2015 Archive

Steven Heller: Design to entertain, illuminate and advocate

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:37 • 9 Nov 15

We sit down with Steven Heller to discuss the designer’s role in society and his perspective on different forms of design. >
Steven Heller: Deconstructing design and the power of logos

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:02 • 10 Nov 15

The art of critiquing design from one of the leading voices in design criticism. >
Todd St. John: HunterGather and primitive design practices

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:06 • 11 Nov 15

Simple visuals bring complex ideas to life at Todd St. John’s studio, HunterGatherer. >
Milton Glaser: Design to be a good citizen

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:01 • 12 Nov 15

Revered designer Milton Glaser spills design secrets, dispenses advice and explains the relationship between adverts, guns, and soda. >
Kathryn Fleming: Designing the evolution of animals

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:59 • 16 Nov 15

US designer Kathryn Fleming explores various ways in which animals and humans could co-evolve in the future. >
Ng’endo Mukii: Challenging the ideals of beauty

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:52 • 20 Nov 15

Kenyan filmmaker breaks the mould of African stereotypes using animation, storytelling, and movement. >
Rob Hadrill: Bringing ideas to life through book design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:36 • 23 Nov 15

Book Works co-founder Rob Hadrill invites us into his world of visual artistry and bookmaking. >
King Debs raises a fist against injustice with his latest murals

Video Interviews • 23 Nov 15

Multimedia designer and Emerging Creative, King Debs responds to social unrest with his larger-than-life street art. >
Richard van der Laken: Creating Gorilla and the designer's "do" mentality

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 24 Nov 15

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why designers are wired to be solution-finders and conversation-starters. >
James Roberts: Life-saving solutions for neonatal care

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 25 Nov 15

Inspired by the plight of refugees, James Roberts created a low-cost incubator for babies born prematurely. >
Behind a décor design brand in the small town of Stellenbosch

Q&A • 26 Nov 15

Mia Danieli tells us why sustainability and natural materials form the heart of Mia Mélange. >
Sam Bompas: Designing extraordinary food experiences

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:49 • 27 Nov 15

Bompas and Parr’s niche approach to everyday food experiences makes them the gurus of food architecture. >
Seymour Chwast: Using irony and sympathy in graphic design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:00 • 30 Nov 15

The prolific graphic designer discusses his early years at Pushpin and finding a focus in his work. >
Hyperakt: Social impact design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:22 • 2 Dec 15

Brooklyn-based design agency Hyperakt talks about communicating change and the role of data science in its work. >
Alex R: Designer Craftsmen

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:34 • 7 Dec 15

The London-based glass artist talks about the metaphorical context of glass and the blurred line between design and craft. >
Matthew Harrison: Responding to complex healthcare issues

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:27 • 10 Dec 15

Helix is a design studio centred on the development of simple solutions to complex healthcare problems. >
Erik Kessels: The era of democratisation

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:59 • 10 Dec 15

From shop window dresser as a child to children’s TV producer as an adult, and much else in between, Erik Kessels is a crossover "communicator". >
Julia Hasting: The unusual book designer

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:07 • 11 Dec 15

Julia Hasting, creative director of Phaidon Press, has designed books that come vacuum packed like ham and doodled all over like a student notebook. >
Hefin Jones: Socially engaged design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:43 • 17 Dec 15

Hefin Jones is the designer behind Cosmic Colliery and the Welsh Space Campaign, two socially focussed design projects. >

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