you've heard this before. in book for student d&ad.

i won an In Book award for student d&ad. yes, it has been mentioned before. but now i have something for you to look at.
no, not another pug. just the work this time. sorry to disappoint.

click to see the campaign at the d&ad site.

thanks to certain people for their invaluable help. raph, shelley, nick, shakera. thanks.

and a particular thank you to angie. my wee little sister. who ran all around london to print & mount, and then got lost delivering my work just in time for the deadline.
thank you.

in book but no cigar

well i didn't get one of those. but remember the last pug you got? when i finished d&ad? well, scroll some more and there'll be another. a celebratory pug, if you will. because although i didn't get a pencil, i did get In Book for that entry. which isn't too bad either. here it is from bizcommunity's mouth. (wedgethemong is chad for those of you not yet in the know)

i'll upload the work as soon as i'm allowed to. here's your pug.

don't laugh

oh, i wish i could to say that this was my contribution to south african politics, but it isn't. it was someone else's.

kraft can't touch this

well. with a decent cash and shares offer i'll think about it.



yes. i've made my own chocolate. it is the best chocolate in the world. if you hold your breath long enough i will start making it in little pug-shaped molds.

watch out. kholkhoz chocolate is coming.

this is dillon

and he opened a cafe/restaurant. to prove it, here's a picture of his hand making coffee. and below that is a picture of his sister jessica wiping the machine. well, her hand at least. she's behind the incredible food they serve. not physically - she's a chef, comedian, and purveyor of the finest chocolate cake in existence.
and now there's a website. okay, more like an online business card. but it fits wonderfully on an iPhone. i'll make something better soon.

or in a while.




this restaurant/cafe is called burnside's. it's in craighall. and they serve the best food in jo'burg. and the second best coffee (the best is at my house). their details are on this business card (click the image for the big/readable version at flickr):



that number is no longer correct. call 011 326 3970 from now on. that's not my fault though. they're open for dinner on thursday and friday for now. take someone special. you'll get action. book in advance. it's a good idea.

but. you ask yourself: how does this relate to the kholkhoz? no, we haven't just become a cheap mouthpiece indiscriminately punting whatever trendy eatery for fame and untold fortune, no... this is relevant because i like coffee. and because i designed burnside's awesome menus and stationery. go give them a look. but please, don't roll, bend or wet them. they're uncoated. and i will feel inclined to end you. on the spot.



burnsides.co.za

something i did today

charlie: Look, kid, I - how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.

terry: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." You remember that? "This ain't your night"! My night! I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.

charlie: Oh I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.

terry: You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.

wedge enters d&ad student

london transport network grinds to halt as all hold thumbs.

he has. and it did. d&ad is done. thank goodness.

just thought i'd post a little self-congratulatory note for all the people with no lives of their own to ogle and wow at.

according to the rules of the competition i can't upload the work here until after the awards ceremony has taken place. or something along those lines. selfish of them i know. but. here's a picture of a pug instead.



and that's worth the bandwidth. so is the other pic of him at flickr.

aaaand i've published a new drafted post from a little while ago. either scroll down a bit or hit here to see unobtanium

die antwoord... to the man

as promised. wow. here's a real update.

kyle and i got exceptionally frustrated two nights back when the vega network was doing what it does best (but even better this time) - nothing. unable to work we opted to create a campaign that creatively communicated our dissatisfaction with the situation in the hope that the powers that be. in power that is. might actually respond at last.

glad to report that this approach worked. within hours of putting up posters and slipping mailers under doors an official response letter was distributed addressing the issue and further maintenance and consultation has been promised.

know the quality isn't too fantastic but here's one of the radical poster/mailers. click the images to view them properly at flickr and see another two.

a haiku and ambient activation too.

fred durst commented on our blog

actually he didn't but i thought we might as well have a go at riding some bizarre associative coattails to success. heaven knows it's been done before.

we've been awaaaaay for a while. glad you noticed. yes this blog seems to have become more about us apologising for not posting new stuff than it is about us posting new stuff. we really are quite sad.

well. there actually is a little bit coming your way very soon indeed. kyle, the previously-mentioned man with the internet plan is back in town and there's a little bit of student lobbying we've got to show you. and it actually achieved a response. maybe. gasp. it'll also get results.

then we'll be able to use the vega internet. which we pay for. awesome.

