PROTECTING YOUR CREATIVE

“Nausea, disorientation, trouble breathing and an elevated heart rate are all the things I associate with issues as complex as establishing how best to protect ideas, or whether or not I have ideas that need protecting.  In an industry caught up in ideas and creative, at times protecting intellectual property can be the last thing on your list.  I think the fact that Adams &... Read More

Designing the city of tomorrow

Can the discipline of design, generally seen as the playground for creative thinkers and artists, play a tangible role in changing the way a city operates? Programme director of the Cape Town World Design Capital (WDC) 2014 project, Richard Perez, plans to find out. Design can mean a lot of different things to different people; but generally understood, it is the plan for the construction... Read More

Ad agencies: Pause before you pitch

With the Loeries Awards around the corner South African agencies are holding thumbs in the hope that they will walk away with the coveted ‘bird’. “At this time,” says Danie Strachan, partner at Adams & Adams, “it is a good idea to look back at the pitches that are done in order to persuade a client to go ahead with an advertisement. “Advertising agencies normally... Read More

Who owns the copyright for your photography? What you should know

Eunice Driver is a self-declared photo artist who has been infatuated with visual storytelling from an early age. “I received my first camera the ripe old age of seven.  And so began my love affair with photography,” says Eunice. Eunice’s greatest passions in life are – people, fashion and the arts.  “Photography is a means to express my journey on our planet.   It’s... Read More

Social photography – sharing more memories in more ways

Gone are the days of loading film into cameras, of waiting until the roll is finished and then taking the canister to a shop to get developed. Today’s photography is all about instant gratification, seeing your images come to life in a matter of seconds. And then posting them on various social media sites, sharing the moment with friends, and showing off a little about where you... Read More

Over Photoshoping becoming a real issue

Most advertisements stretch the truth somewhat and the average consumer generally knows not to take ads too literally. It has been reported that the average urban dweller is bombarded with around 5000 advertisements a day across all mediums including television, radio, print, outdoor, internet and social media. Most of these advertisements fall somewhere in the gray area  between... Read More

World renowned black and white film photographer, Roger Ballen

By Nadia Jansen van Vuuren On 22 March 2012 the world renowned black and white film photographer, Roger Ballen’s, film photography exhibition, Play Pen, was opened at the NWU Potchefstroom Campus Gallery. “Black and White is a very minimalist art form and unlike color photographs does not pretend to mimic the world in a manner similar to the way the human eye might perceive.... 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... Read More