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Brand new for beer

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Martí Guixé's packaging design for Estrella Damm beer takes its inspiration from the streets of Barcelona - and features recipes by Ferran Adrià.

11 Mar 13
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Chart topper

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Michael Bierut's redesigned the famous Billboard magazine, ensuring its graphic identity works for its wide variety of coverage.

11 Mar 13
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Community assets

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers transform temporary sidewalk sheds into community assets throughout New York City.

8 Mar 13
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Ode to Guinness

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Standing some three metres tall and weighing no less than two tons, The Guinness Monument in Dublin, Ireland, says cheers to beer!

6 Mar 13
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Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann: Official App Trailer

Design News > Interaction Design

The Petting Zoo app by Christoph Niemann features thousands of hand-drawn animation frames, and playful, musical sounds for each animal, for hours of fun.

5 Mar 13
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Fear of fear

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Phobophobia is the fear of fear... Hat-trick and Knock Knock teamed up to visualise some unusual fears... Did you know Pogonophobia is the fear of beards?

5 Mar 13
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Design Indaba 2013 Innovation award

Product Spotlight > Design Thinking

The winner of the 2013 Design Indaba Expo Innovation Award and the R50 000 grand prize was awarded to Wintec Innovation.

4 Mar 13
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Sputniko! on designing objects that trigger debate and discussion

Talks > Product Design

"I'm kind of a pop personality", says Sputniko! Find out why...

4 Mar 13
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The Green Shack at Design Indaba 2013

Inside View > Urban & Landscape Design

Stephen Lamb and Andrew Lord's Green Shack features at Design Indaba 2013. They tell us about the concept that transforms temporary spaces into homes.

2 Mar 13
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DStv A–Z Icon Suite

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

DStv created an A to Z of television icons for Design Indaba 2013 - life size and as a downloadable icon set.

1 Mar 13
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Getting rowdy

Design News > Product Design

What does one do if you just can't find the right kind of backpack? You design it yourself, of course.

27 Feb 13
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Porcelain meets metal

Design News > Product Design

High tea with a touch of whimsy... Pamela Schroeder of Aboda and Sandy Godwin of Sandy Godwin Clay Creations collaborated on a gorgeous new collection.

26 Feb 13
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Two for Too

Design News > Product Design

Kaross and Goet are collaborating! See their unique approach to furniture design at Design Indaba Expo 2013.

25 Feb 13
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Movie magic

Design News > Film & Animation

Release your inner film director or producer at Design Indaba Youth's "Stop-Motion Animation Movie" workshop presented by Conduit.

23 Feb 13
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One week to Design Indaba Expo!

Design News > Craft

It's a week to go to Design Indaba Expo! Take a look at what there is to see and do to whet your creative appetite!

22 Feb 13
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Memphis meets Africa

Design News > Craft

Bold colours, stacking and layering reminiscent of the 80s put in an appearance in Li Edelkoort’s “Totemism: Memphis meets Africa” exhibition at Expo.

21 Feb 13
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Quick fix

Design News > Creative Economy

Sharing is caring and that's why Fixperts, a new social platform, connects designers and makers to everyday people that need things fixed.

21 Feb 13
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DI2013 Campaign: Music TV ad

Design Indaba Campaigns > Film & Animation

Design Indaba's 2013 campaign TV ads feature the redesigned brand architecture, defined by bright, bold images coming together as a metaphor for creativity.

20 Feb 13
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DI2013 Campaign: TV ad

Design Indaba Campaigns > Film & Animation

Design Indaba's 2013 campaign TV ads feature the redesigned brand architecture, defined by bright, bold images coming together as a metaphor for creativity.

20 Feb 13
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DI2013 Campaign: Expo TV ad

Design Indaba Campaigns > Film & Animation

Design Indaba's 2013 campaign TV ads feature the redesigned brand architecture, defined by bright, bold images coming together as a metaphor for creativity.

20 Feb 13
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Carlo Ratti & Assaf Biderman on how cities communicate through digital technologies

Talks > Product Design

Carlo Ratti and Assaf Biderman explore the way objects can communicate and tell unexpected stories.

20 Feb 13
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Made in Taipei

Design News > Information Design

Taiwanese design experts will be presenting an exhibition of Taiwanese design, alongside Design Indaba Expo.

20 Feb 13
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Remote sketchings

Design News > Interaction Design

What does a remote-controlled car and an abstract illustration have in common? Come to Design Indaba Expo and Thingking will show you!

20 Feb 13
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20 Plus 8

Design News > Product Design

For 20 Eight the object is as important as the space around it. They'll be exhibiting at Design Indaba 2013.

20 Feb 13

From the Archives

When pictures tell stories

Q&A • 6 Jun 22

Fashion and portrait photography allow Thulani Kubeka to paint with light. >
Photographic memory

Design News • 6 Jun 22

Influential post-war Japanese photographer’s solo exhibition highlights the pathos of the past >
Just beachy

Design News • 6 Jun 22

Tosin Oshinowo’s Coral Pavilion embraces the traditions of tropical modernism in West Africa >
For the birds

Design News • 6 Jun 22

Treehotel and BIG make a case for species co-habitation with their new collaboration, Biosphere >

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