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Early encounters with children's book illustrations sparked Alan Dye's appreciation for the art in his work as a creative director. >

Nick Finney, founder and creative director of NB Studio, ponders the role of time itself in producing "timeless design". >

Take five minutes to catch up with designindaba.com's top five stories this week. >

As an ode to their hometown, a group of designers recreates the city of Pretoria in icing sugar, nougat, coconut and biscuits. >

Many designers have shifted the perception that good design is born from the spark of brilliance from the lone genius to one of collaborative creativity. >

A global call to design out Ebola drew readers' attention this week. >

Three New York design legends share lessons from their careers in graphic design. >

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another. >

We often take for granted the graphic signs that help us navigate our environments. Here are four excellent examples of wayfinding designs from our archive. >

Readers loved graphic design maestro Seymour Chwast's personal history of the evolution of styles this week. >

The legendary graphic designer Seymour Chwast gives us a bird's-eye view of the period styles that have shaped the industry. >

Top of the popular posts this week is Leg Studios' furniture range that sports intricate geometric latticework. >

"Killer Heels" at the Brooklyn Museum explores the cultural history of the high heel. >

Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers. >

It's no surprise that advertising stories were a big hit with readers the week after the Loerie Awards – in particular an essay by the much-loved Milton Glaser. >

South African adman Ulric Charteris on setting up shop in Dar es Salaam and why Tanzanians hate billboard advertising. >

The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio. >

The celebrated graphic designer on the limits of being professional, why style is not to be trusted and other career (and life) lessons. >

We round up four interviews with some of the world's greatest ad men in honour of the Loeries, South Africa's annual advertising awards. >

Stories about London Design Festival 2014, which closes this Sunday, proved popular with our readers this week. >

Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa tells us what inspired this year's visual identity for the London Design Festival. >

The standard deadline for this global design competition is 30 September. Latecomers pay extra so register and submit your work today! >

London-based creative director Jon Daniel shares the story behind his Design Week column on designers of African descent. >

An exhibition of Moleskine notebooks customised by and containing the sketches of designers is on exhibition in London. >