Top 10 October 2015

The top story was a travelling photo series capturing images of girls around the world who are far too young to wed.

Getting frank about female sexuality with Polly Nor

Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

Inspired by girl talk, selfies and angry tweets, London-based illustrator Polly Nor puts pen to paper to get frank about female sexuality. >

27 Oct 15
Photos from the frontline of South Africa's student protests

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Photographer Imraan Christian documents the day a student protest over unaffordable university fees turned violent. >

22 Oct 15
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
Too Young To Wed captures the haunting truth about child brides

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

This travelling photo series captures haunting images of child brides around the world. >

20 Oct 15
An industrial design student’s expiry label could tackle the global food wastage problem

Design News > Industrial Design

A bio-reactive, food expiry label trumps unreliable sell-by-date stamps on packaged food. >

20 Oct 15
Dutch student designs a mobile system to encourage recycling in Nepal

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pim van Baarsen designed “Holy Crap” – a Nepal-based incentive scheme to promote waste separation, awareness and recycling. >

14 Oct 15
Moringa – the super food that could end hunger in Zambia

Design News > African Design / Food Design

Packed with nutritional and healing properties, several reports have named Moringa, a tree indigenous to Africa, "the miracle tree" and "the tree of life". >

14 Oct 15
Sou Fujimoto challenges perceptions of what could be considered architecture

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto uses potato chips and staples to comment on the notion of “found architecture”. >

13 Oct 15
Graduate brings designs from books and movies to life

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

Daniela Treija’s Design Academy Eindhoven graduate project translates imaginary inventions from books and films into real-life designs. >

12 Oct 15
Free Electric: A bicycle that generates free, clean energy

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Manoj Bhargava's Free Electric hybrid bike could impact billions of people who’ve lived their lives off the grid. >

8 Oct 15

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