Enjin

Graphic Design

Print design often follows a complex design and editorial workflow process – with the end goal of generating compelling and informative magazines, newspapers, catalogues and product guides.

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So you want to start a magazine. How far do you think R1500 will take you? Quite far, it seems, as Sean O'Toole brings you a true story about the impossible.

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For many people, relaxation means to refrain from engaging in any strenuous activity, whether physical or intellectual. Often people just want to switch off after a hard day’s work, and they will do that by watching television or movies, playing computer games, surfing the internet, Facebooking, etc. Avoiding any effort like the plague, relaxation has come to be equated with mental and physical passivity.

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With the upcoming Canon Photo Expo at the Sandton ICC in December, the company has announced its new EOS-1D X digital SLR camera. The new model launches as the flagship in Canon’s DSLR lineup and marks the 10th generation of Canon’s professional system.

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Sarah Britten brings you the lowdown on what might have been the best Loeries yet. Maybe it was just me. Maybe it was the half a glass of Sauvignon Blanc I’d sipped in the VIP area earlier that evening.

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It was around 2005 when my partners and I initially discussed the acquisition of our first Autodesk product called Flame, which eventually led to not only owning a Flame, but also Smoke for Mac. At the time, we thought Flame would assist us in upping our game and opening up new business opportunities, but did it?

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Social networks are dominating today‘s headlines, but they are not the only platforms that are radically changing the way we communicate. Creatives such as designers, photographers, artists, researchers and poets are disseminating information about themselves and their favourite subjects not via predefined media such as Twitter or blogs, but through printed or other self-published projects – so-called zines.

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What do slave trading, newspapers and Cape Governor Sir George Young have in common? And what about Earl Dickson, Band Aids and cooking? Or a tent, Standard Bank and Sol Plaatje? They are all the heroes of a colourful new book detailing the history of brands and branding in South Africa from Affinity Publishers: From Groot Constantia to Google: 1685 – 2010.

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While the production industry has always been a service industry, in the past it has required a certain level of capital expenditure to enter into the rarefied world of commercials production. While this has kept the numbers of players few and the pickings ripe, it is changing at an alarming rate. As the reasons for this are numerous, I would like to highlight three by way of illustration.

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Earlier this year, when QuarkXPress 9 came out, most people remarked that it was missing its headline new feature: App Studio. Now, with the release of the 9.1 update, Quark has remedied this.

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Blackmagic Design's new UltraStudio 3D uses Apple's Thunderbolt high-speed interface to support as much as dual-stream 3D video, 2K 2D video and 1080p, 60FPS 2D over SDI.

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Swell Bookcases made for iPad 2 have a hard cover book casing and a sculptured bamboo tray on the inside. They have been designed to allow easy access to the volume rocker, the orientation/mute switch, the lock button and the headphone jack.

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Samson's Meteor Mic is a cute little bugger. Don't let the design fool you, though – this mic is surprisingly stout and looks as if it could survive a lot of abuse. There are three legs that fold down on the Meteor Mic.

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The International Broadcast Convention (IBC), held at the RAI in Amsterdam, is always a highlight on the calender of anyone with more than a passing interest in the equipment and technology side of the film and broadcast industry.

Profiles

A radical rock star wannabe, Pepe Marais, executive creative director of Joe Public, describes how, in retrospect, he sees himself in the early days of his advertising career. Over the past 5 years he has come to redefine himself, cleaning up his act, in his words, in step with the transformation of the agency he co-founded with business partner Gareth Leck.

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Published by Mark Batty Publisher, explores the township barbershop as cultural and social hub. Housed in shacks and shipping containers, with hair clippers wired to car batteries, township barbershops and 'street salons' are incredibly popular.

Art

When it comes to creativity, questions arise as to who owns the art. These days, with so many options open to us, as consumers we are spoilt for choice. As creatives we can stumble into whatever trend is current and then change genres in a fickle flick of a switch. So, in this complex world of making and taking and using and transposing all kinds of media, what exactly does it mean to be the author, the composer, the painter, the designer? Who owns the art?

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Lensbaby (originally Lensbabies) was first produced by Craig Strong and Sam Pardue in 2004 and, within six months of launching, lenses had been sold to photographers in forty countries around the world.

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Designed for artists by artists, Corel Painter has long been one of the best art software packages for creative professionals.

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Flexible working environments are fast becoming the global norm, but adland is still missing out, writes Herman Manson.