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#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

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Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

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How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

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Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Edgar Brandt 22 Jun 2018

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Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

26 Apr 2018

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Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

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Dr William Mapham.
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#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

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The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

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Absolut creative collaboration.

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Design Indaba 2016.

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Design Market in Ghana launches

Design Market in Ghana launches

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#BODJHB: Chris Weylandt on the basics of retail

Jessica Tennant 20 Oct 2017

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

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#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Simelane and Cooper.

#BODCT: Surprise! THIS is today's African consumer

Leigh Andrews 11 Oct 2017

The anatomy of a creative concept

The anatomy of a creative concept

Peter Barnard 15 Sep 2017

Prints by Moletsane, Nyoni and Kisua Africa.

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Leigh Andrews 20 Jun 2017

Petersburg design studio develops transparent city bus for FIFA World Cup

Petersburg design studio develops transparent city bus for FIFA World Cup

19 Aug 2016

Teaching food production to families in Egypt

Teaching food production to families in Egypt

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Flower show for Africa

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Zimbabwean high school students design car

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#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

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#Apex2018: How to build a global brand with a local insight

Jessica Tennant 26 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

Sebastian Padilla. Co-founder of Mexico's Anagrama Studio and Loeries 2018 design jury president.

#Loeries2018: "Expect an aggressive shift from the minimalistic trend" - Sebastian Padilla

Leigh Andrews 6 Jul 2018

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Edgar Brandt 22 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

26 Apr 2018

Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via

Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth

Roy Alves 5 Mar 2018

Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

Ten global graduates at Design Indaba

Juanita Pienaar 20 Feb 2018

The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

Leigh Andrews 15 Feb 2018

Absolut creative collaboration.

Change the way the internet sees African creativity

6 Feb 2018

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

Design Market in Ghana launches

Design Market in Ghana launches

1 Nov 2017

Kigali, Rwanda. © Dereje Belachew via

Africa needs coordinated strategies for urbanisation

25 Oct 2017

#BODJHB: Chris Weylandt on the basics of retail

Jessica Tennant 20 Oct 2017

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Gilbert Saggia 19 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Simelane and Cooper.

#BODCT: Surprise! THIS is today's African consumer

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The anatomy of a creative concept

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Peter Barnard 15 Sep 2017

Prints by Moletsane, Nyoni and Kisua Africa.

Turning retail space into art space: Elevating the SA narrative at store level

Leigh Andrews 20 Jun 2017

Petersburg design studio develops transparent city bus for FIFA World Cup

Petersburg design studio develops transparent city bus for FIFA World Cup

19 Aug 2016

Teaching food production to families in Egypt

Teaching food production to families in Egypt

8 Jul 2016

Flower show for Africa

Flower show for Africa

26 May 2016

Zimbabwean high school students design car

Zimbabwean high school students design car

Melody Mashaire 24 May 2016

Building sustainable smart cities

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'Connect, Diversify, Grow' at FESPA Africa

'Connect, Diversify, Grow' at FESPA Africa

5 May 2016

3D wins Best Stand

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Coca-Cola can't trademark new bottle, EU court rules

Coca-Cola can't trademark new bottle, EU court rules

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Beauty is back: designer Sagmeister on Italy as muse

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How to create a killer logo

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Learn to say 'No'

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Winning advertising creative - you get what you brief

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