2011 Maputo International Ad Festival set for May
The sixth Maputo International Advertising Festival will take place from 25-27 May 2011, AMEP - the Mozambican Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Association announced yesterday. The festival...
View ArticleLoeries 2011 opens for entries, categories revised
The Loerie Awards launched its 2011 campaign, Tuesday 15 March 2011, entitled "Don't hate. Create", created by Draftfcb and supported by a mobisite and specially developed augmented reality apps,...
View ArticleLoerie design judge announced
Garrick Hamm, creative partner at the London design consultancy, Williams Murray Hamm (WMH), will be the Communication Design jury chairman at the Loeries judging, which takes place from 5-13 July...
View ArticleY&R: I have an agency...
Y&R is committed to having 20 agencies by 2015 on the African continent. Leading the charge to achieve this is Yossi Schwartz, chairman of Y&R South Africa, now also chairman of Y&R Africa....
View ArticleThe state of the nation: Advertising in Africa
Is Africa the Dark Continent when it comes to the advertising industry? On the contrary, says Alan Edgar, Regional Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa and one of regional judges for African and Middle...
View ArticleWinning advertising creative - you get what you brief
A brand manager's dream: Produce a TV advert showcasing the benefits of a product whilst bringing a tear to the consumer's eye and galvanising them to rush out to purchase it.Read more... | Send to a...
View ArticleFlower show for Africa
Africa will have it's own flower show with the launch of The Cape Town Flower Show in South Africa, 27-30 October 2016.Read more... | Send to a friend
View ArticleTeaching food production to families in Egypt
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a regional competition for an "Aquaponics design". The competition aims to raise awareness on the use of new and...
View ArticleThe anatomy of a creative concept
© Nattavut Luechai - [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The human body does not live in isolation. It is a well-oiled machine, consisting of intense streams of information relayed between muscles,...
View Article#BODCT: Surprise! THIS is today's African consumer
Simelane and Cooper.</span>Read up on key insights from the first sessions of Business of Design - Mduduzi Simelane talks about how to enhance the continent's filmmakers, while trend analyst,...
View ArticleHarnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation
Every business leader today faces immense pressures of power and responsibility. All it takes is a few wrong decisions, or a dollop too much complacency, for disaster to land. Today this pressure is...
View Article#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight...
Morris and Mtongana.</span>Big brands shared the role of design in their business at Business of Design, with Adrian Morris, partner and MD at Design Partnership speaking of the current physical...
View ArticleAfrica needs coordinated strategies for urbanisation
Kigali, Rwanda. © Dereje Belachew via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>KIGALI, Rwanda - Africa's rapid urbanisation can be a driver of industrialisation, and there is an urgent need to connect...
View ArticleDesign Market in Ghana launches
ACCRA, Ghana - The second edition of the Design Market, a seasonal event to showcase contemporary design in Africa, will open its doors November 4-5, in Accra, Ghana.Read more... | Send to a friend
View ArticleDesign Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event
Design Indaba 2016.</span>The Design Indaba Conference, which will be held from 21-23 February 2018, is going beyond design to create a multi-sensory event where you can hear, see, learn and...
View ArticleChange the way the internet sees African creativity
Absolut creative collaboration.</span>There is a movement, led by a global brand Absolute, to change the image of African art from trinkets and curios to one of creativity across the...
View ArticleTen global graduates at Design Indaba
Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: [[www.designindaba.co.za]] Design Indaba website.</span>Kicking off on Wednesday, 21 February - Friday, 23 February, the 23rd edition of the Design...
View Article#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem
Dr William Mapham. Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.</span>It's always a pleasure to see a South African take the stage at Design Indaba. So, when Dr William Mapham, an ophthalmologist...
View Article#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa
Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.</span>It is time for people in Africa to solve their own "lion sized problems" and not wait for someone from the West to do it. This is the view...
View ArticleCreating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth
Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The majority of the world's citizens reside in urban areas and when cities are managed effectively, they can provide their...
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