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Launch of fourth annual Makhulu Polane design competition

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:33:00 +0200

The annual Makhulu Polane t-shirt design competition is open for entries from Thursday, 16 July 2009. This local initiative was started by Big Blue in 2006 in a quest to discover and support fresh home-grown talent.
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Kenyan design firm moves to safeguard equipment

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:55:00 +0200

One of the leading graphic design and colour separation (re-pro) companies in Kenya, ImPress Repro Limited, has implemented APC 1.5 KVA and 5KVA Smart-UPS uninterrupted power supplies (UPSes) to protect its equipment from power surges being experienced in Kenya.
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Real African images from Great Stock!

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:44:00 +0200

Get the full spectrum of authentic African imagery from the renowned aFRIKA Collection: exquisite photography and footage, rights managed and royalty free, captured all over this beautiful continent. Exclusively available from Great Stock! - Africa's leading source of images at www.greatstock.co.za
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Call for design :output

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:30:00 +0200

For those design students who aren't satisfied to see their projects dumped in the back of a drawer once critiqued by lecturers, :output offers these works one last chance to see the light of day.
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Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector.
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Africa leads in international design

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:22:00 +0200

The Icograda Executive Board of Directors for the 2007-2009 term was elected during the close of the Icograda General Assembly in Havana, Cuba last month. To represent Africa, Mohammed Jogie was elected as vice-president to the Board.
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A fortune up for grabs for company logo design

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:09:00 +0200

As more powerful brands emerge in Uganda, the fever of distinction has gripped the old ones, prompting them to revolutionize their selling points.
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VIP project creating waves

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:33:00 +0200

The Visualising Issues in Pharmacy (VIP) project is the first fully online international education initiative designed to link students and teachers in pharmacy and graphic design departments from universities and colleges around the world.
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A NEWAFRICA design perspective for Europe

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:37:00 +0200

NEWAFRICA, a travelling design exhibition showcasing the latest and most contemporary products from Africa, is said to be the first of its kind in the world, and aims to challenge the prejudices associated with design on this continent.
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Youth for Peace International Logo Contest

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:32:00 +0200

An invitation to participate in the International Logo Design Contest for the historic World Youth Peace Summit to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from October 23-28, 2004. The World Youth Peace Summit is an initiative to actively engage youth from every sector and region of the world to participate in achieving peace in all its dimensions.
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