March 2017 Archive

South African photographer shortlisted in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

Design News • 16 Mar 17

Cole Ndelu’s arresting entry was inspired by the #FeesMustFall movement. >
Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen

Design News • 16 Mar 17

“Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.” >
A look into the volume of the internet

Design News • Duration: 01:22 • 16 Mar 17

How much do you know about the design of the worldwide web? >
A conceptualised take on gendered domestic bliss

Design News • 17 Mar 17

Photographer Patty Carroll’s Anonymous Women addresses our gendered view of domesticity. >
Stories of feral children told through photography

Design News • 17 Mar 17

This photographer sheds light on the cruelty faced by children as they are abandoned by society absolutely. >
Buddibox: A community-driven courier network in South Africa

Design News • 20 Mar 17

This organisation tackles local unemployment by facilitating small-scale courier services. >
Arch for Arch celebrates Archbishop Tutu and the freedom of South Africa

Design News • 20 Mar 17

It will be launched on 7 October, 2017 to coincide with The Arch's 86th birthday. >
Why wastewater?

Design News • 20 Mar 17

World Water Day 2017 will look at the way we manage the precious resource during every part of the water cycle. >
Hooded: Subversion through photography

Design News • 21 Mar 17

Myles Loftin confronts the stereotype of the hooded black man in a new multimedia project. >
Greeting cards for people of colour

Design News • 22 Mar 17

US-based creative Tara James creates greeting cards as a reflection of cultural tradition. >
The font of life

Design News • 22 Mar 17

Download and donate to the millions living without water. >
Waves for Water

Design News • 22 Mar 17

This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need. >
Giving back with ethical fashion

Design News • 23 Mar 17

Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt. >
Refugee chefs share the taste of home

Design News • 23 Mar 17

Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City. >
Dear White America

Design News • 23 Mar 17

US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality. >
Shape: Design is everywhere

Design News • 24 Mar 17

A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change? >
This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers

Design News • 24 Mar 17

Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth. >
Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution

Design News • 24 Mar 17

A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy. >
This kids clothing range literally grows alongside your child

Design News • 24 Mar 17

“Slow fashion for fast growing kids.” >
The Thermotrap Project

Design News • 24 Mar 17

This start-up initiative aims to uplift the living conditions of township residents. >
Would you drink beer made from sewage water?

Design News • 27 Mar 17

A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater. >
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space. >
A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music

Design News • 27 Mar 17

This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music. >
Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie". >

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