”There is an obvious and undeniable imbalance in the art world at large, and we’re seeing more and more of a critique of this in popular media.”
Print Club – David Krut Projects x Mesh Club
Mesh Club has partnered with the contemporary artists and printmakers of David Krut Projects to launch The Print Club.
Local printmaking on an international scale: Warren Editions reflects on the E/AB Fair in New York
Warren Editions was the the only print making studio from Africa to participate in the A/EB Fair in NY. We speak to Zhané Warren to find out more about the local printmaking scene.
Zines! Zines! Zines! | Buy A Mixed Pack Of South African Indie Publications
For the love of print, we’ve hunted down a selection of interesting indie publications and are making mixed packs which you can buy right here and right now!
15 Self-Published Zines and Indie Publications from South Africa
For the love of print, we’ve compiled a list of 15 indie publications and hand made zines celebrating local creativity.
Ads This Week: Making Anne Sweat, Jozi’s Own Jockeys and the Real Housewives of Carretas.
In ads this week we’re trying our luck at winning an overseas adventure by making Anne Hirsch sweat, and we’re looking at Taxi drivers with new eyes.
Ads This Week: Born to Run and Protect Your Dreams
Born to Run Excellent customer service – which all of us have experienced to be lacking at times – is what differentiates the great from the good. When Mercedes-Benz launched a new brand tagline ‘Born to Run’, that guarunteed great service in record time, the South […]
Garagista Beer Co. ‘Anti-Hipster’ Print Campaign
Following the launch of their Hipster Hijacking video, Garagista Beer Co. has released a series of brilliant Anti-Hipster print adverts that really tell it like it is. The company’s slogan lets us know that Garagista is focused on delivering great tasting beer without the bullshit. To bring this […]
Ads This Week: 60 000 Unforgettable Stories and National Youth Day
District Six Museum Print Campaign | 60 000 Stories That Will Never Be Demolished Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town have created a print campaign to promote the Walking Tours at the District Six Museum. The agency says: “During the apartheid years, the government forcibly removed […]
Ads This Week: Interactive Videos, Stubborn Dogs and a Secret Menu
A look at the South African advertising campaigns out this week.
Cape Times Print Campaign | Dalai Lama, Nkandla and Robben Island
A new print campaign for the Cape Times envisions how things could have turned out for South Africa, had we all been better informed.
NSRI | Anyone Can Save A Life
This newly released awareness campaign for the National Sea Rescue Institute was done pro bono by Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town.
Kalahari.com | Letter To Santa
As SA’s top online retailer, Kalahari.com needed to find a way to remind people that times have changed and that they could easily do all their festive shopping online.
Mail and Guardian ‘Freedom is Knowing’ Print Campaign
TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris has launched a stirring print campaign for Mail and Guardian. The concept behind the campaign is conveyed through taking famous press photographs and removing the subjects so that only the locations are left.
Net#work BBDO | SANBS Blood Donations
With blood stock running dangerously low, The South African National Blood Service needed to send out an urgent call for donors, a message that needed awareness the equivalent to that of front page news.
