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Epic branding at DI2011
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Speakers at Design Indaba 2011 look at the creative opportunities in branding.
1 Jun 11
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The real Paul Ward
Q&A
Seemingly effortlessly, Paul Ward discreetly captures and expresses Cape Town’s nightlife through his photographic blog.
1 Jun 11
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Power for art’s sake
Design News
South African painter Carla Busuttil has caught Charles Saatchi’s eye among others.
31 May 11
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Making a pitch
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Graphic Design & Illustration
An idea for a new board game, The Pitch, brings out the graphic designer in everyone.
31 May 11
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Blog: Day 2 of What Design Can Do Conference
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Design Thinking
The last day of the What Design Can Do conference was a mix and match of a little bad with a whole lot of good.
31 May 11
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A place at the end of the world
Reviews
Photographer Jo Ractliffe explores the dynamic of the war-torn Angolan landscape in a body of work titled As Terras do Fim do Mundo.
31 May 11
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Interactive tree
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Interaction Design
Lit Tree is an interactive light installation that takes a new approach to 3D mapping.
30 May 11
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Types like India
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The headline typeface for an India-themed issue of Wallpaper* draws on the rich visual culture of India.
30 May 11
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Actively sitting
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Design Thinking
At five metres tall, the Empty Chair by Maarten Baas is a symbol of the peaceful battle for human rights.
30 May 11
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Spectacle revolution
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Product Design
Self-adjusting glasses may go on to help billions of people in the developing world with poor eyesight.
29 May 11
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Question mark
Reviews
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Creative Economy
What is your guiltiest pleasure? Have you had any homosexual experiences? Are you a racist? Do you believe in the death penalty?
29 May 11
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Total joy
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
TOTAL, a new music compilation of Joy Division and New Order, features striking artwork by Peter Saville.
28 May 11
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Craft evolution
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Craft
Jurgen Bey curates an exhibition that looks to the connection between production processes of past and present.
28 May 11
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Blog: Day 1 of What Design Can Do Conference
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Rohan Shivkumar, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares and Oliviero Toscani stood out on day one of the What Design Can Do Conference in Amsterdam.
27 May 11
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Animation overload
Reviews
If you’re a manga or anime fan you’re in for a delight. Or probably rather an emotion more akin to complete indulgence, you get the idea.
27 May 11
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Colourful cityscapes
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Interaction Design
An interactive installation, Build Up! by the Rockwell Group’s LAB invited guests to help design a virtual cityscape.
27 May 11
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Greener grass
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hat-trick have served up an interesting new brand identity for the famous Wimbledon tennis club.
27 May 11
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Big dreams on little cards
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
If you dream it, put it onto a business card and you’re one step closer to realising that dream.
26 May 11
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Fun and games
Design News
Local artist Michael MacGarry's work looks at the socio-political and economic issues in various African countries.
26 May 11
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For the love of trees
Design News
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Design Thinking
A new tracking system hopes to protect the lush forests and valuable trees of Liberia
26 May 11
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Konstantin Grcic at Milan 2011
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Product Design
Konstantin Grcic talks about his design process from prototyping to preferred materials.
25 May 11
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Benjamin Hubert at Milan2011
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Product Design
Benjamin Hubert believes that product design should evoke a tactile and emotional response.
25 May 11
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American is old hat
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Design Thinking
Chris Harrison profiles the African continent's youth market.
25 May 11
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Moon boot
Design News
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Product Design
United Nude’s Flat Pack shoe is ideal for a lunar environment, should you want to go and live on the moon.
25 May 11
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
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Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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