Saskia Schmidt the fashion stylist and art director extraordinaire

Who is Saskia Schmidt and what do you do? I work as a fashion stylist and art director in Berlin. Your fashion styling work is awesome. How would you define your style? Less is more.The styling should merge with the person. If it looks “styled” or “dressed”, then it’s not good. It has to look authentic and effortless.     Tell us about the project you did for ‘JNC Magazine’ The project was inspired by gentile myths and legends.... Read More

Creativity x Organization = Impact

As creatives, we often nurture our creativity and laugh at our disorder. Yet research on productive creatives shows that organization is a key ingredient in making ideas happen. Scott Belsky, founder of Behance outlines how organization can magnify your creative impact.    Read More

Concept and Storyboard Artist sketches us a story – Frederick Mpuuga

Who is Frederick Mpuuga and what do you do? I am a Concept and Storyboard Artist based in Cape Town. Where did you learn your craft or would you say it comes natural to you? It’s been a long journey that’s still in progress. All the way from Art school, but mostly my natural inclination towards the creative industry. What exactly does a storyboard/concept artist do? As a storyboard artist, I help put together quick or detailed sequential illustrations, of what a director/producer... Read More

The Social Media Project by Nadia Jansen van Vuuren

Who is Nadia Jansen van Vuuren and what do you do? I am a Graphic Designer and Photographer. I am a three star photographer at the National Photography Club (NPC). Recently film photography has caught my attention. I bought myself a secondhand RICOH KR10 film camera and started shooting in film and developing the film myself. What inspired The Social  Media Project? The social media project is inspired by my newly found hobby in film photography. In our technologically virtual... Read More

Doodle addict and illustrator Seth Beukes shows us his skill

Who is Seth Beukes, where are you based and what do you do? I am based in Johannesburg and I am a doodle addict .I’m also a full-time digital designer and a part-time illustrator. Where did you learn your illustration skills or would you say it’s natural to you? I studied illustration and design (BA Visual Communication Design) at Stellenbosch University for 4 years. I would say that illustration comes naturally to me; however that’s only because I’ve been doing... Read More

Loeries launches 2012 Call for Entries

Viva African Creativity. Viva! The 34th Annual Loerie Awards calls on fellow creatives to mobilise and exercise their right to great work.  Entries are now open and can be submitted until 31 May 2012. Enter your work before 16 April and save 5% on entry fees! The Viva! campaign is a celebration of the creativity and innovation within our region. Creativity is a tool to be used to drive business through more innovative and effective brand communication.  Viva! highlights the... Read More

Creative Video Picks of the week #2

After the awesome feedback we got from our last video picks of the week we’ve decided to continue the feature. Below is this weeks picks. enjoy.   BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu   Address Is Approximate from The Theory   Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward   Kraken Rum Illustrated Animations  Read More

Freelancing in a digital world

A few years ago, as a freelancer you had control of who you knew and met. You went to networking sessions, collected business cards and did what any good business man should do, you kept the client happy. The client would then tell their client about your awesome work and bada boom bada bing you have another client. Eventually through positive word of mouth you became a Jedi freelancer. Today everything is the same just the tools have changed. Networking: Linkedin groups allow... Read More

Quick chat with an allround Fine Artist: Gabriela Brandaõ

Who is Gabriela Brandaõ and what do you do? I am 22 years old, born and bred in Cape Town, exploring art in almost all its creative forms. I am a freelance artist and photographer, mostly doing works for my own creative fulfilment and experimenting with new art forms picked up along the way. Where do you draw your inspiration from and how would you define your style? My surroundings, as I would think with most artists, are the basis from which I draw my inspiration. What I see... Read More

Was the Cape Design Indaba 2012 worth it. Asks Robin Opperman

We recently attended the Cape Design Indaba 2012. This is the annual pow wow of art, craft and design, held at the Cape Town international Convention Centre. If you are a creative or design enterprise, this is the ‘Oscar Awards’ for you. As Umcebo Design, we have been working very hard, on not only celebrating our design successes, but as we do each year, taking new and innovative work to Indaba. This work references our past ranges, addresses our client needs, and... Read More