Articles

Find out what makes prolific typographer and graphic designer Erik Spiekermann tick as Freunde von Freunden take us into his home and studio in Berlin. >

In April 2014 a Myanmar blogger and activist started the Panzagar ("Flower Speech") campaign to battle the online hate speech that led to offline violence. >

A coffee shop in Yangon empowers disadvantaged women in Myanmar with its food and beverage training programme. >

A team of Mechanical Engineering students of the University of Lagos have designed and built an electric and eco-friendly car. >

The Centre of Molecular Immunology in Cuba is making great strides in cancer research with a new vaccine. >

Lagos-born digital animator Roye Okupe releases his afrofuturistic graphic novel based entirely on African characters. >

Italian design studio Eurocompositi are attempting to change the way we make bicycles. >

Activist photographer Masixole Feni has won the Ernst Cole award for his images, which show that inadequate sanitation robs people of their dignity. >

Ikea is putting the innovative design they're celebrated for into action in crisis zones across the world, such as Nepal, to give people better shelters. >

In Macicio, a Kenyan photographer tells the story of his country's fight for independence through fictional, freedom fighters. >

These water dispensing ATMs are transforming the water and sanitation landscape in Nairobi’s slums by increasing access to clean, affordable water. >

The communist island of Cuba uses biofuel from sugarcane in order to meet its energy demands. >

Cuba has a strong tradition of poster design characterised by a bold, colourful and eclectic style, which this new generation of artists are embracing. >

Peter Mabeo is collaborating with revered contemporary designers and his Gaborone-based design studio is making a splash on the international design fair scene. >