by Thabang Leshilo. There are lessons brand custodians may learn from the previously ‘safe’ luxury brands — and previously controversial.
Category archives: Columns
Media Redefined: The best way to predict the future is to create it
by Martin MacGregor. I’ve seen enough “agency of the future” articles to realise that no one in marketing, just like economists, has any idea what they’ll be like.
#DesignIndaba 2016: We need more pissed-off designers
by Herman Manson. How many problems could designers solve if they took the 20% of their time spent on freebie pitches to solve real problems?
MagLove: The best magazine covers this week (19 February 2016)
Ché, Freedive, Stern, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine, SURFER, The Washington Post Magazine and ELLE South Africa — MediaSlut’s choice!
ABC print round-up Q4 2015: Decline, inflation and innovation
by MarkLives. Extracts continue to show declines innewspaper and magazine circulations, although there’s evidence of publisher innovation in all areas.
#DesignIndaba 2016: The greatest design
by Herman Manson. When you fill emptied places and spaces with people… community happens, fun happens, Hugh Masekela happens.
#DesignIndaba 2016: Twins Cartoon — Mohamed and Haitham El-seht
by Herman Manson. We interview these identical twin Egyptian cartoonists about how their cartoons engage with brands and products.
Homegrown: Renewing the romance for brands
by Lynne Gordon. How do great brands keep relationships fresh?
#DesignIndaba 2016: Stepping away, far from home
by Herman Manson. We ask Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger how their views on advertising have evolved since they set off to explore the world.
#DesignIndaba 2016: Behind the festival’s creative campaign
by MarkLives. We ask The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town’s Carla Kreuser for an overview on the latest refresh of the iconic design festival’s visual identity.