Tag: history

  • A History Forgotten Is A Future Lost

    These new ads for the Apartheid Museum are clever. They obviously didn't cost a fortune and clearly demonstrate the rather worrying fact that many young people don't know our history. I love advertising like this - it doesn't just sell, it starts a conversation. Well done TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris.

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  • Jozi has soul (and golden hearses)

    Ah, Soweto. A name that was invented via a public competition, the prize money being 10 pounds. Idiosyncratic and surprising, it’s a community of heartbreak, hope… and guys mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning. I was astounded by how much housing there is, even in the poorer areas, and the manicured green parks that…

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