#RisingStar: Lebo Masekela - A fresh voice in the South African design industry

[Karabo Ledwaba] Meet Lebo Masekela, a 26-year-old designer whose creative journey is as vibrant as her designs...

Be 'design-alert' to achieve a 125% return on design-related investments

[Simone Rossum] Simone Rossum, creative director at Shift talks about the importance of design...

Empathy in design: The secret ingredient for finding human connection

[Simone Rossum] Simone Rossum, executive creative director at Shift says design thinking is a human-centred approach to problem solving...

#RisingStar: Lisa Black, an illustrator to watch

[Karabo Ledwaba] Lisa Black embodies what is a rising star in the creative industry...

Strategic design can help your brand overcome stagnation

[Brett Lindsay] In every company's journey, there comes a point where it must transform if it wants to move forward...

Strategic design in the digital world

[Brett Lindsay] Brett Lindsay, CEO & founder of BIGBrave says strategic design in a digital world is not what you tihnk; it's better...

The power of humour with SA All-Star Hayden Metcalfe

[Emily Stander] We spoke to SA All-Star Hayden Metcalfe about his work, how he got into graphic design and more on his future...

Behind the scenes with SA All-Star Lisa Black

[Emily Stander] Lisa Black from Red and Yellow Creative School for Business was one of the selected All-Stars from Duke Group's Portfolio night...

The Wild Bean Design-A-Cup competition: creating opportunities for emerging creatives

[Emily Stander] We spoke with the convenience general manager of BP, Belinda Peterson, to find out more about the Wild Bean Design-A-Cup Competition...

Chris Soal bags Dior Lady Art project collab

[Evan-Lee Courie] Chris Soal, an emerging South African artist, uses unconventional found objects such as toothpicks and bottle caps in conjunction with concrete and other industrial materials...

Embrace the 'inclusion revolution'

[Nicky Brand] Given that 70% of consumers prefer to buy from brands that are inclusive, marketers are embracing the "inclusion revolution" by means of ad campaigns, social content and CSI initiatives...

The future of traditional and digital design

[Edward Herridge] Edward Herridge, Finishing Artist at Grey Advertising reflects on the future of traditional and digital design...

What is a UX designer?

[Inge Rademeyer] Everyone is talking about UX. What is it? Do you need it in your business? Are you one or could you become one? Here's an insider's explanation by Inge Rademeyer, UX designer at VMLY&R South Africa...

Covid-19 boosts demand for human-centred design

[Viresh Hargovan] Are you putting your customer first? If not, you will be losing out during a time where global economies are under enormous pressure. If there is one thing that Covid-19 has highlighted; it is the importance of people in the economic value chain...

Experience design thinking: A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world [Part 3]

[Simon de Haast] Start practising the art of outside-in innovation. Pretty soon you'll see things that aren't reflected in research documents or analytics data...

Experience design thinking: Using tourists, fish and maps [Part 2]

[Simon de Haast] Experience design is a process that helps organisations craft customer experiences which turn consumers into lifelong fans and advocates. And it's really not rocket science...

Experience design thinking: A fish called wonder [Part 1]

[Simon de Haast] "I'm not sure who discovered water, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a fish," said Marshall McLuhan. (He is more famous for his aphorisms: "The medium is the message," and "the global village...")

3 tips for business owners on how they can make a difference in their enterprise immediately

[Rudolph Pieterse] Rudolph Pieterse, chief executive officer of Multidimentions, provides three tips for business owners on how they can make a difference in their enterprise immediately...

#Newsmaker: Caesarstone's 2019 Student Designer, Kgothatso John Malange

[Juanita Pienaar] Hailing from Alexandra in Johannesburg, Kgothatso John Malange is a design force to be reckoned with and was recently announced as the official winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer of 2019, placing him in the ranking as South Africa's most promising designer...