The Design community of South Africa

Wrap2theMax winning entry for January 2010

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0200

<>The winner of the January round of the Wrap2theMax design competition is local TBWA Art Director, Jacquin Botha. Jacquin's unique design for the South African online dating website Dateway.co.za stood out as it showcased how vinyl can be taken past the purely graphic and could also become the medium. This design makes use of fluorescent vinyl that glows in the dark.
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Design Indaba selects emerging creative

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:00 +0200

<>Caryanne Cleevely, who successfully completed a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Brand Communications from the AAA School of Advertising in December 2009, has been selected to present her work at the annual Design Indaba Expo, taking place 26-28 February 2010 at CTICC.
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Design Indaba conference - only simulcast tickets left

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:37:00 +0200

For the sixth year in succession, tickets for the Design Indaba Conference (24-26 February 2010) are sold out. However, due to the ongoing demand for access to the conference, tickets to the Young Designers' Simulcast are now open to the public.
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Flux Trend Review conference, Digital Lab workshop

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:02:00 +0200

<>The 2010 Flux Trend Review conference, powered by BlackBerry and hosted by trend analyst Dion Chang, will take place in Johannesburg on Thursday, 25 February 2010, at the UJ Arts Centre Theatre. It will also be combined with the first-ever Digital Lab workshop to be launched in South Africa by creative studio Studio 4332, an affiliate of Proximity Worldwide, on Friday 26 February.
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Feed your ego, again - Loeries annual out

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:29:00 +0200

<>Hot off the press, the 31st Loerie printed annual of 313 pages is now available with a complementary DVD set at R605 (excl. vat).
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2010 for kids at Design Indaba

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:27:00 +0200

The Design Indaba Expo has scheduled a number of creative workshops and activities for parents and children to take part in, to encourage them in creativity.
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No can do Cannes?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0200

<>Is it the recession that has prompted the organisers of the Cannes Awards to incentivise attendance this year with more award categories or is there a feeling that the ad industry is slowly moving away from these massive self-indulgent back-slapping affairs?
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Design Indaba extends Superstars deadline, opens media registration

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0200

<>The search for 11 South Africans to represent our country creatively has been extended to 10 February 2010, and media registration is now open.
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Cannes Lions 2010 entries open, with new awards

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:48:00 +0200

<>LONDON: The 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is now open for entries in all categories - Film, Press, Outdoor, Direct, Media, Cyber, Radio, PR, Promo & Activation (previously Promo), Design, Titanium, Integrated and the new Film Craft Lions category. Also new are Independent Agency of the Year; Grand Prix for Good; Craft in Cyber, Press and Radio; and 3D Structural Design in Design.
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Colourful ‘green' bags from Sandton City

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:22:00 +0200

<>Sandton City's fabric ‘hanging banners', featuring the vibrant advertising from the centre's previous promotions and campaigns, have now been re-used and designed into chic shoppers. While these bags are 'green', they flaunt a rainbow of colours in swirls, blocks, text and stripes. As fabric features designs from a variety of promotions and marketing campaigns, each one is special.
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