The Design community of South Africa

35 countries: 63 cities: Portfolio Night now on in Joburg

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:00 +0200

Putting together the first ever Portfolio Night for southern Africa is a tall order, but industry and sponsor support will make it all possible for the host, McCann Johannesburg. Portfolio Night will take place on Wednesday 22 May, and looks set to be a highlight on the advertising industry's calendar. It will bring together 150 creative hopefuls, and the best in the business, for a fast-paced evening of career-shaping advice, networking, and for some, recruitment offers.
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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:00 +0200

A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already.
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Gold jewellery design competition opens

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:32:00 +0200

AuDITIONS, a gold design competition established by AngloGold Ashanti in 1999 to encourage original and striking contemporary gold jewellery design from students and designers is now open for entries.
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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:00 +0200

Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May.
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Tretchi fever heats up

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:19:00 +0200

Controversial Russian-born artist, Vladimir Tretchikoff, nicknamed "King of Kitsch", is top of the pops as auction prices for his paintings continue to soar, seemingly eclipsing the two long-time market leaders, Pierneef and Stern. The value of his works has increased considerably following the retrospective exhibition hosted by the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town in 2011, and regular appearances of his works at auctions both locally and abroad over recent years.
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'Do Not Fear the White Space' with Blue Moon Designer, Suzette Britz

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:00 +0200

Suzette has been a designer at Blue Moon for five years. She's legendary for her cool, calm and collected approach. She shares her design tips and spills the beans about her dislike of monkeys.
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UCT and GetSmarter launches first of its kind short course in graphic design

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:00 +0200

With the rise of content marketing and social media, marketing has become a lot more visual. As such, the ability to create captivating and enticing graphics, and to optimise graphic design within a business context, is now a competitive advantage for almost every business. To meet this need, employees who possess the skills to effectively manage outsourced design projects or complete basic design work on-demand are now favoured.
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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:00 +0200

If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away.
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Call to enter modular bar design competition

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:53:00 +0200

Fine Brandy. By Design. has launched a design competition encouraging next generation innovators to join 35 preselected designers to produce an award winning design for a modular mobile bar for brandy tasting events. Entries close on 30 August 2013.
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All the South African CLIO Awards winners

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:08:00 +0200

The CLIO Awards is a recognized international awards competition for advertising, design, interactive and communications. Herewith the South African winners of the 2013 CLIO Awards.
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