Improvisation can land you in trouble, as participants in the recent “No Pants Gautrain Ride”, organised via social media to co-inside with the global “No Pants Subway Ride”, found out the hard way. News reports suggest that the management of the Gautrain prescribes a dress code these days (participants were fined R700 each for wearing the “wrong clothing”) and doesn’t take kindly to people who believe a bit of public theatre every now and again can contribute to our social space
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Big in Britain #DesignIndaba
The UK-based Design Council is a UK government agency with a Royal Charter, funded by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills, and aims to promote design as an essential component to a competitive economy. The Design Council facilitates access and engagement between designers and interested parties from the public and private sector.
Will graphic designers evolve design? #DesignIndaba
Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola and Nike. How is this for a client list? Delegates to the annual Design Indaba, which kicks off tomorrow (it runs from 23-25 February 2011) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), will find out when Dana Arnett, a founding principal and CEO of VSA Partners, takes to the stage.