Favourite South African logos: Part 3

This post is the third installment in a series, featuring my favourite South African logos. See Part 1 and Part 2. Here are the next 3:

Metro FM

Metro FM is the largest National Urban Commercial station in South Africa with around six million adult listeners tuning in from all across the … view full post

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: a collection

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, the anime music video produced by Daft Punk and directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi:

Daft Bodies (male version, Simpsons version):… view full post

Favourite South African logos: Part 2

This post continues where Part 1 left off, a little later than I was planning, but better late than never! Here are the next 3:

Sasol
I fell in love with the Sasol logo the moment I first saw it, which if I remember correctly was in an animated format online. It’s almost hypnotic, I can stare at it … view full post

Favourite South African logos: Part 1

This post has been a while coming. I was initially planning to feature about 10 of my favourite South African logos in a single post, but while compiling the list I decided to rather split the post and dedicate more time to each logo.

I’ve mostly sourced information online, which I’ve found difficult for some, so if you have anything to … view full post

Four Capetonian swimmers to tackle the English Channel

Swimming across the English Channel is a gruelling physical and mental endurance challenge widely regarded as “the Everest of open-water swimming”, and one which four Cape Town swimmers have set their sights on conquering over the coming weeks.

Pictured below before a charity swim on behalf of the Western Cape Cerebral Palsy Association, at Camps Bay on Women’s … view full post

Olympic Swimming inspiration

With just over a week until the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, I’m reminded of this classic moment in South African Olympic history from the Athens Games in 2004. Watch the video below – complete with visual effects and rocking soundtrack, or if you prefer, the more tame version with full commentary…. view full post

Gandini Juggling

From one exceptionally bad ad to a couple of great ones.

This one features Owen Reynolds and Sean Gandini of Gandini Juggling – the world’s leading group of juggling specialists.

It was developed by MetropolitanRepublic and The Jupiter Drawing Room for MTN Business, … view full post

Green Point Stadium

I stumbled on this rendered video by Macina Digital Film of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town currently under construction (view progress gallery) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Quite inspiring, I especially love the floodlights and nighttime illumination. But from an aerial perspective I still think it looks like a giant toilet … view full post

Free Hugs Campaign

Free Hugs Campaign on YouTube:

…a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

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You’ve got to find what you love

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day

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