by Masingita Mazibuko. Just like my soon-to-be six-year-old and her artwork, several brands have reaped the rewards of their custodians deliberately ‘colouring outside the lines’.
Tag archives: nike
Shelf Life: Window dressing
Louise Marsland’s (@Louise_Marsland) pick of new product, packaging and design launches: In-store and mall promotions gain traction with Primedia; Nike takes sporting fashion to designer tech highs; a new retail loyalty scheme launches for Pick n Pay, BP customers;and Woodbender weaves a range of seating for office or home.
Shelf Life: Do the right things
Louise Marsland’s (@Louise_Marsland) pick of new product, packaging and design launches.
A warm and fuzzy welcome for new employees at Prezence Digital; Joe Public smells the coffee; Baileys goes 3D in Africa; and Nike gets the boot.
Shelf Life: Cameraland unveils new picture, new look for Hungry Lion
by Louise Marsland. Design Partnership roars; a new creative hub in the Mother city; Nike gets technical with soccer; and an update on the latest tobacco legislation.
Shelf Life: ‘Designed to Move’
Louise Marsland’s (@Louise_Marsland) pick of new product, packaging and design launches.
P&G hopes to clean up in the detergent market; Gucci gets Guilty; Brand Your Car hits the sweet spot; and Nike does it again…
Nike, Oscar Pistorius and weaponry – more ads deemed inappropriate
“Nike extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to all families concerned following this tragic incident. As it is a police matter, Nike will not comment further at this time.”
Commentators are already questioning the appropriateness of ad collateral produced for Nike including its ‘Nike – My body is my weapon’ campaign that featured Pistorius.
Oscar Pistorius sponsors awaiting results of police investigation
BT, a sponsor of South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, will wait for the results of the South African police investigation before it comments further on its endorsement of the athlete, who is currently being investigated for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Thursday morning.
“BT is shocked by this terrible, tragic news. We await the outcome of the South African police investigation, and until we know the outcome we would not be in a position to comment any further,” a statement by the company read.
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.
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.
Africanising the Nike Dunk
For the South African launch of the Nike Dunk Mick & Nick asked six graffiti artists each to spray-paint a taxi using the Nike Dunk colours.