designer, digital marketer, author and the founder of TGLDesignz. He is based in Cape Town and has built his professional identity around creativity, digital marketing, design and turning difficult personal experiences into something productive.
🎨 Founder of TGLDesignz
Andrew is the person behind TGLDesignz, an online design business focused on creating digital visual content and marketing assets.
His work spans areas such as:
Graphic design
Logo and brand design
Social media content
Digital marketing
Content marketing
SEO and online marketing
Website design
Canva-based design
Digital products and templates
His LinkedIn profile specifically lists services including logo design, brand marketing, content strategy, content marketing, digital marketing and social media marketing.
✍️ Author
Andrew has also moved into writing and publishing.
His book Still Standing: A Journey Through Unemployment in South Africa documents his experience dealing with unemployment and rebuilding himself through creativity and entrepreneurship. His public LinkedIn profile describes the book as a reflection of how he used creativity, determination and entrepreneurship to move forward.
Interestingly, Andrew had already been writing about subjects such as unemployment, job creation, education, experience versus qualifications and personal development as far back as 2021.
💻 Digital marketer
Andrew has formal training in digital marketing, including certifications from the International Institute of Digital Marketing™ in areas such as marketing strategy and content marketing.
His professional interests sit at the intersection of:
Design + Marketing + Technology + Entrepreneurship + Storytelling
🚀 More than just a designer
What makes Andrew's story interesting is that TGLDesignz appears to have developed from a difficult period rather than simply being a conventional design business.
His public professional profile describes him as a creative entrepreneur and author whose experience with unemployment became part of the motivation behind building his own business.
He has also continued publishing thoughts around employment, entrepreneurship, technology, marketing and society through his blog and LinkedIn activity.
🏆 In one sentence
Andrew Valentino Fourie is a Cape Town-based South African creative entrepreneur who turned his passion for graphic design and digital marketing, together with his experience of unemployment, into TGLDesignz, while also developing himself as an author, storyteller and digital creator.
And honestly, the bigger story isn't “a guy who makes designs.”
It's:
Someone who got knocked down, started creating, built a brand around that creativity, and is still standing.
That is probably the strongest personal-brand story Andrew has.
