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10 Minutes – How to spend it.

Francois — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:07 +0000

It’s midday and you’re battling the halfway slump. Here’s our surefire guide to banish those droopy lids.

00:00 – First up go make yourself a nice cup of Joe. While you’re savoring the aroma get some coffee inspiration.
01:00 – Visit Soundcloud and start playback of your feed to get your latest fix of what’s being listened to. Headphones on. PLAY.
02:00 – Quick drop in at Facebook to see what your friends are up to this evening.
04:00 – Glance over your Twitter feed – RETWEET RETWEET RETWEET – if you’re feeling particularly uninspired, why not tweet it.
05:00 – Time for some visual inspiration on Pinterest. You’re bound to get lost for a couple of minutes here.
07:00 – Next up you need to get a good chuckle in. If you don’t have a favorite – Visit David Thorne’s 27b/6
08:30 – Get distracted by the awesome new song you just hear on Soundcloud. Go back to see what just played.
09:00 – Update your JAM to brag with the latest track that you just found.
10:00 – Back to work buddy. You’re on the clock.

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Global Rich List – see how rich you are

Lara — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:29:12 +0000

This website is amazing! They had the following to say about why they created this site:

In this era of austerity, we’re still as obsessed with wealth (or our apparent lack of it) as ever. But while we may not all be oil barons or oligarchs, the vast majority of us are better off than we realise. We wanted to help people to see this. And raise some much needed funds for our favourite charities while we did it.

You type in your annual income into the box and press “show my results” and immediately your wealth is put into some sharp perspective – you might even learn a thing or two – give it a try!

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Eat This Much – meal planner website

Lara — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:35:46 +0000

This site is wonderful to help you determine which meals to eat. Depending on your goal i.e. weight loss, muscle build or maintain they will suggest a calorie intake per day split over protein, carbs and fat. You specify how many meals you want to eat per day, press “generate” and it will give you a full menu.

You have the option to exchange a dish with a different dish, see the full breakdown of the mail plan, save the meal and even see all the ingredients and directions for the recipes.

Next you have the option to fine tune and amend your meal plan by deleting certain ingredients off your menu, adjusting the percentages and calorie count as well as specifying whether you are a vegan, vegetarian and etc.

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The Online Store Bandwagon!

Rachael — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:16:24 +0000

So you want to jump on the fast moving Bandwagon and open a Online Store? Well you would be right to as it certainly does seem to be where the world of retail is heading!

However, before you make the leap it would be wise to first consider the steps that go into creating this store or else you might just find yourself running behind the cart holding on for dear life thinking, “how did this get so complicated!?!”

The bottom line is, opening a online store is as much work as opening a physical shop.

Below I have listed the similarities and the differences between the two so that when you embark on this exciting adventure you will at least know just how hard you are going to have to work in order to catch up to that expeditious wagon and will therefore be able to summon your energy beforehand.

PHYSICAL SHOP	ONLINE STORE
Rent: You will have to rent or buy a property from which to sell out of	Hosting & Rent: You will have to rent a space on the web from which to host your store.While this might be considerably cheaper than renting a physical store, depending on what you are selling, you might still need to rent a space to store your stock.
Shop Design:You will need to design the shop in such a way that it makes it easy and inviting for your clients to shop.	Website Design:You will need to work closely with your web design company to create an online store that is both visually pleasing and easy to navigate.
Delivery:You need to organize your stock to be delivered to your store	Delivery:Not only will you need to collect your stock but with an online store you also have to arrange for it to be packaged and dispatched to a courier company to deliver to your customer.Should the customer need to return the item you will then have to be able to accept delivery from the customer and potentially start the who process of packaging and dispatching again.
Stocking your shop:Once your stock has arrived you will need to arrange it within your store. A detailed record will need to be kept at all times of what stock has been bought and sold and at what price so that you can determine stock levels and profits vs costs.	Stocking your store:It is at this level that an online store really shows its benefits. While product loading can be time consuming at first, once it is done it never has to be done again as long as the stock remains the same. When it comes to stock taking, a good online store will create all the records of stock levels and profits for you, potentially saving you an infinite amount of time.
Banking:You will need to set up a company bank account	Banking:For taking online payments you need to set up a merchant account.
Payments:In a store you can accept a number of forms of payment, namely cash, card, EFT & check.	Payments:Online you have to work through an external company who can function as a intermediary between you, the vendor and the financial institution – your bank.There are a number of companies that handle this, all with their own billing systems. 3 of the most common in South Africa being; VCS 2Checkout and Pay Pal You will not be able to sign up for their services until you have set up your merchant account.

