Written by Eva Csernyanszky Tuesday, 01 June 2010 17:13
I’ve been scouring my favourite blogs, discussing trends with friends of design and marvelling at the new young blood emerging in graphic design, both locally and internationally.
Written by Eva Csernyanszky Monday, 12 April 2010 14:45
UK design and art collective Troika wowed the crowd at the Design Indaba in Cape Town with its cheeky computer programme, Newton Virus, which allows gravity to take effect upon unwitting desktops – without damaging any files. The programme has been around for a while now, though Troika explained they are currently working on a new version after Apple recently intercepted them.
Written by Herman Manson Thursday, 01 April 2010 12:12
Two of the most over-hyped presentations of the Indaba were those by trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and Martha Stewart. Edelkoort returns to Design Indaba year after year, and year after year the local design press hangs on her every word. She started with the obvious, namely that the ‘new man’ is a publicly tender man, one that can display public affection to his children.
Written by Sarah Britten Friday, 26 March 2010 10:05
These days, everyone wants to go viral. Who doesn’t? A campaign that gets passed from one person to the next without advertisers having to persuade them to do so makes a lot of practical sense.
Written by Brendan Wade Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:35
The massive rise of technology has gone a long way to making the world less personal. Everything is being run by computers, products are being spat out by the million in China and we are all becoming faceless numbers.
Written by Gregor Naudé Thursday, 25 February 2010 09:36
By participating in the Pecha Kucha Global Night for Haiti on 20th February 2010 at 20h20, creative people in Johannesburg helped raise US$ 1 million to be used by Architecture for Humanity to rebuild homes, schools, public buildings and other built environments in earthquake-devastated Haiti.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 13 January 2010 16:29
A host of award-winning Johannesburg advertising agencies have placed the city in a leading position in world creativity rankings. The Cannes Report 2009 placed Joburg in the top 10 of the world's Most Creative Cities last year, based on its innovative advertising industry. Joburg came in ahead of cities such as San Francisco, Amsterdam, Berlin and Buenos Aires.