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SA Creatives

SA Creatives is a proud media partner to Design Indaba FilmFest 2015. >

26 Jan 15
Why formulas for creativity fail

Inside View > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another. >

14 Oct 14
Inspiring Creativity

FilmFestFriday > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Film & Animation

Poverty, humour, music, delusion – 21 artists tell us what drives their creative impulse. >

26 Sep 14
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

The chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa shares three campaigns that turned the agency around. >

24 Sep 14
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters (trailer)

Trailers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Advertising industry creatives need to stay agile and open, says the chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa. >

17 Sep 14
Picturing the brain

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Pentagram's Eddie Opara captures the complexity of creative thinking in his cover design for "The Atlantic" magazine. >

25 Aug 14
2 minutes of creativity

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Design Thinking

We asked 20 of the world's leading designers what they think creativity can do. >

19 Aug 14
Opinion: Charl Thom on why FoxP2 is taking a break from awards

Opinion > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Why sit out the ad world's most important annual events? FoxP2 Group CEO Charl Thom tells us how the decision germinated from a midnight walk in New York City. >

30 Jun 14
In Studio With: Ji Lee

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Information Design

In the third instalment of the Design Indaba In Studio With pilot, you can step into communication designer Ji Lee's New York City apartment. >

29 May 14
25 May: Africa is Now

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / African Design

In celebration of Africa Day designers define what African creativity means and how it can help shape a bright future for the continent. >

25 May 14
Designing better, together with OpenIDEO

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Information Design

How might we make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls? This is a challenge currently running on OpenIDEO. >

7 Mar 14
Get ready for FilmFest 2014

Festival News > Film & Animation

The countdown has begun to Design Indaba Filmfest which kicks off in just a few days. Here's a sneak peek into what you can expect. >

18 Feb 14
Design Indaba Conference 2013 roundup

Festival News > Architecture & Interiors / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

In case you missed any of the magic, here’s a look at the highlights of the 2013 Conference. >

29 Nov 13
Christoph Niemann: Digital expands the possibilities

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration / Interaction Design

Christoph Niemann talks about his transition from print to digital, in particular projects like Petting Zoo and his column for The New York Times. >

17 Oct 13
Emerging Creatives

Looking for your creative break? Look no further than the annual Emerging Creatives programme presented by Design Indaba and the Department of Arts and Culture. >

1 Nov 12
FoxP2 on how the fields of commerce and creativity intersect

Talks > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration

FoxP2 reveal their seven key principles for succeeding in a creative business – using Star Wars as inspiration. >

18 Oct 12
20Q: Lauren Mackler

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

For Lauren Mackler it is fundamentally important to keep going and to stay optimistic while designing. >

8 Oct 12
Take home the best of SA creativity at DI2012 Expo

Festival News > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Here's a sneak preview of what to expect at Design Indaba Expo 2012. >

16 Feb 12
Deborah Szebeko on tackling social issues with creativity

Talks > Design Thinking

Deborah Szebeko looks at some of the ways that creativity can be used to tackle social issues. >

8 Feb 12
Matthew Rosmarin at Design Indabar

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

Talking about biomimicry at COP17, Matthew Rosmarin explains how we can use nature as inspiration for human-scale challenges. >

30 Dec 11
Mokena Makeka at Design Indabar

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Mokena Makeka believes creativity will change the world, provided creativity is given an opportunity to do so. >

8 Dec 11
Ferran Adrià: cuisine is an international language

Talks > Food Design

Food is the only creative act that we put into our bodies. Ferran Adrià talks about the significance of this. >

17 Nov 11
René Redzepi + Marije Vogelzang

Dialogues > Food Design

Marije Vogelzang chats to René Redzepi of Noma Restaurant about MAD Foodcamp, creativity, intuition, fingers, social media and being part of the future. >

16 Nov 11
Dror Benshetrit on collaboration, reinvention and transformation in cross-disciplinary design

Talks > Industrial Design

Dror Benshetrit launched his QuaDror structural support system at Design Indaba 2011. >

23 Aug 11

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