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Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) In our roundup this (particularly exciting) week, we bring you:
- The launch of our Fresh Meat Graduate Series — the best resource for finding top-quality talent in our talent-scarce marketing world; and
- The rest of our Nokia Lumia Nothing Else Comes Close group exhibition — we’re releasing the work each week and the feedback has been fantastic.
- Design Annotator might seem a bit slanted towards the petrolheads this week, we apologise, but the design from Dutchmann, Traffic and Whippet is just so damn good!
Fresh Meat: Lize-Marie Dreyer
It’s been a busy and productive year for Lize-Marie Dreyer.
Earlier this year, she won the inaugural Portfolio Night Johannesburg 2013 All-Stars competition, part of a global event where the best of the advertising industry’s present meet the best of the years-to-come; she was one of the 13 creatives approached by Essie Letterpress to contribute to its annual letterpress calendar, 2014 Artist Almanac; and she caught our attention again with the catalogue she designed for Cool Capital 2014.
Now she kicks off our 2013 Graduate Series, Fresh Meat, with the fantastic poster above, a Q&A, and a look at her final project.
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Made in Maboneng: The Whippet Cycling Co.
Emile Kruger is the man behind The Whippet Cycling Co. From the repurposed container in which the shop and workshop are housed to the custom bikes he builds for customers, Emile’s approach is all about repurposing and rebuilding what already exists into something new that can be enjoyed again.
We like this idea, as well as his super-slick bikes.
More pictures from The Whippet Cycling shop.
Made in Jeppestown: Studio Studio
Studio Studio is the recently opened space of photographers Chris Saunders and Justin McGee. The two teamed up to make real their shared longtime dream: owning their own mixed-purpose inner-city studio space.
Since before its official launch, Studio Studio has been gaining a reputation as the new place in town.
Saunders and McGee tell us more about Studio Studio.
The Bookmarks 2013 | The winning work
Congratulations to all the winners at The Bookmarks 2013!
Here’s a list of the Bookmarks winners and a look at what earned them a pixel or few.
Introducing: Traffic Magazine
Traffic Magazine, a new publication by creative agency Infiltrate Media, is a digital quarterly celebrating the art of the craftsman, the passion for vehicles and the related culture and lifestyle.
Inspired by the likes of Vanity Fair and Intersection, the team behind Traffic aims to bring together the best photographers and writers to celebrate the relationship between man and machine.
Get your free copy of Traffic Magazine.
Kaapstad Kinsey | A sex ‘zine by Lady Skollie
Cape Town’s Lady Skollie is launching her first-ever sex ‘zine, Kaapstad Kinsey.
Laura Windvogel, aka Lady Skollie, is well known as a stylist, film photographer and artist. She paints what she calls “slightly offensive watercolors”, which explore sexuality and how people react to the depiction thereof.
Dutchmann presents The Vicious Cycle
On the cusp between form and function, The Vicious Cycle is a collaboration between retired frame-builder Duncan MacIntyre and composite specialist Anton Dekker, facilitated by Dutchmann.
Partnering the characteristics of great design and functionality, South Africa’s most accomplished bicycle frame builder MacIntyre — whose work dates back to the early ’70s for competitive brands and his own marquee label ‘Gemini’ — came out of retirement to collaborate with Dekker on the special limited edition of 10. Dekker runs a specialist composite workshop producing bespoke components for brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari.
A collector’s item for premium enthusiasts, The Vicious Cycle is hand-built using original MacIntyre frames, Dekker Tri-spoke wheels and select contemporary components.
More pictures from The Vicious Cycle.
Nothing Else Comes Close with the Nokia Lumia
We’ve released work from Amy Scheepers, Sherilea Gaspar, Brian Molepo and Andrew Berry so far, with more work being released in the week. We are also hosting regular hangouts with the photographers in the campaign — follow us on Twitter and Facebook to know when it’s happening.
Below is some of the work released so far. All images have been taken on the Nokia Lumia 1020.
Please remember to RSVP for the exhibition on 29 November 2013 in Johannesburg — space is limited!
Design Annotator is a regular column on MarkLives featuring the top design work from South Africa’s biggest online creative showcase, Between 10 and 5, which is curated by publisher Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) who is also a social strategist.