[aˈma:nzi] [zulu] water

Amanzi Media was started by Mark Hawkins, an experienced designer, with the African philosophy that water is life, a simple commodity that is so often overlooked. The same can be said for good design and indeed good branding, an essential part of any organisation, but so often overlooked.

What is amanzi?
Amanzi is a small, passionate, web and graphic design agency based in North Bedfordshire.

It strives to combine creativity with technical know-how to create bespoke design solutions that demand attention and give your business the presence it deserves.

It specialises in open framework content management systems that provide powerful online presences as well as being fully standards compliant and social media rich, to all forms of print based design, such as roll up banners, vinyl advertising banners, promotional brochures and postcards, business cards – including our unique plasticised business cards that really stand out form the crowd.

Why use amanzi?
Mark doesn’t just want your money. Well, actually yes he wants some of it, but not just on its own.

His aim is to make a difference to you, your business and your sales, as well as form a long lasting business partnership, where he can build on your trust with you and hopefully ensure maximum returns on your investment with him.

Might sound old fashioned in this modern world. But he truly believes in this basic of ethics.
He likes to think he takes customer service very seriously and feels it is one of his inherent strengths.
Couple that with a drive and determination to the best in his field. He feels it makes Amanzi Media a little more unique (and he is nice a nice chap too). He hopes to see you soon.

Who is Mark?

Having spent many years living in different parts of the world, Mark and his family have now settled in the UK for the past 10 years or so. Although he still has strong ties with South Africa and with its heritage and culture.

He has a strong grounding in the traditional forms of photography, including black and white and colour printing by hand. And had worked in the industry for about 8 years after leaving college.
The next 15 years or so were spent in and out of the digital media and printing industries as well as the corporate IT sector.
But it was the love of graphic design that finally made him give up the corporate suit.

Mark is a budding family guy, who left the politics and rat-race to spend more time with his children and wife. He has an inherent love of the outdoors and can be regularly seen out fishing with his son and occasionally his daughter (although only in the warmer weather) on a picturesque lake somewhere.

He has a love of all things Harley and dreams to get back on one when the finances (and time) allow it.
With a thirst for knowledge and ambition, he hopes to make Amanzi the best local design studio in the area.