The Design community of South Africa

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

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:26:00 +0200

There is no doubt that South Africa's advertising industry is already present on the world stage. The Rainbow Nation is home to the world's most-awarded campaign (TBWA's Trillion Dollar Zimbabwean Campaign), a D&AD Black Pencil and many Cannes accolades.
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Ten most beautiful objects in South Africa selected

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:17:00 +0200

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

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:51:00 +0200

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

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:19:00 +0200

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.
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Public masterclass on digital design

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:33:00 +0200

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.
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European music festival at Design Indaba, Your Street Challenge extended

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0200

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.
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Afrikaans advertising slipping towards mediocrity?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:57:00 +0200

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.
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Bookings open for Design Indaba Young Designers Simulcast

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:00 +0200

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.
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Brand new look in fridge, kitchen

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0200

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.
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Pendoring relocates to Cape Town as part of Creative Week

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:00 +0200

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.
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