SAIS 2013 - Part 2

The above spreads come prior to the 'serious stuff', the speakers pages. That's not to say that the Foreword and Welcome aren't serious but we did add a touch of fun design to them.

The message 'innovation goes viral, catch it for growth' was visually delivered in the form of a paper origami bird. The thinking was simple, we wanted to create an iconic element to drive the campaign which reflected the overall theme in an engaging and playful way.

Folded paper, angles, shapes and of course feathers where used to pull the book together in a fun and cohesive manner.

SAIS 2013 - Part 1

Once again we had the mind-blowing task of creating the 2013 SA Innovation Summit handbook. When creating the handbook the organisers asked us to combine the speaker’s info with a "stimulating" notebook section.

As per previous summits our objectives remained the same; create an innovative, engaging, interactive, and practical handbook for the summit. A handbook that the delegates and visitors would cherish, a book that would nurture new idea thinking, stimulate imagination, encourage exploration, experimentation, and to leave opportunities open for discovery.

Although our objectives remained the same, the concepts we came up with to convey the underlying message was taken to the next level. In stages we’ll show you how we created both a serious yet fun handbook for the event. Today we will look at the front cover which consists of a die cut and gate fold combining hand illustration, fun iconography and encourages exploration.

This years theme was "Innovation goes viral, catch it for growth!'.

Newspaper poem

Loeries 2013 Finalist

View the work here.

Free template for felt slippers

As 50% of our household is occupied by a crazy Swede, and this Swede insists on enforcing a 'no shoes in the house' rule - it's only fair that some welcoming slippers are made for guests. Using Martha Stewarts template, we are busy making some grey and yellow felt slippers.

DIY office table - done!

Having worked off the kitchen table for the last 6 months, it was time to upgrade. We wanted a modern looking table with a difference, and at an affordable price... Well... turns out that our taste is somewhat expensive... So we simply had to get our 'hands dirty' and make our own - plus it's a one of a kind K&i design, and there's nothing wrong about being unique is there?

We opted for a 32mm MDF board, it is super heavy so all those push-ups we've been doing really helped when we needed to carry it inside. We added two small holes for the computer cables to go through and neatly attached the extension cable underneath to minimise all those 'irritating-cables-on-the-floor' thing. The top was painted with 4 coats of Velvaglo with a light sand between each coat, and the steel legs expertly made by local blacksmith John. We are very happy with the outcome.

MAGIC

This years South African Innovation Summit was a hit attracting more visitors than ever before.

Above is page 83 from the Spark Book, a book dedicated to making the reader question, observe differently, educate and above all inspire creativity.

More of the thinking behind the Spark Book to follow, but for now we'll leave you with this beautiful quote by Roald Dahl in hope that it encourages your inner child to make an appearance every now and then.

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

Open Design Cape Town

We briefly popped in to check out this years Open Design event, especially interesting was the Madiba posters. We will be sure to put it in the diary for next year.

Gibs iLab

The Gibs iLab is a new space designed around the five senses, it is there to challenge mindsets and thinking styles. K&i was approached to create the logo and infographic wall artworks for this new space, along with an icon for each of the five rooms. More pics of the logo and infographics on our website.

Africa Illustrated on Design Indaba

Design Indaba so kindly featured our latest work for African Impact featuring brochures created for both Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara. Thanks guys!

Editorial Design Served!

Whoop whoop!! We've been served (again we must add)! It's a real honour for us to be served on behance. With all the talent around the world, they picked us. We were served for our editorial design we did for the SA Innovation Summit last year, the Black book and Note book. This years summit is currently in full swing, we will reveal this years book in the next few weeks. Stay tuned

Tuli and Encounter Mara brochures

African Impact appointed K&i to design brochures for Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara.

The A5 three-fold brochures were printed on matt art and the square brochure printed on the more premium Rives Tradition paper. More pics and the issuu version can be found on our website.