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The co-founder of creative agency Joe Public discusses the various dynamics shaping the advertising industry right now. >

Futuristic looking HOPE City has been designed by Italian architects with the ambitious aim of turning Ghana into a major tech hub in West Africa. >

Architect-turned-artist Gaelen Pinnock investigates the spatial divisions and urban dystopias in Cape Town. >

This is the story of a boy from Langa who went to a school dance with a “stolen” camera and found himself and his camera on a plane to New York. >

Jim Bull, the co-founder and chief creative officer of Moving Brands, asks: “How early do startups need to think about their brand?” >

Former editor at ELLE South Africa Jackie Burger offers insight into a changing retail landscape that calls for more personalised consumer experiences. >

How do you breathe new life into Jamestown, one of Accra's poorest but most historic areas? Slowly and with art, says British-Ghanaian architect Elsie Owusu. >

This award-winning Swedish graphic designer on his obsession with archiving his work and his unconventional path into design. >

ICT students from Makerere University in Uganda have created the Her Health app, which enables women to check themselves for common vaginal infections. >

Tegan Bristow, the curator behind the Goodman Gallery's "Post African Futures" exhibition, is on a mission to discover Africa's many cultures of technology. >

The future of office design is flexible and open, say designers Stanley Felderman and Nancy Keatinge. But first our buildings need to adapt. >

The architects behind Studio [D] Tale propose a set of innovative designs to improve life for informal traders in African cities. >

Thorsten Deckler, the co-founder of 26’10 South Architects, says sharpening your creative skills starts with looking outside the industry. >

Tuleka Prah tells us why the representation of African food needs a makeover, and how she plans on doing it. >

In the last of three blog posts, Marian Bantjes gives us her tips on entering design competitions. >

In the second of three blog posts, Canadian designer Marian Bantjes talks about the process of judging a design competition. >

In the first of 3 blog posts Marian Bantjes, famous for creating typography in sugar, gives us the inside scoop on design competitions. >

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >

Karo Akpokiere first heard about the Venice Biennale four months ago. Now his work, an ongoing love letter to his home in Lagos, is causing a stir there. >

Anatomy Design has two lights in the collection of new Danish brand Karakter. Andrea Kleinloog tells us what it took to get into the European market. >

Since the Arab Spring comic book artists in Egypt have undergone a revolution of their own, say cartoonists Haitham and Mohamed Raafat El-seht. >

As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, we look back on hopeful beginnings to remind us of what we set out to achieve as a nation. >

Larry Harvey reflects on the impact the annual Burning Man festival offers those who experience it. >

In this exclusive extract from David Butler and Linda Tischler’s new book, “Design to Grow”, they outline the role standards play in scaling a design. >