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Superhero

  • These superhero illustrations appeal to children from every walk of life
    Design News > Art & Photography
    In the second iteration of his Super Shadows series, Ratliff encourages every child to be a hero. >
    24 Oct 16
  • Ordinary Superheroes
    The comic book uncovering new perspectives on heroism and storytelling
    Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration
    The Ordinary Superheroes celebrates the everyday heroes of South Africa's resilient communities. >
    23 Sep 16
  • The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever. Image: Bird of Prey Bicycle
    Riding the Bird of Prey Bicycle
    Product Spotlight > Product Design
    The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever. >
    21 Oct 15
  • Hanneke Schutte.
    Hanneke Schutte
    Hanneke Schutte is a Johannesburg-based filmmaker and entrepreneur. >
    7 Jun 13
  • Superman.
    A pilchard a day
    Design News > Creative Economy
    An apple a day might keep the doctor away but pilchards make you strong, fast and smart. >
    29 Jul 10
  • Design Indaba magazine gets human, superhuman
    Do Tank News >
    In the Q209 edition, everyone’s a superhuman – from the world’s best chef to the idea you tossed in the waste bin yesterday. >
    3 Jun 09
  • Deadline extended: Design your own superhero
    Do Tank News >
    Design Indaba Conference 2009 delegates are invited to design a superhero for the next edition of Design Indaba magazine. >
    31 Mar 09
  • Dancing pictures
    Q&A > Film & Animation
    Nadine Botha talks to the resident kidults of Am I Collective about their new animation project, Disko. >
    1 Feb 09
  • Crime unleashes a reptile
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Cape Town illustrator and graphic novelist Luis Tolosana has unleashed the first episode of his self-drawn, written and funded Iguana-Man. >
    19 Aug 08
  • Fashion tips for superheroes
    Reviews > Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    The Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibition explored comic book characters and fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. >
    19 Jun 08
  • Don't feed the animators
    Design News > Film & Animation
    Lauren Beukes gives the inside scoop on South Africa's maverick animation studio, Clockwork Zoo. >
    1 Feb 08
  • State of the comic art
    Opinion > Graphic Design & Illustration
    No country proves that comics are an extension and expression of a nation's psyche more than South Africa, writes Moray Rhoda. >
    1 Nov 02
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