I was very lucky to attend the last MaxNormal.TV show at the Albert Hall in Cape Town a few weeks ago. As they say: FOKKIT! :)
I don’t think I have enjoyed a show so much in ages!
MaxNormal.TV crew is Max Normal Yo-Landi Visser, Neon Don and Duppie. Damn they can put on a show. All their songs have concept, mise-en-scène and accompanying unique visuals. Their energy was mad and they got the crowd going crazy over awesome beats ranging from dark electro to more poppy rap.
If you get a chance, go check them out in Belgium! They’ll be performing at the [Pukkelpop](http://www.pukkelpop.be] on the 14th of August in my home country.
Not to be missed!
FOKKEN PRAGTIG ;)
(click on the photo to view full size)
• MaxNormal.TV
• Watch the Total Fuck up music video
• Become a fan of MaxNormal.TV on Facebook
• Overtone review
• HarderFaster interview
• Pioneer Unit’s account of the Albert Hall MNTV party
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I’ve been working on the next EP 12” cover design for Ben Sharpa (and I’m so very excited about the results! Can’t wait to share, yay!) for the last few days.
I’ve been looking for the font used on CCTV monitor but couldn’t find it… so Viktor kindly recommended Super Duty Text from YouWorkForThem.
Although it is not the original CCTV font, it works really nice and has a super fresh feel to it.
Can’t wait to share the new EP cover design!
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July 3rd, 2008
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Recycling
/ Anne-Sophie Leens
Hello all,
This is a preliminary request I’m sending, just to a few of you to start getting the word out about a project we’re busy with…and you can help out in one very simple way.
You can DRINK MORE…and, then, save your bottles OR tetrapaks.
We’re looking for wine bottles, large beer bottles (we’ll also take small beer bottles but large is preferable, so drink up, lads & lasses), and tetrapaks (the asceptic, box containers some juices are packaged in.) We will use the bottles as part of wall construction for the addition we’re going to build for Monica’s house in Khayelitsha. Monica is our domestic worker here in Fresnaye, and for the past few months, we’ve been designing and planning a sustainable, as-green-as-possible addition to her home in Site B (Khay…) that currently houses 10 people in a 2-bedroom RDP house. You can check out more of this at http://www.makedesign.co.za. We’re attempting to source as much material as we can that is local AND that would otherwise be dumped in the landfill OR recycled OR is just sitting people’s houses/garages/etc. We’ll use the tetrapaks as part of the insulation in the roof.
So, if you would be so kind as to set aside a cardboard box or bag, and collect:
wine bottles
beer bottles (large)
tetrapaks
then we’ll make a plan to come collect from you.
You can also help out in other ways if you’re interested, so let me (or Charles -> charles@makesdesign.co.za) know…I’m considering all of you the creative “hub” with your own various networks, so feel free to spread the word.
Hope everyone is well and staying dry…thanks for reading this!
cheers,
Hannah
http://www.morridesign.com
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Yay!
I finally ordered tees from Threadless and they have arrived.
Awesome service, great packaging and oh so yummy tees,,
Here they are :)
Nice packaging!
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I’ve been a bit quiet these last few days with the 7784 Mixtape Launch show // 7784 mixtape on sale here
I’ve also been busy doing wireframes and information architecture for a commercial project. I’ve been researching information visualisation quite a bit to incorporate more of it in the wireframes and this is what I came across (thanks to friends and Google):
• visualcomplexity
Huge library of info visualisation (this example: Liverpool, Cente of the Creative Universe, click on image to read more).
• The Whale Hunt
A storytelling experiment by Jonathan Harris
• Universcale | Nikon
• Topoware
Very nice application of information design to a ‘concrete’ application. Awesome concept and beautiful application.
• Geobloggers
For all the map people out there!
Enjoy!
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If you’re near Graz in Austria this weekend, don’t forget to check out the Four Elements festival this Saturday, with Milanese and our very own Ben Sharpa!
Four Elements festival
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Kid Klever
Sinister Dexter
TOB / The Realist / Dplanet backstage
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King of Africa is an African clothing company celebrating all that is Africa. We work with artists and designers to produce shirts that we all want to wear.
We were asked to submit a design or two for this cool up-and-coming brand,, thanks King of Africa!
Here is the South African inspired designs I (read: Anne-Sophie…) I’d love to wear (click to enlarge).
King of Africa’s website / blog / Flickr page
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Serie 3 of Simone Lourenço’s work is my favourite.
Amazing colour scheme, feeric shapes inspired by the plant kingdom and patterns in nature.
Simone Lourenço’s site
About Simone’s work
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Pioneer Unit is taking Hip Hop entertainment back to the hood with a series of spectacular events that will showcase South Africa’s finest talent, both established and up and coming.
We’re keeping the price of entry down and the quality of the entertainment up at the highest level. There will be super-high quality sound, rap battles as well as dance and singing competitions where the crowd decides who takes home cash prizes. There will also be hot, home-cooked food on sale for only R2 a plate.
This is entertainment for the whole hood, so don’t miss out!
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To celebrate the release of Rattex’s new mixtape, Pioneer Unit Records proudly presents the first in a series of music spectaculars…
7784
“Lezi zezase kasi. Gcwala uchiteke.”
Featuring a full-length set by:
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> Rattex
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Plus extra special guests:
> Driemanskap
> Jaak
> Garlic Brown
> Crosby
> Kanyi
> Sim
> Maxhoseni
> Mic Substance
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> DJ Eazy (Faculty of Hip Hop)
> DJ Azuhl (Beatbangaz)
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Kritsi Ye’Spaza - Your host with the most!
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> Huge super-high quality sound system!
> Rap / Dance / Singing competitions to win cash prizes!
> Hot home-cooked food for only R2 a plate!
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Date: Saturday 21 June, 2008
Time: 12 - 6pm
Venue: New Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha
Price: R10
Food: R2 plate
Competition prizes: R100 per competition
Click here to join the Facebook event for updates and reminders.
That’s how we rrrrrrrrrroll!!
