Cape Town design
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- menos0
or any design resources/portals based in South Africa?
- caperobin0
@cherub: nope, never been to New Zealand but hope to go sometime in the future!
@dancer: as a recently graduated graphic design student, some jobs have come across my path..but I must admit the fight to get the job you want can be quite fierce :/ having said that I've seen that there have been quite a few job openings this year, much more than in the past. The introduction of the Design Indaba has also boosted SA design spirit :) I've learnt that often it is a case of who you know..
@menos: yeah I am certain that you will have an awesome time down here!
- caperobin0
off the top of my head..
portal: http://www.liquidfridge.co.za/some great design studios:
http://www.jupiter.co.za/ (design and advertising company)
http://www.code.co.za/
http://www.designzero3.co.za/new… (now called bittersuite)
http://www.riot.co.za
http://www.fueldesign.co.za
http://www.infestation.co.zaif you're interested in illustration, check out
http://www.amicollective.com/
..has a really awesome South African flavourare you thinking of coming down to Cape Town? Where are you working currently?
- Dancer0
a junior who I work with is from Cape Town. She says there are no real prospects for her or other Juniors there hence why she came to the UK. Apparently the design scene is non exsistent there.
Hopefully this thread will prove her wrong.
- menos0
thanks a lot for that useful info caperobin! will write everything down as to make sure i don't miss anything! Sounds like i'll have some fun! :D
- menos0
Thanks caperobin, these look promising! I'm going there to visit in a couple of weeks and was just wondering what the design scene is like down there. Never been and don't know much about it but am interested nonetheless.
- menos0
on another note, and taking that you're from (or currently) there any things i shouldn't miss out while there? places to see and things to do? thanks in advance.
- caperobin0
the design down here tends to have its own flavour..definitely a south african aesthetic comes through, although this is often combined with quite a european aesthetic as well. green design is quite a topic down here as well, as most agencies are starting to take the environment into account and produce design work in an enviro-friendly way.
You should definitely do sundowners at La Med or somewhere in Camps Bay..very pretty as the sun starts to set. The V&A Waterfront is also rad..have a couple of jazz restaurants and other restaurants and often is live music in the amphitheatre. I would also recommend going up the cable car to the top of table mountain or going on a hike up table mountain! Centre of town is also very cool..is where a lot of design studios are..lots of interesting little shops and cafes there. Oh...and Kirstenbosch Gardens are amazingly beautiful too..we are incredibly blessed down here! They have a nice restaurant there..or you could also bring a picnic lunch to eat in the gardens. They will probably still have some Summer Concerts on as well, so you can listen to some live local music and take in the views! When in town , you should definitely go to the astoreisgood..has a great selection of design books, vinyl toys, sneakers and just really amazing stuff! Cafe Royale and Vida e are quite rad places to hang out in town as well..a lot of design people hang out there.
If you can make it to the Design Indaba, at the Cape Town Convention Centre, you should definitely go..famous designers and illustrators like Christoph Niemann come from all across the globe and speak at the conference and there is the expo on at the end of the week, exhibiting the best in local graphic design, fashion design, industrial design and advertising. Very inspiring! It on towards the end of Feb.
- cherub0
caperobin have you been to new zealand and if so how does it compare with cape town for living and working.
is there something similar to craigslist there in ZA?