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Dynamic Designs - using balanced designs to deliver business success

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:03:00 +0200

One of the most important rules graphic designers are taught is that of balance. At Dynamic Designs (www.dynamicdesigns.co.za) balance is a fundamental philosophy which we include in our interaction towards clients and projects. We believe that balance is achieved by providing professional customer care and superior graphic designing solutions.
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Marketing Merchants wins gold for green stand design

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:22:00 +0200

At the recent Financial Planning Institute Congress & Expo held in Johannesburg, Cape Town-based Marketing Merchants won Best Stand Award for its Momentum stand design, done in collaboration with FCBCT advertising agency, the company announced on 26 June 2009.
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SA makes final Cannes Lions shortlists

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0200

CANNES: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg's Trillion Dollar Campaign and Lowe Bull Johannesburg's Meet Wally's Heart have made the Titanium & Integrated Lions, while FoxP2 and DDB South Africa have made the Film Lions shortlist for the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Both lists were released this morning, Friday, 26 June 2009. [blog]
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Gold again for TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Joburg

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:09:00 +0200

CANNES: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg scooped yet another Gold Lion, this time in Design, for its TheZimbabwean campaign at the third awards ceremony of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last night, Wednesday, 24 June 2009, in Cannes, France. Press and Cyber winners were also announced. [blog]
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Red Rocket brands Legacy Hotel Group

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:00 +0200

As the travel and tourism industry pulls its marketing budget closer to keep warm during this winter recession, Legacy Hotel Group is warming its hands on the fires of brand exposure. The Michelangelo Towers, Raphael and Da Vinci Hotels as well as the Michelangelo Towers Shopping Mall and many aspects of the overall Legacy corporate branding, is being addressed by branding specialists Red Rocket Design.
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New Corbis Motion content for Stock Options

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:32:00 +0200

Stock Options, South Africa's leading stock footage company announces that it has received some 30,000 updated clips, which have just been uploaded to its website at www.stockoptions.co.za. Stock Options is currently being integrated into the Great Stock! offering as "Great Motion".
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SA makes Design Lions shortlist

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0200

CANNES: The Cyber and Design Lions shortlists were released today, Tuesday, 23 June 2009, and South Africa has four entries shortlisted for Design. Both categories will be awarded tomorrow night, Wednesday 24 June.
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Freelance media group SAFREA 10 years old

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:15:00 +0200

2009 marks the 10th anniversary of SAFREA - the media professionals' forum for freelance media specialists in southern Africa. The world of media is going freelance and the association is currently testing a sophisticated new website, it announced on Friday, 19 June 2009.
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Function + creativity = product design

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:57:00 +0200

The Open Window will be introducing an exciting new course in product design next year as part of the existing BA Visual Communication degree.
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Recent work by .kreatif Code & Design

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:25:00 +0200

Forty-three quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000). The amount of possibilities a Rubik's Cube has. It was also the theme of the latest design of the 2008 annual report for Square One Solutions Group. .kreatif used this theme to illustrate the sheer endless possibilities Square One offers their clients. This is the second annual report design by .kreatif using only environmentally friendly paper.
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