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Design is a good idea is an International Design Resource and Creative Hub based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Visit our website often for updates and news on what we are currently doing. Join us on Facebook and Flickr to see more of what we do, say hello, or page through our Some things are priceless blog for inspiration and creative ideas.
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The History:
January 2011. Design is a good idea is now officially closed.
Thank you to everyone who supported us over the years.
Enjoy the archives. There will be no new posts.
January 2011 – January 2013:
We are currently in the process of starting something very big, and brand new.
We are looking for the right kind of talented International and local creative people to work with us on this exciting new project. Graphic Designers, Industrial Designers, Illustrators, Animators, Artists, Photographers, Product Designers, Directors, etc…
More information coming soon.
September 2009 – January 2011:
Design is a good idea operated a showroom and store at 44 Stanley in Milpark, Johannesburg. This concept store is now closed and we are focussing on new projects and ventures.
The store specialized in books/DVDs/media and accessories/focussing on: graphic design/illustration/architecture/photography/fashion/branding/typography/interior design/packaging/industrial design/product design/art/music video/motion graphics/interactive design/etc…
We also carried special projects and publications from: Gestalten/Victionary/Actar/Publikat/Laurence King/Daab Books/Bozaar Book Co/Black Dog Publishing/BOMM!!! Publishing/Jeremyville/Gingko Press/Day One Publishing/Boom Book Club/IdN Magazine/Varoom/David Krut Publishing/Palm Pictures/Plexi Films/Warp Records/Upper Playground/Creative Review/etc, As well as collectors items/modern heirlooms/limited edition pieces/iconic products from: Pantone®/Muji/SuckUK/Valour Products/Hilton Qiu/Magpie/Disturbance/Whitbread Wilkinson/John Brauer/Essey®/The Cupcake Academy/Lars Amhoff/Kinkyform/The Substain/Sander Mulder/Jaime Hayon/Naoto Fukasawa/Fred/Invotis/Postler Fergusson/Tibor Kalman/Love Jozi/etc.
The store was also a licensed Bang & Olufsen reseller and the sole South African distributer of John Brauer’s Award Winning range of products produced for Essey®.
Here are some pictures of the Design is a good idea studio+showroom at 44 Stanley in Milpark. Store interior designed by Bruce Cowie and Qz Zhang-Cowie.
January 2009 – November 2009:
During this period, we developed our original website and monthly online feature series called Storefront. The idea behind this series of projects was to present a ‘Design Blog’ in a completely new way, by creating custom ‘magazine style’ photo shoots of people and products interacting, instead of following the traditional ‘Blog’ format.
These ‘Storefront’ features were also featured in various design publications, like Enjin Magazine and One Small Seed.
December 2007 -September 2008:
Design is a good idea evolved beyond the refines of our original Facebook Group into a full fledged studio and creative hub. During this time we began establishing a network of International creative talent, focussing on various aspects of design, from illustration, photography, and art direction, through to motion graphics, animation, and various other creative fields.
Our most memorable and successful project during this period was creating all design material for the International Promax/BDA Awards, which involved our original concept of collaborating with an International team of creatives hand picked by ourselves.
June 2006 – January 2007:
As an offshoot of the renowned Graphic Design studio ‘thnkyvrymch’, Design is a good idea began life as an International Facebook Group, focussing on sharing idea’s and content within the creative industry.