As you can see from the very basics of setting up a store, going online is not as simple as just choosing a website design.

However, muster up enough energy to catch this bandwagon and you might just find yourself cruising all the way to the next stop, don’t believe me, just look at these crazy examples

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Monday Music: Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey (Hannes Fischer Radio Edit)

Lara — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:44:30 +0000

We are all obsessed with the new Great Gatsby soundtrack and this song is from there:

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We’ve been getting around…

Francois — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:28:40 +0000

Most people know I have an infatuation with all things Scandi. One thing in particular is Copenhagen and the feast of aesthetic that comes with it. We just returned to Cape Town after part of our team headed out to Copenhagen on an exploratory trip. Watch this space for updates on what we’re planning.
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Web Wednesday: webcolourdata.com

Lara — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:41:33 +0000

This is is so cool, it gives you the corporate colour breadown of any website you want. Exact colour numbers, hue distribution and it’s place on the colour wheel as well as the % of each used on the website. They have a few examples already of the most popular sites but you can enter any site you want. Have a look here.

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Want to be in this industry?

Francois — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:06:08 +0000

Over the years we have seen an increase in the amount of people who are interested in working in digital advertising. Instead of going into a traditional advertising agency they want to focus on online. Unfortunately there has always been a lack of institutions offering courses and qualifications in this discipline, now however times have changed and you are able to get your foot in the door of any digital agency by attending one of places we have found below. We have given information about Cape Town based schools only, as this is where all of us studied.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Faculty of Informatics & Design
Design programmes
Cape campus
Tel 021 460 3392
Fax 021 460 3553
www.cput.ac.za
Vega, The Brand Communications School – Cape Town
PO Box 430
Green Point
8051
Tel 021 425 7591
Fax 021 425 7592
www.vegaschool.co.za

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography
Graphic Design & Photography
PO Box 762
Stellenbosch
7599
Tel 021 880 2623
Fax 021 880 1233
www.stellenboschacademy.co.za

Ruth Prowse School of Art
Art, Graphic Design & Photography
PO Box 89
Woodstock
7915
info@ruthprowse.co.za
www.ruthprowse.co.za

Red and Yellow Graphic Design
PO Box 1442
Cape Town
8000
Tel 021 462 1946
Fax 021 448 4393
www.redandyellow.co.za

Prestige Academy
Graphic Design and Web development
PO Box 2220
Bellville
7595
Tel 021 949 5036
Fax 021 948 1859
info@prestigeacademy.co.za
www.prestigeacademy.co.za

Inscape Design College – Cape Town
Graphic, Interior & Multimedia Design
Tel 021 425 2211
Fax 021 425 2204
study@inscape.co.za
www.inscape.co.za

Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts
H.A.K. House 2nd Floor
186 Bree Street
Cape Town
8001
Tel 021 402 0303
info@friendsofdesign.net
www.friendsofdesign.net

Concept Interactive: School of Communication Design
PostNet Suite 55
Private Bag X9190
Cape Town
8001
Tel 021 461 3371
Fax 086 519 7008 / 021 461 3307
info@conceptinteractive.net
www.conceptinteractive.net

City Varsity
Film, TV & Multimedia School
32 Kloof Street, Gardens Cape Town 8001
Tel 021 423 3366
Fax 021 423 6300
info@cityvarsity.co.za
www.cityvarsity.co.za

AAA School of Advertising – Cape Town
Visual Communications
PO Box 3423 Cape Town 8000
Tel 021 422 1800
Fax 021 422 1827
www.aaaschool.co.za

College of Cape Town – City Campus
Art, Design & Interior Decorating
PO Box 726
Cape Town
8000
Tel 021 464 3869
Fax 021 464 3854
info@cct.edu.za
www.cct.edu.za

UCT:

http://www.uct.ac.za/services/communication/advertising/

In our industry many people have studied at advertising schools like Red & Yellow and AAA but just as many come from backgrounds unrelated like film, business or even self taught computer programmers. I hope that the above has helped offer some guidance with regards to the direction of study to pursue.

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Monday Music: Up All Night by Alex Clare

Lara — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:29:38 +0000

This a great upbeat song to start the week off right!

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Web Wednesday: kinetic.com.sg

Lara — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:45:40 +0000

This is probably one of the most creative websites I have seen in ages! It’s a website for a creative agency based in Singapore called Kinetic. The attention to detail is exquisite! You can click on everything and interact with everything – each inch of that site has been designed and considered, some taking you off to obscure links like where to find the best wanton soup!

Please go have a look here to see the website, below are some screenshots:

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