Fire the Designer (and the proofreader)
This sign has been up for about a year now. I’ve waited for them to change it. It doesn’t look like they will. Edit: Turns out this is an acceptable spelling. Oh well.
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Weapon of Mass Destruction
In 1967, the US aircraft carrier, the Franklin D Roosevelt visited Cape Town. The apartheid government refused to allow crew members ashore, not because they were taking a stand against American imperialism or shows of force, but because some of the sailors were black and it just wouldn’t be done for them to mingle with [...]
Pan African Space Station
In 2003 the Red Bull Music Academy took place in Cape Town. As part of the month long session Spektrum Radio received a temporary license from ICASA to broadcast interviews, live sets and various shows from participants in the academy and local DJs. It was great to have the airwaves filled with something other than [...]
PSDTUTS design contest launches today
PSD Tuts, a fantastic Photoshop recource, launches a new button design contest today. Here’s the blurb: About the Contest As visual artists we have skills that can help change the world. Poverty is not only a pressing issue, it is a complex one. It’s easy to think that there isn’t much an individual can do. [...]
Snow in Cape Town
It’s not much to write home about. Unless you live in Cape Town, that is. We woke up this morning to find small patches of snow dotted about the garden. I’ve never seen this here before. It’s not the LHC that’s going to kill us, it’s the bloody weather.
Saul Bass
So, my first post is about another post. James White over at Signal Noise has a collection of Saul Bass logos. I’m guessing most people are familiar with Bass’s work as a film title designer, and as the designer of the original AT&T logo, but he also did logos for Kleenex and the Girl Guides. [...]