A retrospective of Design Indaba 2004 includes the thought leaders, inspiration, trends and diversity of the continually growing event.

• Editorial
• A life in design: Shigeo Fukuda
• The stars are bright: Fernando Guitérrez
• Absolut Gelman: Alexander Gelman
• Avant garden: Dan Pearson
• Lone star: Bob Sabiston
• Y design: Kassie Naidoo
• Design Indaba Expo report
• True confessions of an indaba slut: Garth Walker
• Construction New Media Awards
• Speaker bytes