Information Design

Expressing complex or unstructured data in a comprehensive and visually appealing way, so that people can use it more effectively.

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Last Train to Venice by Ron Arad.

Design Snippets

Sparkle and shine

Ron Arad's "Last Train" exhibition looks at the strength in diamonds rather than their value and beauty.

Michael Wolff.

Interviews

Michael Wolff: For me it’s all about creativity and imagination

For Michael Wolff it's all about curiosity, imagination and creativity. He was in Cape Town recently as the inaugural Design Indaba Visiting Professor at CPUT.

Padiglione Italia: Venice Biennale 2013.

Events

The 55th Venice Biennale

The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place in the Italian city over the next six months. Take a look.

David Kester: What Design Can Do conference 2013.

Interviews

David Kester: We need to be in a state of constant design

In an interview at the 2013 What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam, David Kester spoke about ways in which design allows for exploration and development.

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Sustainable energy how-to manual Published 21 May 2013 Eddie Opara has designed a how-to manual for New York City's innovative and sustainable geothermal heat pump system.	What Design Can Do 2013 Published 17 May 2013 The first day of the third annual What Design Can Do (WDCD) conference in Amsterdam kicked off to an energetic start.
Roger Martin on leveraging design in business Published 14 May 2013 At Design Indaba Conference 2007, Roger Martin discusses the difference between a design view of business and a business view of design.	Alternative societies Published 08 May 2013 In Dunne & Raby's latest exhibition, United Micro Kingdoms: A Design Fiction, the duo creates fictional kingdoms that challenges various social norms.
We've been designing biology for 10 000 years – Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg Published 24 April 2013 Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses synthetic biology – a new field of science that could see designers creating artificial lifeforms.	John Maeda: Creative people have to become more empowered leaders Published 11 April 2013 John Maeda is continually trying to figure out how design, technology and the arts can intersect in meaningful ways.
"South Africa has always had an upcycling culture" Published 10 April 2013 Ravi Naidoo shows Dezeen the former industrial suburb of Woodstock and explains the importance of upcycling in South African design.	Futuristic Africa Published 10 April 2013 The past, present and future of African design is explored in the "Afrofuture" exhibition held during the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair.
Design Indaba 2013: Ben Terrett and Willy Wong talk designing for government Published 25 March 2013 After his talk at Design Indaba Conference 2013 Ben Terrett sat down with Willy Wong (for Core77) and discussed design decisions for web, based on user needs.	Ben Terrett: Don't make the user do the hard work Published 19 March 2013 In an interview with Design Indaba, Ben Terrett tells how he uses design to make government services simpler.
Bright and red Published 15 March 2013 Studio Formafantasma designed an exhibition space showcasing the history of Turkish red from the Roman Empire to the French Revolution.	Carlo Ratti & Assaf Biderman on how cities communicate through digital technologies Published 20 February 2013 Carlo Ratti and Assaf Biderman explore the way objects can communicate and tell unexpected stories.
Made in Taipei Published 20 February 2013 Taiwanese design experts will be presenting an exhibition of Taiwanese design, alongside Design Indaba Expo.	Advanced bacteria Published 11 February 2013 Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg investigates the relationship between design and science in her project "E. chromi".
Sissel Tolaas on discovering the world from the perspective of the nose Published 06 February 2013 “I collected smells instead of writing a diary”, says Sissel Tolaas. Find out how this helped her discover her surroundings through smell.	Marguerite Humeau Published 01 February 2013 Marguerite Humeau is a speculative designer and director of a design trilogy.
Mind the design business Published 03 December 2012 Asia's leading anual event centered on design, innovation and brands celebrates its tenth anniversary.	Ben Fry on data design Published 02 November 2012 Ben Fry applies design to complex data to make it more understandable and more visually appealing.
Heart Stop Beating Published 26 October 2012 In March 2011 two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a "continuous flow" device.	Eddie Opara at AGI Open 2012 Published 11 October 2012 Eddie Opara believes that while graphic design tells stories, it also needs to talk more about systems.

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