Publication design
We offer a complete publication design service, from content generation and editing to, layout, cover design, and overseeing the production of the finished product.
Previous book designs includes 'Durban - A Paradise and its People' for the eThekwini Municipality, the second edition of Allan Jackson's 'Facts About Durban' and the novel 'While We Were Waiting' by Alastair Anderson.
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Branding and campaigns
We specialise in slick but effective branding that communicates clearly and unambiguously and is easy for the end-user to understand. Please see below for examples of some of our previous projects, which includes work for a broad range of clients, from Unilever to Unesco.
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'Create Durban' logo for eThekwini Municipality
Create Durban was the follow-up project to Imagine Durban, which explored new ways to imagine the city of Durban/eThekwini. The new logo needed to illustrate both creativity and the notion of building upon what has come before.
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Visual Identity: Create Durban
Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery
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This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.
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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book
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Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery
This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.
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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book
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Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery
This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.
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fine art catalogue - concertina fold
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Catalogue: Johannes Phokela's 'Compendium' at KZNSA Gallery
This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.
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fine art catalogue - concertina fold
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Catalogue: Johannes Phokela's 'Compendium' at KZNSA Gallery
This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.
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fine art catalogue - double-sided A0 sheet
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Catalogue: Mary Sibande for Gallery Momo
This poster catalogue for award-winning artist Mary Sibande's traveling exhibition, 'Long Live the Dead Queen', needed clean design and universal appeal, particularly since it was printed in several languages, including Portuguese and Italian.
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fine art catalogue - concertina fold
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Catalogue: 'Production Marks' at the KZNSA Gallery
This concertina-fold catalogue reflected the bold but considered approach taken by curator, Brenton Maart, in this traveling exhibition. The use of large images and white space highlighted the strength of the works on display.
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fine art catalogue - concertina fold
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Catalogue: 'Production Marks' at the KZNSA Gallery
This concertina-fold catalogue reflected the bold but considered approach taken by curator, Brenton Maart, in this traveling exhibition. The use of large images and white space highlighted the strength of the works on display.
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fine art catalogue - staple-bound book
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Catalogue: 'Rising Up Together' by Gille de Vlieg
The catalogue for this retrospective exhibition by documentary photographer Gille de Vlieg required a clean and simple layout to showcase the power of the images and the accompanying narratives.
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fine art catalogue - staple-bound book
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Catalogue: 'Rising Up Together' by Gille de Vlieg
The catalogue for this retrospective exhibition by documentary photographer Gille de Vlieg required a clean and simple layout to showcase the power of the images and the accompanying narratives.
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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book
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Catalogue: 'Structure'by Jeremy Wafer at the KZNSA Gallery
This concertina-fold catalogue reflected the bold but considered approach taken by curator, Brenton Maart, in this traveling exhibition. The use of large images and white space highlighted the strength of the works on display.
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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book
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Catalogue: 'Structure'by Jeremy Wafer at the KZNSA Gallery
This concertina-fold catalogue reflected the bold but considered approach taken by curator, Brenton Maart, in this traveling exhibition. The use of large images and white space highlighted the strength of the works on display.
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municipal publication - soft-cover book
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Book design: 'Innovations' for eThekwini Municipality
A potentially dull subject - examples of 'best practice' within the eThekwini Municipality - was brought to life through an engaging and friendly layout. The Communication Factory was responsible for the complete production of the book.
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municipal publication - soft-cover book
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Book design: 'Innovations' for eThekwini Municipality
A potentially dull subject - examples of 'best practice' within the eThekwini Municipality - was brought to life through an engaging and friendly layout. The Communication Factory was responsible for the complete production of the book.
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Third edition of 'Facts About Durban' for author Allan Jackson
Allan Jackson's 'Facts About Durban' was full of fascinating information buried within an old-fashioned book design. This third edition of the book, although still restricted to black-and-white, provides a more contemporary feel.
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Third edition of 'Facts About Durban' for author Allan Jackson
Allan Jackson's 'Facts About Durban' was full of fascinating information buried within an old-fashioned book design. This third edition of the book, although still restricted to black-and-white, provides a more contemporary feel.
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municipal publication - soft-cover book
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'Durban - A Paradise and its People' produced for the eThekwini Municipality
This enthusiastically received 380-page coffee table book was commissioned by Durban's eThekwini Municipality. The city provided a few basic parameters, but we did the rest, from writing the text to design to liaising with the printers.
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municipal publication - soft-cover book
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'Durban - A Paradise and its People' produced for the eThekwini Municipality
This enthusiastically received 380-page coffee table book was commissioned by Durban's eThekwini Municipality. The city provided a few basic parameters, but we did the rest, from writing the text to design to liaising with the printers.
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'Dreams+Teams' brochure for the British Council
The British Council's Dreams+Teams programme uses the global language of sport to grow young minds and bodies. We provided the photographs as well as the simple but effective layout which had to conform to the client's corporate identity.
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'Dreams+Teams' brochure for the British Council
The British Council's Dreams+Teams programme uses the global language of sport to grow young minds and bodies. We provided the photographs as well as the simple but effective layout which had to conform to the client's corporate identity.
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4-page newspaper (inserted into other media)
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'The Heritage Art Times' produced for the Heritage Arts Festival/Kizo Gallery
Four editions of this 4-page newspaper insert were produced each year for the Heritage Arts Festival. The publication called for a simple, appealing design that made fine art accessible to a broader audience.
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'The Heritage Art Times' produced for the Heritage Arts Festival/Kizo Gallery
Four editions of this 4-page newspaper insert were produced each year for the Heritage Arts Festival. The publication called for a simple, appealing design that made fine art accessible to a broader audience.
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gallery newsletter
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'Dag Mag' newsletter for Durban Art Gallery
The 'DAG Mag', which we produced for several years, was usually a single-colour publication. In celebration of the World Cup being held in South Africa, the July 2010 edition went full-colour, with an appropriate football theme.
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daily fim festival newsletter
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Reel Times newsletter for Durban International Film Festival
The 'Reel Times' newsletter is a low-budget, single-colour affair that nonetheless makes a strong impression. Different colours helped to distinguish between the various issues, which were produced daily during the festival.
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Plain-language Quality of Life Survey for eThekwini Municipality
This plain-language version of eThekwini Municipality's Quality of Life survey needed to be friendly and easily accessible to all of eThekwini's residents. As such, it was published in both English and Zulu.
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Plain-language Quality of Life Survey for eThekwini Municipality
This plain-language version of eThekwini Municipality's Quality of Life survey needed to be friendly and easily accessible to all of eThekwini's residents. As such, it was published in both English and Zulu.
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Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for eThekwini Municipality
This presentation of eThekwini's IDP transformed a detailed technical report into a visually accessible and easily understood document, in the process increasing the transparency and accountability of the city regarding its long term plans.
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Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for eThekwini Municipality
This presentation of eThekwini's IDP transformed a detailed technical report into a visually accessible and easily understood document, in the process increasing the transparency and accountability of the city regarding its long term plans.