(sorry no picture now, but by tomorrow - i almost promise)

- holy crap i've just noticed that it's been TWO months since the last post. that really is unacceptable. sorry. comment with motivational hate-speech.

unobtanium

well how's this for pseudo-intel shoulder-rubbing. we (i) went to joburg fashion week. wait. audi joburg fashion week. they paid big money for that. i got a free ticket and macdonalds and a beer. so all in all it was good.

my favourites were a candyfloss wedding dress and the pot-plant from a gypsey's houseboat. but what i loved most about it was the publicly condoned voyeurism that rendered even the worst stalker's drop-jawed dribbling stare as the most admirable connoisseur appreciation. this is a good thing.

i say all these things but only got a photo of the logo. what can i say. i was too busy appreciating.



for the real audi joburg fashion week scoop and a hearty laugh, hit this link to Oxé's blog. you should do this. it is good for you.

i will make right

holy ben affleck it's a post from jes. but seriously though i haven't posted for a very long time because i've being doing a whole lot of sweet fokol, i know right?

i've been in cape town and its been too real hey, the roadtrip was incredible and i suggest it to everyone and anyone planning on going to cape town. drive there.

on tidier notes, i've made a pretty neat moleskine journal of cape town and so i'll probably put up an ebook of it when i get home, but yeah cape town is the business i'm enjoying but i'll be glad to get back. a lot of cool things will be happening i'm sure when the year starts properly

oh and i added music to the blog, viel spaß!

swings and roundabouts

hi.

not much to this one
just wanted to say hello
with a bad haiku

the tables have turned. i am in jhb being an intern. and jes is in cape town not.
say hi to him and give him a kiss, hug or free beer. kyle, our delightful man with the internet plan, is there too. so no big updates for a few weeks.
don't weep. just sniffle. and buy a copy of 'fortywords' by me. or anything by milan kundera. or that paul auster book for it's cover. it'll keep you company until we return with a photo update and a video, and perhaps even a poster campaign to get us to europe. who knows?

just in time for christmas!

we're branching out into the fantastically lucrative world of publishing. here's our first title - fortywords, by me - it was made with love, late nights and macdonalds. and the hand-stitched binding can be unpicked and the book displayed as a seventy-six-tych across a wall - or similar flat surface. imagine that.



just to convince you. here's the blurb off the back:

inspiration as inspired by forty words. neither grand nor majestic, but insolent and irreverent. reading this won’t change your life, but looking at it might. somewhere between random and conceptual, nothing is ever entirely revealed, but pulling it apart might get you closer together. made in one go. printed in two. enjoy it for what it is. or mock it for what it isn’t. let it inspire you, or show it to someone who does. pop it on your table, then put your coffee on it. it’s a coffee table book...

and you can’t hurt its feelings.



here's an ebook version just to give you something to do with your bandwidth this month. oh, the book's gonna sell for 375 zar (they're printed to order, c'mon), but as we all know, a smile and quiet word might get you a discount. maybe. just email kholkhozcollective@live.com if you're the kinda person who's not too bothered about value for money.

ebook versionebook versionebook version

fortywords

okay. remember way back when on the 6th of october? when i posted this?
the four one was eight? okay you might not, but i mentioned that there was gonna be one - and i quote - main-oke sized update on the 11th of nov if i succeeded. well, there was no update on the 11th, but i did succeed. (refer to two posts below for reasons why there was no such update)

so. here is the update, belated as it is, that was promised:

i made a book. it's called fortywords.

(mention, because they won't let me work without doing it: daniella & chelsea. there. happy?)

back with a book

yes. we've been gone for long. once again, apologies.

well we're back.

i've been making a book and jes has made a movie (these are broad terms and we use them in the broadest sense)

so, here - in truly contrived fashion - is a pic of the raddest book cover i've seen in ages. i have no idea what the book's about, but i'm determined to buy it just to look at it. reading is for fools.

it's the faber firsts edition and is designed by jonathan gray. look.