Inside A Mind of design: Meet our new junior designer, Cookie Mylo
By Lindelwa R SoulProviders recently added a new designer to the team; Mahlohonolo Tshangela. The other day last week I stole him from his busy day to have a chat about designer things and his bad movie-watching habits. What do you like to watch? First of all, he does not like to watch movies (you will find out in Q3 why), he watches a lot of music videos, and TV shows “…old stuff.” he says, like Scrubs & Supernatural. He spends most of his TV-time watching tutorials, about things. Favourite books… His favourite books are “Screw it, Let’s do it” by Sir Richard Branson & “The Soul Connection” by Anne Jones. I had to Google the latter publication, and just as I suspected it’s a one of those ‘get in touch with your higher self’ guides. Lo walks around the office with an air of calm around him, no surprise he’s about meditation authors. Do you like eBooks or paper backs? “As a designer you’re facing a computer screen all day…” – I expected that he would be a digital reader, that as a digital designer he is immune to the computer screen-induced nausea and headaches. It’s nice to know there are still people who love the smell of paper along with the words. “Print is different” Does being a designer influence your choice of magazines, books and/or the types of movies you watch? T’was a definite yes on the magazines, he reads magazines which are informative and relevant to his interests in respect to what he does. On book choices he said he is “…directed by the heart and soul of the book.” “I don’t watch movies ‘cause I have an eye for these things Do you enjoy being a [graphic] designer? “I find that the term ‘designer’ is [a limited label] just another one of the boxes we’ve been put into. To me it’s just another hat on my head. I prefer to be [referred to as] an artist who delivers his work through design. It’s the hate which keeps my tummy full,” and then he whispers “…Can I say that?” “Being an artist is one of the greatest things ever; your mind is constantly growing. There are things which influence [me] and I become excited to try them in my next design. You burn passion always looking for new ways to do things. Get inspired. It’s really nice seeing great art things and it motivates [me] to look for greater solutions.” He said to me, artists are like onions – they have so many layers – and as you peel away at each of them,...
Anthony Bila: The man behind the lens
By Lindelwa R 1. Let’s pretend you’re not the creative genius we’re interviewing, what would be the one thing you can’t live without? Well you’re very generous for saying that, I would have to disagree though, I’m no creative genius. One thing I can’t live without? I think we should all be able to live without material tethers or anchors, they in themselves can trap us into certain ways of thinking, so besides food, water & shelter, I can’t think of a single thing I can’t live without, really. 2. What’s the book you’ve read which changed your life? The book is one that took approximately 1,600 years to write. The book had 66 different writers over that time period who wrote from different vantage points, they were from different walks of life and different social classes and countries even. Yet, this book is flawless, infallible even in the way that it carries the secret to true enlightenment, happiness and understanding our purpose. That book, of course is one inspired by a higher power, it’s the most published book in history despite many attempts to thwart its proliferation, and this book is the Bible. 3. This next question is a becoming a cliché but, how do you think art can encourage a revolutionary way of thinking, in the youth specifically? I think art, the truest form of it questions all our beliefs, and it interrogates them. One should always ask “why?” And asking “why” isn’t a sign of anything except curiosity and wanting to be more enlightened and gaining understanding to me. So yes, if art is there to express an emotion, to question a system or even to subvert it, art is often a catalyst for change. And art can take so many various forms, music, writing, painting, even the way one lives their lives can be art, it’s everything and anything that is done with a certain finesse, a certain je ne sais quoi. 4. What do you think us youths need more of from ourselves? We need to be honest enough to say what we really feel, unafraid and brave enough to voice our thoughts about everything and driven enough to act. All to often we as young people we just don’t take enough initiative to change the status quo. South Africa has a 52% population under the age of 23, and that means we are the future but if we do not demand better representation and opportunities of the system and of ourselves, nothing will change. We have to be revolutionaries, and assert change to benefit us since we are the ones that the future...
Design Indaba – Poster Design Competition.
Have you felt the need to showcase your design skills? Well this is your chance. Design Indaba hereby invites you to design a poster for their 2014 event. As a creative you know what Design Indaba is capable of should your design be the winning poster. Don’t wait too long, competition closes 7th of June 2013. Details after the...
Calling all Jozi Creative Minds
Looking for a place to expand your mind, network with like-minded people and generally get creatively deep? Don’t miss Addictlab coming fresh to Jozi central’s streets from the land of beer and Brusells, Belgium. It’s the beginning of exciting times to come and what will hopefully be a long and fruitful collaboration 😉 , so please join the crew at one of our favourite venues, the top floor of the Lister Building (if you haven’t been yet, come on!). Sept 6. 6pm for the opening, more info on the exhibition below: Open LAB 1.0 JOBURG/SOUTH AFRICA @PRIVATE PRACTICE Addictlab.com is an international creative lab©, attracting great talent from different fields (design, fashion, art, photography, etc.), creating platforms for the creative scene and inspiration for the industry. Come discover our magazines & lab activities, participate in current research, get published in the AD!DICT books or tap into addictlab with your business. BECOME A LABBIE. Want to be part of our lab, and published in the next Ad!dict book? Apply now, become a Labbie. Register (free!) and upload your work. SEPT 6 WILL BRING YOU: Local talent, global labresearch, lots of inspiration and invitations to participate. Active research today: • The Eco issue • The Nano Research • The South African brand issue. Check http://www.addictlab.com/ for all research areas. DATES: Opening : Thursday September 6th – 18h Sound: Canned Applause Expo: Friday September 7th – Sunday September 16 / on appointment or check dates on the website. FREE ENTRANCE Bring work and friends – Please confirm your presence rsvp info@addictlab.com ADDRESS PRIVATE PRACTICE 195 JEPPE STREET LISTER MEDICAL BUILDING 18th FLOOR JOHANNESBURG SA Safe parking via entrance BREE street. map check http://www.intermission.co.za/ ——————————————————- EXTRA: INNOVATION WORKSHOP Extra: a workshop for people from industry and organisations – How can you tap into addictlab? Get to know the innovation packages, such as Creative X-Rays, Inspiration showers etc TUESDAY SEPT 11 / 11AM / Apply first. Mail info@addictlab.com ...
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