Hellocomputer scoops 10 accolades at the 2012 Bookmarks Awards.

Hellocomputer, one of South Africa’s most celebrated digital marketing agencies, performed impressively at the 2012 Bookmark Awards The agency was awarded with a total of 10 accolades across a variety of categories demonstrating its ability to deliver results-orientated creativity. “The Bookmark Awards recognises work that is not only creatively commendable but is also accountable... Read More

Saatchi & Saatchi Displays Adventures for Wordsworth Books

Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town illustrates how books ‘Take you places’ with poster displays for Wordsworth Books. The poster campaign illuminates the idea, when you open a book, you open yourself up to adventures that can take you anywhere. The campaign shows three iconic scenes from famous books, where the reader finds him/herself in a particular moment. The characters react... Read More

Michael Robertson tells us about the 35 second animated ad for the Nissan Juke Music Festival

Michael Robertson: StraightTwisted.co.za  hired us at Toon53productions cc to help them create a 35 second animated ad for the Nissan Juke Music Festival happening in JBay South Africa. We were approached to created an animated version of the Nissan Juke radio ad that is currently running on 5FM. StraightTwisted worked closely with us and briefed us saying that they were looking... Read More

Tony Baggott shoots massive US campaign for Ozzie beer

Frieze Films’ Tony Baggott recently directed 10 spots in five days for Leo Burnett Chicago and Australian beer Fosters. The How To Speak Australian campaign will roll out across the USA throughout the year, with ads aligned to landmarks like the American election and Movember. The commercials are an update of Fosters¹ popular How To Speak Australian campaign, whose two previous... Read More

Egg Film’s Slim directed the first ever advert for Armstrong, a new spirit-based drink from Guinness Ghana.

Conceptualized by Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town creative director Gavin Whitfield and art director Yvonne Hall, the spot revolves around an undercover bar that converts into a business when the men’s wives come to check in on them. “Since the ad started flighting, people keep calling to ask who handled the post,² laughs Egg Films’ executive producer Nicci Cox.... Read More

New Woolworths RE Campaign by Trigger Isobar

Woolworths RE: marries music and brand to give fans backstage access to 3 of South Africa’s top indie bands in an exclusively produced music video and interview series. Last year Woolworths’ digital communications agency, Trigger Isobar, took on their first big campaign for RE: jeans  – Woolworths’ in-house denim wear brand. Woolworths is not often perceived... Read More

Verushka filmed scuba diving, horses and babies as part of directing five hilarious spots

“I must be mad,” laughs Egg Films” Verushka Vogt. “I didn¹t realize what we’d taken on!” Verushka filmed scuba diving, horses and babies as part of directing five hilarious Net#work BBDO spots for AA Insurance and a sweet Ogilvy Johannesburg advert for Huggies. Conceptualised by the Net#work BBDO creative team of Rob Maclennan, Graeme Jenner,... Read More

Platypus Productions helps create heaven in India

Platypus Productions recently travelled to India to help create the afterlife for a series of 16 adverts for IDEA Cellular, one of largest country, with traffic in excess of a billion minutes a day. Directed byaward-winning Indian director Amit Sharma from Chrome Pictures, the ads feature award-winning Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bakchan, best known for Dhoom 2, the highest-grossing... Read More

Edible invites and Moss Poster’s – Eras Gous tells us more

Who is Eras Gous, where are you based and what do you do? I’m an art director working at Owenkessel, a Johannesburg based full-service advertising agency. You are an art director, graphic designer and illustrator. Which defines you best? It all depends on what I’m currently working on. In my opinion, all three disciplines are essentially the same. The most crucial component... Read More