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Read more about the article How to create a Logo Design Brief.

How to create a Logo Design Brief.

  • Post author:Sebastian
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:Creatives Class

Do designers just jump in straight to the drawing board when working on a project? Well, that depends on who you ask. Successful designers always start with some kind of…

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Read more about the article Mwangwego Script: A Legacy that never was.

Mwangwego Script: A Legacy that never was.

  • Post author:Sebastian
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration & ideas

A mark in the history of Malawi was made on this date, 17 April 1997. Nolence Mwangwego released the Mwangwego Script which was supposed to be Malawi’s exclusive writing system.…

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Read more about the article Designing for Accessibility: Famba Typeface Case Study. (Part1)

Designing for Accessibility: Famba Typeface Case Study. (Part1)

  • Post author:Sebastian
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration & ideas

Ever walked into a new place, town, city, train station, airport, university or hospital and have no idea of where to go next, where to find the toilets? Trust me,…

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Read more about the article Designing Kadem Crae Font

Designing Kadem Crae Font

  • Post author:Sebastian
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration & ideas

BackgroundI was approached by Kadem the Comic, a Stand-up Comedian, to create a new logo and identity system for his brand and there was no talk of a custom font…

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Read more about the article Effects of Good Design on Customers

Effects of Good Design on Customers

  • Post author:Sebastian
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration & ideas

In 1973 during a lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Thomas Watson Jr., the former CEO of IBM, told students that “good design is good business.” At the time this…

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Read more about the article 13 Creative Ways to Use Lockdown Time Effectively

13 Creative Ways to Use Lockdown Time Effectively

  • Post author:Cetshwayo V. Moyo
  • Post published:April 8, 2020
  • Post category:Creative Essentials

So it's day 10 of the lockdown here in Zimbabwe and, if you're like me, you live in the fear of developing cabin fever and getting a little stir crazy.…

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Read more about the article Critiquing Like a Pro – The Parable of the Sandwich

Critiquing Like a Pro – The Parable of the Sandwich

  • Post author:Cetshwayo V. Moyo
  • Post published:March 26, 2020
  • Post category:Creative Essentials

You know so many times I have come across critiquing sessions and walked away utterly frustrated at how ineffective they would have been. What really would upset me is the…

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Read more about the article Of the King’s Fist and the Peasant’s Freedom – A CRUNCHTIME Rant

Of the King’s Fist and the Peasant’s Freedom – A CRUNCHTIME Rant

  • Post author:Cetshwayo V. Moyo
  • Post published:March 26, 2020
  • Post category:Creative Essentials

I’ve been quiet about this and kept it to myself for a long time but please let me rant a bit. For the longest time, both working as a freelancer…

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Read more about the article Complete Ideation – The Parable of the Marble

Complete Ideation – The Parable of the Marble

  • Post author:Cetshwayo V. Moyo
  • Post published:January 30, 2020
  • Post category:Creative Essentials

So I spend a lot of time scouring the internet for creative exploits that tickle my fancy. And while I have indulged myself in plenty to keep me more than…

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Read more about the article Of Bubblegum and Paper Fires -A CRUNCHTIME Rant

Of Bubblegum and Paper Fires -A CRUNCHTIME Rant

  • Post author:Cetshwayo V. Moyo
  • Post published:November 13, 2019
  • Post category:Creative Essentials

So I've kept this to myself and done my best to forebear but please allow me to rant a bit. There seems to be a proliferation in Zimbabwe of late…

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