the Design community of Southern Africa

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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Extreme makeover for Mozambican cell company

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:07:00 +0200

The recent opening of the Maputo flagship store for Mozambican cellular operator mcel is the culmination of a major rebranding journey using the services of brand company HKLM. According to said HKLM group MD Sean McCoy, the strategic brand rejuvenation presented some interesting challenges.
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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 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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Nampak wraps up Gold Pack awards

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:36:00 +0200

At last week's Gold Pack Awards - the African packaging industry's equivalent of the Loeries - the Nampak Group won six gold awards, 12 silver awards and nine special trophies. In addition, the Group's Zimbabwe-based divisions netted seven 'Out of Africa' awards and won the prestigious 'Star of Africa' award for the best pack produced by an African operation outside South Africa.
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A few favourite design things…

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:56:00 +0200

New African image library

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:58:00 +0200

Beautifying Woolies

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:00:00 +0200