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Comics

  • Brandon Pitt
    Brendon Kevin Pitt
    Brendon Kevin Pitt is a South African illustrator. >
    16 Dec 19
  • Little Little Orisha
    Congolese storyteller is breathing new life into African mythologies
    Next Generation > Art & Photography / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Yamakasi's project, through the power of social media, helped bring together illustrators and colourists from Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo >
    16 May 19
  • Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard
    Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking
    “I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.” >
    11 Sep 18
  • US President Donald Trump by Twin Cartoon. The decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has generated a series of reactions in Palestine and around the world.
    Egyptian comic book artists are writing their way out of censorship
    Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography
    "It wasn’t just a political revolution, it was also an artistic revolution. This is reflected in the art scene of Egypt.” >
    23 Jul 18
  • Côte d'Ivoire-based artist, Kadarik uses pop art as social commentary
    Design News > Art & Photography
    Pop Art that analyses modern society using, the Joker, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. >
    5 Mar 18
  • The Orishas by Hugo Canuto
    Marvel meets Orishas: Transforming African gods into superheroes
    Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation
    Brazilian illustrator Hugo Canuto turned Yoruba African gods into western superheroes. >
    23 Feb 17
  • Twins Cartoon Interview
    Twins Cartoon: Comics in Egypt will keep evolving
    Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Identical twin brothers Mohamed and Haitham El-seht draw inspiration from the characters found in the streets of Egypt. >
    23 May 16
  • Twins Cartoon on comics as power, beauty and expression
    Twins Cartoon on comics as power, beauty and expression
    Talks > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Identical twin brothers Mohamed and Haitham El-seht are at the heart of Egypt’s creative scene. >
    20 May 16
  • KWEZI by Loyiso Mkhize
    A hustler and champion of local comics
    Inside View > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Loyiso Mkhize tells us about his local superhero comic, “KWEZI”, which he hopes will become a phenomenon. >
    19 Mar 15
  • Danelle Malan.
    Girl power
    Inside View > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Local creator Danelle Malan is using her XX chromosome power to push the male-dominated comics universe further. >
    12 Mar 15
  •  SA Comics.
    SA Comics
    SA Comics is a showcase of local cartooning and features the work of a diverse range of artists from all over South Africa. >
    13 Feb 15
  • Moray Rhoda’s comic book, Velocity
    The Secret Identity of SA Comics
    Inside View > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design
    Cape Town-based designer, illustrator and Design Indaba Expo 2014 speaker, Moray Rhoda, gives Design Indaba his take on the South African comics scene. >
    20 Feb 14
  • Ai Weiwei
    FilmFest 2013 teaser
    Festival News > Film & Animation
    Take a look at the lineup for 2013 Design Indaba FilmFest. This sneak peek is sure to kick-start your creative anticipation. >
    13 Feb 13
  • Warren Pleece - detail from Montague Terrace.
    Interactive comic craze
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Hypercomics is taking the comic narrative from the printed page into an exhibition space where visitors create their own comic experience. >
    13 Aug 10
  • Crime unleashes a reptile
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Cape Town illustrator and graphic novelist Luis Tolosana has unleashed the first episode of his self-drawn, written and funded Iguana-Man. >
    19 Aug 08
  • Fashion tips for superheroes
    Reviews > Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    The Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibition explored comic book characters and fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. >
    19 Jun 08
  • Between the covers with Chip Kidd
    Profiling > Graphic Design & Illustration
    There is really only one book jacket designer with a comparable profile: Chip Kidd. >
    1 May 05
  • State of the comic art
    Opinion > Graphic Design & Illustration
    No country proves that comics are an extension and expression of a nation's psyche more than South Africa, writes Moray Rhoda. >
    1 Nov 02
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