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ADC logo meets mission to Connect, Provoke, Elevate

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:11:00 +0200

The New York-based Art Directors Club yesterday Thursday 5 November 2009 unveiled its new logo that both accentuates its commitment to currency and relevancy in the emerging world of marketing and celebrates its authenticity as the original organization for global creative professionals.
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New international marketing logo for South Africa

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0200

Click to enlargeSouth Africa will now use one logo to market the country, following Cabinet's approval of a new international marketing logo. The new logo is designed to replace about 70 old logos that were used by the International Marketing Council and South African Tourism to represent SA. [poll]
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Core Design Essence heats it up for PinPop Fire TVC

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0200

Core Design Essence was requested by Clive Morris Productions to aid them in creating effects for their client who was launching a new PinPop Fire lolly variant which has a hot/spicy flavour to it. As the target is predominantly tweens they wanted an interesting scenario where the DJ is utilising the lolly to mix the music but then starts off a complete inferno. The Director wanted the environment to look real but not hyper-real as he wanted a whimsical feel to it.
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Call to enter 2010 Clios online

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The CLIO Awards announced yesterday, Monday, 2 November 2009, that its online entry system for the 2010 Awards Programme is now accepting submissions. Entry deadline is 22 January 2010.
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South Africans excel at industrial design

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:00 +0200

The SABS Design Excellence Awards exhibition started with a gala evening where the 2009 product design winners were announced; this year's winning innovation is the "Snuza" baby monitor designed and manufactured by Biosentronics, XYZ, Savant and ID&B.
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Absolut award of €15 000 for young artist

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0200

Absolut Vodka, in continuation of its 30 years of artistic collaboration and support, has awarded the first of its yearly art prize of €15 000 to Keren Cytter, born 1977 in Israel, who now lives in Berlin and whose work has brought a lot of critical acclaim when shown at galleries and museums around Europe.
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Stock Options renews Tourism contract, launches new South African HD collection

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:55:00 +0200

Stock Options, South Africa's leading footage company, was recently entrusted to manage all of SA Tourism's video and stills material for a further three years. The company has just completed final touches to a huge body of selected work, following an extensive countrywide shoot over the past few months by production company Witch & Wizard Productions.
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SA should be creative design hub

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:41:00 +0200

The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) forum, ‘Is South African Design Ready for the Future Economy', featured Ravi Naidoo, founder and MD of Interactive Africa, a media and marketing firm, Nathan Reddy, CEO of Grid Worldwide Branding and Design, and Gaby de Abreu, group creative director and co-founder of the Switch Design Group, a brand consultancy.
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Gold at DBA UK

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:35:00 +0200

Coley Porter Bell (CPB), a strategic brand design agency that has produced work for clients such as Woolworths, BP, Spier, Cape Town Tourism and Old Mutual, recently won at the DBA's (Design Business Association UK) Effectiveness Awards in London.
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Edgars Melrose Arch launch marks 80th anniversary

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:25:00 +0200

Edgars celebrated its 80th anniversary in style with the premiere yesterday, Tuesday, 28 October 2009, at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, of a new concept store that will sell skin care products, fragrances, clothes, shoes and other accessories.
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