Design Africa

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others...

2 Oct 2019

Company news

dotAfrica Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Hitchcock Michalski Hitchcock Michalski wins pitch to develop new Nigerian bank identity

Overlay XR Augment your marketing mix

The Loeries The Loeries Creativity Q&A: Insights from the creator of "Dumb ways to die" Patrick Baron, ECD of McCann Australia

Tommy Hilfiger aims for 100% 3D apparel design

Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corp., is incorporating 3D design technology into all global apparel design teams at its headquarters in Amsterdam...

11 Nov 2019

Continuous adaptation: Staying ahead of customer needs

As customers' needs evolve, retailers must adapt to meet those needs, or better yet, stay ahead of them. Retailers must rethink the traditional test and learn cycles...

By Melissa Campbell 8 Nov 2019

See who won at the 2019 D&AD Impact Awards

The winners of the fourth annual D&AD Impact Awards were recently announced in New York...

7 Nov 2019

Creativity in a 4IR world

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been dominating headlines and debates in recent years...

By Yatish Narsi 4 Nov 2019

#SACSCCongress: How physical retail is reinventing itself

John Ryan, a London-based journalist and analyst focused on retail design and strategy, shares a glimpse into what's new and what matters in the global retail environment...

By Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Oct 2019

2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards open for entries

The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) is calling for entries in its 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards...

18 Oct 2019

New rules for living a creative life, the Gen-Z way - whatever your age

'Sneaker-head' Hayden Manuel broke the clichéd idea of "Cape Town creative" when he shared how creativity, grit and determination led him to become Puma's sports style marketing manager in the latest Red & Yellow lunchtime lecture...

By leigh andrews 11 Oct 2019

Adidas by Stella McCartney debuts post-mastectomy sports bra

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Adidas by Stella McCartney has launched the brand's first Post-Mastectomy Sports Bra, a post-operative bra created to empower breast cancer survivors...

10 Oct 2019

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

To facilitate efforts by companies to think about their product packaging with reuse and recycling in mind, the PET Plastic Recycling Company (PETCO) has released a definitive guide to packaging design...

9 Oct 2019

#AdobeCX: How to embrace the power of customer experience management

Axel Schaefer, head of product and industry marketing for Adobe Analytics EMEA flew in from Germany to present the opening session of the Adobe CX Forum Cape Town 2019's exclusive morning briefing. He explained the importance of cross-channel optimisation, in particular, to offer the best possible experience to the coming 'consumer 2020'...

By Leigh Andrews 8 Oct 2019

Design News Africa

Subscribe to industry newsletters

AfricaCom

Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

"Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

Beyond fintech, where humans and technology meet

Business

#EntrepreneurMonth: The story behind Something Different

SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal mining

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

African investment confidence reaping rewards

Winners of AWIEF women entrepreneurship awards announced