Seth Pimental takes over Jewel City with Converse

Seth Pimental aka African Ginger about life, art ,process, collaboration, evolution and creating at scale with Converse. ...

23 Apr, 2022

ForMeByMe, An Ode To Self Love By Mbhali Manzini

Mbhali Manzini is an illustrator, art director, and one of the self-love movement's early pioneers. She graduated from the Open Window Institute in Centurion with a degree in Arts and Visual Communication in 2015, which led to her working in advertising. She has worked on...

04 Nov, 2021

Richard Average On love, art and mental health

“What ultimately inspires me is the pursuit of imperfection, and knowing that no matter how perfect I would want something to be creatively; a piece of work, a piece of art, it will never get there so pursuing the imperfections in my idea of imperfection...

26 Oct, 2021

In Conversation With Illustrator, Textile Designer and Artist Alliance Incubatee Zilungile Hanise

What does it mean to be unashamedly black? Zilungile Hanise, a 29-year-old illustrator, textile designer, and founder of Uhambo Concepts, as well as a recent V&A Waterfront Artist Alliance Incubatee, responds to these questions. She completed her studies in interior design at the Inscape...

20 Oct, 2021

In Conversation with Lauren Mulligan about her Doodles Challenge

Photographer, illustrator and film-maker, Lauren Mulligan recently put together a rather interesting project where she sets little doodle challenges for herself using day-to-day objects such as match sticks, fruits, shoes and coloured paper. ...

26 Aug, 2019

Tragic Alphabet by Nikki Meier| Illustration Dedicated to Opera

Nikki expresses that her work is usually very happy, with pretty colours and a lot of flowers. For ‘Tragic Alphabet’, she decided to step out of her comfort zone and away from her usual happy, colourful work; and focus on the death scenes of the...

24 Jul, 2019

Illustrator Lauren Fowler explores the “symbol of temptation”

Illustrator Lauren Fowler's new work touches on transformation, rebirth, and spirituality....

23 May, 2019

Berlin-based South African Illustrator Tara Deacon’s Lisbon Solo Show

We take a look at Tara Deacon's 'Return' series and exhibition at O'Galleria in Lisbon....

15 May, 2019

CommonGrounds: Musonda Kabwe’s Social Experiment That’s Connecting People

Musondo Kabwe customized the denim jackets of 50 different people to create common ground beyond social constructs and bias....

05 Mar, 2019

Design Mind: Daniel Ting Chong’s Top 6 Creative Picks

Cape Town-based designer and illustrator Daniel Ting Chong is the mastermind behind some of the coolest brands' visual identities....

21 Feb, 2019

Luke Mateman’s Illustration Top Picks

Luke Mateman is a graphic designer and illustrator who selected a few of his favourite works and gave us some background into their meaning and significance. ...

25 Sep, 2018

Hand-picked animations from Feral Child studio

Feral Child, an animation and illustration studio based in Durban, hand-picks pieces to showcase their skills and portfolio of work and talks us through each of them for a behind-the-scenes view on their origins....

25 Sep, 2018

Ndumiso Nyoni: Motion Graphic Designer

Ndumiso Nyoni: Motion Graphic Designer Ndumiso Nyoni is a motion graphic designer and illustrator whose work is a diverse combination of several styles inspired by AFRICAN themes.  About the Artist Ndumiso Nyoni is a Zimbabwean illustrator / motion graphic designer. After completing his studies in Multimedia at the...

09 Aug, 2018

South African Creatives Abroad – Berlin Resident Tara Deacon Chats With 10and5

South African born illustrator and graphic designer Tara Deacon chats about her care-free transition abroad, having an international client base and making your mark in the world....

25 Jun, 2018

Karabo Poppy collabs with Sneaker Lab to launch Moriri Waka collection

On 7 June, Sneaker Lab will be launching their Moriri Waka series that was created in conjunction with illustrator and street artist, Karabo ‘Poppy’ Moletsane....

06 Jun, 2018