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Get ready for #DesignMonth!

With Design Indaba just a few weeks away, February is Design Month on Bizcommunity. Look forward to exclusive design-centric interviews and thought leadership throughout the month, sure to expand your business-design thinking, and don't forget to join the conversation by using the hashtag #DesignMonth when you tweet us!

Fittingly, Nkem Ndem V offers three reasons Nigerian fashion is taking over the world due to high exposure on social media thanks to stars like Rihanna and Beyonce wearing stunning examples that create global interest.

Trending on the continent, Grey Africa has appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer. We speak exclusively to Luckin about her sparkling creative career thus far and the state of advertising on the continent.

Go forth and design!

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SOUTH AFRICA
It's officially Design Month on Biz
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Traditionally February is dedicated to all things design on Biz. This year we're rolling out the design theme, with a multi-industry Design Month feature on how design is influencing 20 sectors locally and globally... read


NIGERIA
Three reasons Nigerian fashion is taking over the world
[Nkem Ndem V] Nigeria is popular for a lot of things and most recently, fashion is in the fore. People all over the world, including international celebrities like Chris Brown, Rihanna and Beyonce have been spotted wearing different Nigerian clothing... read


BizTrendsĀ 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Future film

Bryan Little

In our current image-saturated existence, with thumbs flicking through the world on Instagram and other social media with a relentless thirst, humans are consuming imagery on a scale never experienced before... read
More trends... | Full trend report...
Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Is 2016 the year that...

Gil Sperling

With the demand on marketers to deliver, 2016 will require that service providers upscale their technology to be able to deliver multivariate campaigns across platforms in real time... read
Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
BREAKING: Grey gets Luck(in)!

Leigh Andrews

Grey Africa appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer as of 1 February 2016. In this exclusive interview, Luckin shares some of the exciting plans she intend bringing to life once she's settled into the agency... read
Media
BURUNDI
Burundi arrests two foreign journalists
Burundi police said Friday they had arrested two respected foreign journalists working in the capital, as they reported on gunmen opposed to the government in the troubled central African country... read
Radio
NIGERIA
Sweet FM goes on air in Ogun

Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji

A private radio station, Sweet FM, established in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, went on air on Saturday... read
Social Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Six tools for generating perfectly sized images for social media

Adeniyi Ogunfowoke

In today's social media world, you cannot do without pictures. This is because images add beauty to the layout of your webpage and can attract friends and followers... read
International
SOUTH AFRICA
Missing D&AD Pencils campaign captured on film
As a publicity stunt, thought up by Lucky Generals and D&AD, the D&AD Pencils simultaneously started disappearing around the world on 11 January... read
More International
Business
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Online Insights] Internships
This week, our 'Biz Online Insights' section explores the South African online population's views on internships... read
New events to diarise
Internal communication management
PRISA - 8 Feb 2016 to 9 Feb 2016, Randburg, Johannesburg


The art of storytelling - speech and script writing
PRISA - 12 Feb 2016, Randburg, Johannesburg


Strategic role of public relations
PRISA - 16 Feb 2016, Polokwane


3rd annual digital and mobile business summit
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 29 Feb 2016, Johannesburg


Magaliesburg writing retreat
Allaboutwriting - 4 Mar 2016 to 6 Mar 2016, Magaliesburg


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