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Inspiring Creativity

FilmFestFriday • 26 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

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

Take Five • 26 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

It's no surprise that advertising stories were a big hit with readers the week after the Loerie Awards – in particular an essay by the much-loved Milton Glaser. >
Ulric Charteris: Conquering Kilimanjaro

Q&A • 26 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

South African adman Ulric Charteris on setting up shop in Dar es Salaam and why Tanzanians hate billboard advertising. >
"This Time" by TheCITY

Track of the Week • 25 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody. >
Lattice work

Lookbook • 25 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns. >
Emotional ceramics

Next Generation • 25 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Students explore the future of this ancient material in "Ceramic Futures" at the CERSAIE expo of ceramic tiles and sanitaryware in Bologna, Italy. >
Competition: Win a copy of "In the City" by Greyworld

Digital News • 24 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

We want to see photos of the tweaks and hacks that improve life in your city. Post them to Instagram to enter our competition! #makechange >
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters

Talks • Duration: 00:36:27 • 24 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa shares three campaigns that turned the agency around. >
Stephen Doyle: Magic, nonsense and macramé

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:08 • 23 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The New York-based graphic designer's love for words is so big, he's not content to leave them on the page. >
How useful are ad awards?

Hot Topic • 23 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

What is the value of advertising awards to agencies? Do they have value outside of the industry? Four agency heavyweights share their thoughts. >
Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius

Product Spotlight • 23 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques. >
Bag it

Lookbook • 23 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine. >
Grandest of them all

Design News • 22 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio. >
Africa calls, London answers

Profiling • 22 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa. >
Milton Glaser's "10 Things I Have Learnt"

Opinion • 22 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The celebrated graphic designer on the limits of being professional, why style is not to be trusted and other career (and life) lessons. >
Topiary Lamps by Vera & Kyte

Product Spotlight • 21 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

This high-impact light by the Norwegian duo rethinks the traditional lampshade. >
The mad men of advertising

Focus On • 19 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

We round up four interviews with some of the world's greatest ad men in honour of the Loeries, South Africa's annual advertising awards. >
Resetting the rules in advertising

Inside View • 19 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Efficiency has become more of a priority than creativity, says award-winning Brazilian adman PJ Pereira. >
Call for submissions: "Take Two" at Design Indaba Expo 2015

Festival News • 19 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

We're planning an exciting new exhibition on the second life of objects – and we want your work to be part of it. Apply before 31 October! >
Take Five

Take Five • 18 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Stories about London Design Festival 2014, which closes this Sunday, proved popular with our readers this week. >
Tharsis Sleeps

FilmFestFriday • 18 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video. >
"Summer" by Alpha Wilde

Track of the Week • 18 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

Sink into summer with a quiet warmth, lazy vocals and just a touch of scattered synthesised sound. >
Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison

Product Spotlight • 18 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival. >
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters (trailer)

Trailers • 17 Sep 14 • Sponsored Content

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

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