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Paul Sahre on ideas and book design
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• Duration: 00:45:19
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14 Dec 10
Our creative cups are constantly being filled, we just need to find ways to tip them over, says Paul Sahre.
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Adam Levin on South African fashion
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• Duration: 00:42:05
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8 Dec 10
Fashion is an intimate social and political expression of who we are as a people. Adam Levin talks about this notion.
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Tom Dixon on the world’s most expensive vibrator
Talks
• Duration: 00:41:11
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3 Dec 10
Tom Dixon talks about his work, from starting as a welder to designing the world’s most expensive vibrator.
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Doshi Levien
Talks
• Duration: 00:32:11
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1 Dec 10
At the design intersection of culture and technology some very interesting things are possible, as Doshi Levien have discovered.
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Toshiyuki Kita on user-friendly product design
Talks
• Duration: 00:33:39
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29 Nov 10
In Japan good design is regarded as a valuable resource. Toshiyuki Kita talks about this notion.
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Heath Nash on sustainability within design
Talks
• Duration: 00:08:00
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25 Nov 10
Plastic waste + hands + geometry = beautiful objects + employment, a system that Heath Nash has refined using other people's rubbish.
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Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture
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• Duration: 00:31:45
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22 Nov 10
Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007.
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Hideki Inaba on striking a balance between graphic design and commercial considerations
Talks
• Duration: 00:24:08
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17 Nov 10
Graphic design should be something that’s easy to understand, almost instinctive, Hideki Inaba believes.
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Front on experiencing objects
Talks
• Duration: 00:30:22
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17 Nov 10
Computers, explosions, robotics and animals are interesting elements that form part of Front’s design process.
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Ruudt Peters on enchantment in jewellery design
Talks
• Duration: 00:40:17
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10 Nov 10
Enchantment, magic and communication are aspects of jewellery design that should not be neglected, says Ruudt Peters.
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Mark Dytham on using social networks to mobilise people
Talks
• Duration: 00:44:02
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10 Nov 10
The time has come for designers to be more than just designers, Mark Dytham says.
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Massimo and Lella Vignelli keep design simple, elegant and timeless
Talks
• Duration: 00:54:54
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4 Nov 10
Design legends Massimo and Lella Vignelli talk about some of their famous designs of the past 50 years.
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Tobias Frere-Jones transforms typefaces
Talks
• Duration: 00:39:44
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3 Nov 10
Typography needs to be investigated and played with, which certainly works for Tobias Frere-Jones.
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Jo Noero on socially purposeful South African architecture
Talks
• Duration: 00:50:47
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27 Oct 10
Architecture in post-apartheid South Africa has a very important role to play, Jo Noero shares his thoughts on this.
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Rick Valicenti on the real human presence in design
Talks
• Duration: 00:52:17
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27 Oct 10
Finding the real human presence in design is a big task, but one that Rick Valicenti finds particularly interesting.
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Wally Olins on the branding of nations
Talks
• Duration: 00:34:55
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21 Oct 10
Getting the branding identity of a country right has led to many positive results, Wally Olins explains.
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Craig Wessels on animation and story
Talks
• Duration: 00:24:22
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21 Oct 10
Using animation creatively can go as far as one’s imagination allows.
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Mirko Ilić on graphic design as social commentary
Talks
• Duration: 00:25:49
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14 Oct 10
Graphic design can be used as an effective means of communication to comment on various social issues, Mirko Ilić illustrates.
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Gerry Human on pushing the boundaries of advertising
Talks
• Duration: 00:32:56
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14 Oct 10
The purpose of advertising in South Africa, but also the rest of the world, is to push boundaries, says Gerry Human.
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SA Fashion Panel: Gavin Rajah, Amanda Laird Cherry and Nkhensani Nkosi
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• Duration: 00:32:37
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6 Oct 10
Three top South African fashion designers talk about their work, their influences, the state of the local industry and the discipline’s function.
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BarberOsgerby: experimentation with colour and form
Talks
• Duration: 00:37:42
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5 Oct 10
Experimenting is an important part of the creative process for design duo BarberOsgerby.
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Tucker Viemeister: it always costs more not to design
Talks
• Duration: 00:35:42
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29 Sep 10
For Tucker Viemeister, design is about persuasion, inspiration and trust.
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Jasper Morrison on designing from personal experience
Talks
• Duration: 00:43:13
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28 Sep 10
Designers are often responsible for making atmospheres, but they must steer away from visual pollution says Jasper Morrison.
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Maxim Velčovský on communist philosophy and design
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• Duration: 00:41:04
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23 Sep 10
Influenced by his "nice totalitarian childhood", Czech designer Maxim Velčovský talks about how this philosophy inspire his designs.
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