There is nothing more annoying than having your head used as a napkin by your elders. Ogilvy Johannesburg tapped into the idiosyncrasy of this local tradition to devise a quirky ad to promote KFC’s Streetwise 2 meal.
Category archives: S’HOT
Poster campaign: Bombs over Bulawayo
This poster comemorating the Matabeleland massacres in Zimbabwe from 1980-1988, which claimed the lives of over 10 000 civilians, was designed by Sindiso Nyoni, a Zimbabwean designer/ illustrator.
S’HOT Kids n Keys
Mark is showcasing the work of a number of South African based freelance graphic designers and illustrators over the coming weeks. This Corporate Identity for a children’s music and movement program evokes the vibrance and fun of its offering.
By Ivancka Kroell (Durban, South Africa)
Advertising as seen in Monrovia, Liberia
Erik Hersman took a photo of this rather amazing advertising banner on the streets of Monrovia, Liberia.
S’HOT Love Birds
Mark is showcasing the work of a number of South African based freelance graphic designers and illustrators over the coming weeks. An interpretation for springleap.com and a play on words. Not essentially love birds but birds in love? By Ivancka Kroell (Durban, South Africa)
S’HOT: The Thrifty Trove
Mark is showcasing the work of a number of South African based freelance graphic designers and illustrators over the coming weeks. This logo, developed for an online store, The Thrifty Trove (coming soon), communicates a great find, a treasure chest at your fingertips! By Ivancka Kroell (Durban, South Africa)
ANC launches TV election campaign
Together with advertising agency Ogilvy Johannesburg, the ANC has produced four commercials (the first of which you can view on MarkLives!com) that talk to the positive changes ordinary South Africans have experienced since 1994, while acknowledging “there is much more to be done”. Archive material of Nelson Mandela features in the first segment of the …
Winning House and Leisure Green Designer announced
Clayton-Emil Coutriers, a design student from Tshwane University of Technology, is the first winner of the House and Leisure Green Designers at Woolworths competition for his original and ecofriendly scatter cushion designs, ‘Dance of a Thousand Seasons’. Clayton-Emil was announced the winner in the countrywide design competition aimed at discovering the next generation of environment-friendly designers in South Africa.
Richard Hart’s debut solo exhibition opens at Whatiftheworld
Kind Pockets, Richard Hart’s debut solo exhibition opens at Whatiftheworld in Cape Town this February during the week of Design Indaba. Hart is best known as the creative force behind Disturbance, the highly acclaimed Durban based design studio that was recently featured on the cover of the international design journal, I.D Magazine.
Robbie Wessels & Vodacom seeking player number 23
Vodacom has embarked on an integrated marketing campaign to leverage its sponsorship investment in South African rugby. Afrikaans singer Robbie Wessels features in the TV spot.