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Graphic Design & Illustration
Creative Characters is a behind-the-scenes look into the motives and methods of some of the world’s leading type designers.
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17 Apr 11
The art of ideas
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Craft
The debates and ideas that capture Hylton Nel's imagination all manifest in his work in some way.
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29 Mar 11
The ABC of South Africa
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Creative Economy
A is for Aids, B is for Black and C is for Complaining in Anton Kannemeyer’s new collection of work.
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21 Mar 11
Behind the scenes
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Creative Economy
There’s something both mysterious and inviting about a coffee table book that has the phrase “You should have been with me”.
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15 Feb 11
Artistic stance
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Creative Economy
Positions is a book that looks at the role of contemporary artists in modern-day South Africa.
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12 Feb 11
Famous food
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Food Design
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Creative Economy
Reinventing Food tells the story of Ferran Adrià's rise from dishwasher to world-famous gastronomic maestro.
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9 Feb 11
The wonder of it all
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Eclectic, beautiful and oh-so desirable, "I Wonder" by Marian Bantjes is sure to become an instant classic.
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3 Jan 11
Puppets that breathe
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Creative Economy
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Interaction Design
Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones and others reflect on their craft in the Handspring Puppet Company book edited by Jane Taylor.
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15 Dec 10
No idle racism
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Anton Kannemeyer's new Bitterkomix collection Pappa in Afrika deals with the controversial and uncomfortable topic of racism.
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10 Dec 10
A short history of design
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Genius of Design gives a surprisingly interesting account of the recent history of design.
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5 Dec 10
Simply South Africa
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Sometimes we need to be reminded of the things that make South Africa special. Michael Poliza and friends have captured the magic in a book.
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31 Oct 10
Freshly African
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Music & Sound Design
Freshlyground's new album Radio Africa is fresh (obviously), fun and fabulously local!
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11 Oct 10
The forgotten province
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
The architectural richness of the Free State province is often forgotten or overlooked, but a new book succeeds in capturing the highlights.
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25 Sep 10
Journey through Jo'Burg
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Creative Economy
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Urban & Landscape Design
Jo'burg is a place of harsh contrasts and with fast pace. But it's also full of hidden treasures, as the Wallpaper* guide points out.
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24 Sep 10
For the sake of inspiration
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Design Thinking
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Inspiration and the creative process are thought to be bedfellows. A new book, Inspired, explores to what extent the two rely on each other.
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2 Sep 10
The story of innovation
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Design Thinking
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Creative Economy
From garage enterprise to multinational. In A Fine Line Hartmut Esslinger takes the reader on frog design's life journey.
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29 Aug 10
The Conran mind
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
Home is where the heart is the old adage goes. And this is certainly true for Sir Terence Conran.
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28 Aug 10
Brand the nation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Part textbook, part industry manual, Nation Branding examines what it means to be a nation.
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27 Aug 10
Why we travel
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Creative Economy
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Urban & Landscape Design
Airports, Alain de Botton argues, are the imaginative centres of our civilisation. He spends a week at one and writes a fascinating account.
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26 Aug 10
Unlock the music
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Product Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Music & Sound Design
Boym Partners have created a miniature totem as a new label release format for record label Ghostly International.
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23 Aug 10
On the edge
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Music & Sound Design
With it's bright colours and edgy lines, Peter Saville's design for OMD's first album since 1996 is a happy addition to visual culture.
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19 Aug 10
The art of advertising
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Evil or art form? There are as many opinions on advertising as there are ads. Here's a glimpse into the world of mad men (and women).
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16 Aug 10
The Republic of Cape Town
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It’s a local joke that Cape Town is a republic of its own. The Wallpaper* City Guide gives some hints as to why.
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4 Aug 10
Go big or go home
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Creative Economy
South Africans have known for years that 2010 would be a big year. The Loerie Awards are celebrating this with their BIG issue of Migrate.
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12 Jul 10
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