The NYTimes just ran an in-depth article on Mark Shuttleworth and his evangelism for the Linux based Ubuntu operating system, referring to him as “the charismatic 35-year-old billionaire from South Africa who functions as the spiritual and financial leader of this coding clan.”
Author archives: Herman Manson
SA Newspapers and their no sense approach to Twitter
MarkLives published a mini-survey on the popularity of SA news services on micro-blogging service Twitter in December last year. We thought it was time for an update.
Speakerbox rocking design
Speakerbox is an online music community that focuses primarily on South African music, music culture and live events. The look and feel of the identity is young, energetic and visually current, using a fair amount of hand done illustration with a limited colour palette to establish an overall brand consistency. From match boxes, t-shirts and skate boards to the website – Code made sure they designed one cool brand image.
Obama poster says Be The Change
According to The Huffington Post street artist Spepard Fairy has been chosen to design the official Obama inauguration poster. The poster declares BE THE CHANGE and is based on famous Fairey’s initial design that helped shape the image of Obama’s campaign and became a pop culture icon.
All in good time
Here is the latest Amstel commercial which broke at the end of last year. Love the music. Concept by Grey South Africa.
New frontiers of identity
The emerging market is changing the way brand identities are forged.
The beautiful work of Joh Del
Joh Del (Johan de Lange) is one of South Africa’s most sought after illustrators and designers. His work has been described as whimsical and uniquely individual while his clients range from small indy outfits to giants like Nike seeking to regain street cred and cool. Here is his portfolio.
South African Competition Commission: unredacted final Report on Banking, 12 Dec 2008
Decrypted, unredacted 590 page report on the South African banking industry.
The best viral videos of 2008 (as chosen by Videogum)
Videogum.com picked the best viral videos of 2008 and created a ‘best of’ collection that ends the year with a bit of a laugh.
Bye bye Macworld
The New York Times reports the demise of Macword as we know it. Macworld is the annual trade show and showcase for Mac fanatics. It seems Apple has withdrawn its participation in the event from next yea