Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland)’s weekly pick of recent product, packaging and design launches: Häagen-Dazs hosts the coolest event, WDC spotlights creative talent
and Cocoa Butter’s smooth promo.
Tag archives: World Design Capital 2014
Design Annotator: 10 Inspiration Tumblrs by South African Creatives
by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) Today’s Design Annotator includes:
– An interview with photographer Jody Brand, whose work is a raw glimpse into South African youth culture
– The British Council’s Connect/ZA programme of creative events, projects and initiatives
– Sculptures by Jonothan van der Walt that blur the lines between kitsch and fine art
– Disorienting photographs of ordinary things by Kent Andreasen
– Turning data into art with NumberPicture
– Two South Africans traversing the US in a campervan dubbed ‘Dora’
– 10 Inspiration tumblrs by some of our favourite local creatives
– Nokia Lumia at the InAWE Residency
– A final wrap up of Cannes 2014
Design Annotator: 16 Jozi galleries, a music hackathon and the InAWE Residency
by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This week on Design Annotator we’re highlighting: David Krut Print Workshop, Stand 47, Beatenberg #10and5Takeover, InAWE Residency with Fort Rixon, Break.Make.Create, “Wake Up, This Is Joburg”, 16 Jozi gallery spaces and art museums, and the “City of Gold Diggers” exhibition.
Design Annotator: The Twenty Journey, Portfolio Night SA and 100 Good Ideas
by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This week on Design Annotator we’re highlighting: photographer Dillon Marsh; the Twenty Journey; graphic designer Justin Plunkett; photographer Paulo Menezes; the Winter Sculpture Fair 2014; Portfolio Night 12; Studio Botes; What If x 100 GOOD IDEAS; BrandsEye on general elections; Skittles #SmuggleTheRainbow; Grolsch’s ‘Design A Swingtop’ competition; and Bobtail’s “When they don’t let go” campaign.
Green Sky Thinking: I make therefore I innovate
by Colwyn Elder (@colwynelder) Design-hungry patrons certainly got their fill at the end of February 2014 with Design Indaba’s signature lineup of creatively inspirational speakers, complemented by the prestigious GUILD exhibition, Africa’s first international design fair. In keeping with Cape Town’s WDC premise “Live Design, Transform Life”, sustainability was a key theme across both.
Design Annotator: Design Indaba, creative hustles and boers at the end of the world
by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This week on Design Annotator we’ve rounded up: this year’s Design Indaba (DI) MBOISA nominations; studio visits with Cape Town and Joburg designers exhibiting at the DI Expo; a Google Hangout with Absa’s brand manager on its DI sponsorship; the inaugural GUILD Design Fair; #CreativeHustles; interviewing Richard Finn Gregory on his upcoming film ‘The Boers at the End of the World’; and how to buy illustration prints from Take Me Home online!
Shelf Life: Going wild with brave, integrated design in (South) Africa
Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland)’s weekly pick of recent product, packaging and design launches: VISI’s “Wild Design” tells us why we should love living in Africa and the World Design Capital of 2014; HKLM capitalises on annual report integrated reporting requirements; House of Brave’s office redesign; and Chris Pine decodes Armani.
Green Sky Thinking: “Live design. Transform life.”
by Colwyn Elder (@colwynelder) The role of design has indeed evolved and broadened rapidly in the past decade. Concurrently, the design process has also evolved and human-centred design is now finally enjoying centre stage.