Mentoring the next generation - a challenge to the SA creative industry

[Brianna Graves] There is no doubt that South Africa's advertising industry is already present on the world stage. But are those leading the industry doing everything possible to prepare for the future and to ensure a continued and well-established presence on that world stage? Who will step up to the plate to represent SA on the same global stage that will connect the worldwide creative community on Portfolio Night 10 on 23 May 2012? 10 Feb 2012 12:26

Ten most beautiful objects in South Africa selected

The shortlist of the 10 most beautiful objects in South Africa over the past year has been selected by line-up of design journalists and cultural commentators for Design Indaba's 2012 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) award. 10 Feb 2012 07:17

Campbell & Campbell

PG Bison launches a conceptual brief for the 1.618 Student Competition for 2012

The recently launched 2012 PG Bison 1.618 Competition brief is a great opportunity for students to test their creative mettle. The challenge is for the entrants to recommend not only the structure's style, but its location too. 8 Feb 2012 12:51

EXCLUSIVE: Hewlett combines assets to launch new agency player, Machine

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Adrian Hewlett, CEO and founder of the Habari Group, has combined his group's significant through-the-line, below-the-line, research, digital and social businesses to launch a major new independent advertising agency called Machine. 8 Feb 2012 09:19

Public masterclass on digital design

The Cape Town office of Ogilvy will offer a public masterclass on UX (user experience) for web through its digital marketing education arm - the Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy (ODMA) run by Rian van der Merwe, a globally recognised figure in the field of UX. 7 Feb 2012 10:33

European music festival at Design Indaba, Your Street Challenge extended

Barcelona-based Sónar Music Festival will perform at the Design Indaba on Friday 2 March 2012 at the Cape Town City Hall and the deadline for entries into the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng portion of Your Street Challenge has been extended. 6 Feb 2012 10:30

Afrikaans advertising slipping towards mediocrity?

[Andrea le Sueur] Gill Moodie's article "Banning English ads in Media24 digital, print speaks to Afrikaans ID", published on Bizcommunity on the eve of the Pendoring Awards last year, struck a chord with the project managers at Folio Translation Consultants, who invited me to open a window on their perspective, outlining some of the challenges that professional language practitioners experience in this regard. 3 Feb 2012 12:57

Bookings open for Design Indaba Young Designers Simulcast

Design Indaba's Young Designers Simulcast (YDS) is an opportunity for under-25s to experience the main Design Indaba Conference, taking place 29 February-2 March 2012, through live broadcasts to a second auditorium in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Bookings are now open. 3 Feb 2012 11:04

Brand new look in fridge, kitchen

Coca-Cola Company South Africa has announced a new look for its Bonaqua bottled water product and Prestige Housewares has a new corporate identity (CI) for its 776 active product lines. 2 Feb 2012 11:13

Pendoring relocates to Cape Town as part of Creative Week

The Pendoring Awards - which celebrate and encourage the use of Afrikaans advertising, as well as Truly South African communication for Afrikaans advertising - will this year be part of Creative Week Cape Town, on Friday evening, 21 September 2012. For the first time, too, the Loeries judging week and judges' seminars will also be held in the Mother City during Creative Week. 30 Jan 2012 11:59

Huisgenoot, You get award winner on redesign

The February 2012 issues of Huisgenoot and You magazines, released on Friday 27 January 2012, have a new look, headed by well-known magazine designer and Pica Award winner Anton Sassenberg. [video] 30 Jan 2012 11:07

[2012 trends] Getting found in 2012

[Lana Hindmarch] In 2012, businesses will take a more aggressive approach to transforming their marketing efforts and reducing their cost per lead, by focusing more on permission-based, inbound marketing programmes that allow customers to find them. 27 Jan 2012 13:01

Media Basics

Invitation to submit tenders

The Department of Arts and Culture is inviting companies operating in the design and branding sphere to submit tenders for logo design and brand development/application of the SA/French Reciprocal Seasons 2012/2013. 26 Jan 2012 19:14

[2012 trends] The year of the phoenix

[Joanna Oosthuizen] Twenty Twelve, year of the dragon, a leap year and the year the world as we know it is meant to end. I believe it will, not in a dooms-day fill-my-bunker-with-canned-food kind of way but in a thinking, progressive, collaborative and connective way. It's a phoenix year, where great ideas and people will rise from the economic ashes and drive informed action. 26 Jan 2012 12:37