Vega Durban recently hosted a group of 65 Epworth Independent School matriculants. The girls enjoyed an interactive workshop inbranding and visual communications (the Vega way). Continue reading
Welcome to the Vega School Blog
At Vega we're all about thinking. Bright thinking, BIG thinking, smart thinking, new thinking. Thinking of ideas that change our world. After all... ideas are the currencies of the future.
The 8 Stages of Genocide Review
The general perception is that genocide happens in other countries, to other groups, to those less democratised. People thus tend to view genocide from a distance with a “that is so bad, but luckily it won’t happen to us” attitude. Continue reading
Alumni Blog: Welcome to the world of elephants & easter
We like to call elephants & easter the South African everything blog, showcasing fashion, food, travel, design and South African creative talent. The blog was born as a personal bookmark of all that we found online and wanted to remember, including the vast amount of amazing local creative talent. Continue reading
Vega Durban Showcase
The Vega Class of 2011 will be revealing the cream of their work to the world on Friday 11 November 2011. Delight in Durban’s freshest and most creative talent across multiple disciplines at the year end showcase of aspiring Art Directors, Copywriters, Designers, Multimedia Designers, Photographers, Brand Leaders and Brand Management students. Continue reading
Two silver Pendorings
Short note from Roela Hattingh.
Great news! Two silver Pendorings for Vega Bordeaux.
Alison McAlinden for her digital entry: Beer, ‘n storie van…
Thabang “Tipi” Manyelo and Kirsten Morgan for their truly South African entry: Young, gifted and 14%
It was a good evening – were are really chuffed with the students. Once again, I have noticed that it’s the hard workers, the ten thousand hour crafters, that will become the outliers (Malcolm Gladwell).
Great to see that Vega alumni of the years are doing well. We’re keeping a look out for work this year that could be entered next year.
More details on the Pendoring website.
-Roela
Vega Typographic Designers receive international membership
We are very proud to announce that three Vega Cape Town students received international membership to ISTD. Congratulations to Michelle van Den Berg, MW van der Walt, and Alex Ferguson. Crowning glory – MW received a merit. Well done to our inspirational Navigators Carmen Schaefer and Brian Palmer for encouraging and guiding the students throughout. Continue reading
Vodacom to give free minutes, SMSes for BlackBerry outage
BlackBerry users are to receive free minutes and SMSes to compensate them for this week’s BlackBerry service disruption
Viral Media 101
Some of you would have heard and seen it on the news last night: The Mountain Biker that got hit by a red hartbees buck.
Suegnet van der Spuy, one of our BA Brand Building and Management third year students, suggested to Max Cluer Sports Marketing that they post the video onto YouTube after showing it to her lecturer and classmates.
Her brother participated in a mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam and got accidently run over by a hartbees buck. A friend, wearing a helmet with a camera in it, recorded the entire event. Evan was knocked unconscious, but luckily by wearing his helmet his injuries were minor. Continue reading
Ryk Neethling: Face of Nikon 1
Ryk Neethling, business man and Olympic gold medallist, has been announced as the face of the Nikon 1 campaign for Nikon South Africa.
Commenting on the camera, Ryk says that the Nikon 1 cameras are equipped with everything he needs to shoot life as it happens and compact enough to carry around anywhere he travels.
Photography Navigator at Vega School Cape Town, Malcolm Venter, has this to say about the Nikon 1.
“Nikon’s new camera system, Nikon 1, is set to fill a gap in the camera market: consumers who want a small camera that is not difficult to operate, but that has the flexibility to change lenses. Nikon is also releasing an adaptor to fit its existing autofocus F mount lenses, so users will have a clear upgrade path. The new smaller sensor size is also an advantage in that the 2.7 times crop factor means that photographers can use small, inexpensive lenses to zoom in really close to their subjects. In effect the field of view from an 85mm lens mounted on the Nikon 1 would be roughly equivalent to a 230mm lens on a 35mm camera. I think that many people who like to photograph sports and wildlife will welcome this camera’s autofocus ability and light weight.”
As it stands we’re yet to see a Nikon 1 in-store, but from what we’ve heard (and read) the camera will operate in the point-and-shoot arena rather than take over in the Digital SLR space. For now.
Here are a few links that may be useful.
By Wynandt Verster
Vega Bordeaux hosts exquisite photographs of South African farm gates, Wednesday 5th October 2011
If you’ve ever travelled through South Africa by car, you have to attend and experience the ‘Gate’ Image Evening on Wednesday 5 October, 17h30 for 18h00, in the Vega Joburg Campus Auditorium.
Steven Kotze, brilliant young historian, will present on a recently published book called Gate. The book is an exquisite photographic, social and cultural analysis of explicit and implicit statements made through the design of South African farm gates. The authors, Ian Wolstenholme and Steven, make a case for an agricultural design aesthetic. Continue reading
