Posted 14 Oct 10
By Design Indaba
Duration: 00:32:56
Creative Economy
Conference Talks / Talks
Design Indaba Conference 2008
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For Gerry Human, successful advertising is a combination of humour, craft, visual drama, honesty, simplicity and relevance, while also considering the value of the unexpected.
Fetishes can sometimes make interesting material for advertising!
"The 'ad guy' often gets blamed for rampant consumerism and mindless excess," says Gerry Human.
Human talks about what the South African advertising industry can learn from their international counterparts.
South African advertising is finally coming into its own, he says