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Meet the speakers at this year's antenna conference

Next Generation > Craft / Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Product Design

#antenna2019, hosted by Design Indaba, Dutch Design Week and World Design Embassies, is taking place today in Eindhoven. >

13 Sep 19
Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Information Design / Interaction Design

Beth Perry and Rike Sitas explore the transformative role festivals can have on a society. >

4 Sep 19
Limbo Accra, how design is saving a city caught in limbo

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Information Design / Interaction Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Art platform, Limbo Accra, explores the urban structures of the city of Accra >

4 Sep 19
Silicon Valley wants to read your mind – here’s why you should be worried

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

The tech geniuses of Silicon Valley are developing machines capable of reading your brainwaves. >

21 Aug 19
Friends forever – until the connection drops

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design

Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation. >

24 Jul 19
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Thinking / Information Design

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >

23 Jul 19
Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages

Design News > Information Design

"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue." >

19 Jul 19
N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The N'GOLA Biennale, in collaboration with Design Indaba, presents a series of talks that shine a light on some of Africa's phenomenal creatives. >

17 Jul 19
N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba

Festival News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The N'GOLA Biennial, in collaboration with Design Indaba, is hosting a series of talks featuring some of Africa's most exciting creatives. >

17 Jul 19
Students explore death through a video game and our fascination with fake goods

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun. >

20 Jun 19
Are you the future of South Africa’s design industry?

Festival News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design

The hunt for South Africa’s hottest young emerging creatives has begun. Apply now! >

20 Jun 19
How these Ghanaian developers are creating awareness around e-waste

Next Generation > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Ghanaian game developers, Enter Africa, are creating a game that focuses on the issues of safety and sanitation surrounding e-waste dumps. >

19 Jun 19
Applications for African Crossroads 2019 are now open!

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design

Hivos is looking for content proposals from artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, researchers, to imagine the future of African cities. >

19 Jun 19
Babusi Nyoni is making AI more accessible and relevant

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Information Design

The Zimbabwean developer made a gqom and vosho app and also worked with UNHCR to predict the movements of displaced people. >

12 Jun 19
Celine Semaan wants to solve fashion's sustainability problem

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design

The culture and climate thought leader is working with everyone from the UN to students to tackle fashion's sustainability problem. >

4 Jun 19
Blair Imani is writing Herstory

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world. >

21 May 19
Steph Foster focuses his lens on the American prison system

Talks > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Information Design

Interdisciplinary artist Steph Foster is using his art to investigate and address what's wrong with the United States criminal justice system. >

20 May 19
Joy Buolamwini uses art and research to show the social implications of AI

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Information Design / Interaction Design

The Ghanaian-American computer scientist and digital activist spoke to us during her Cape Town visit. >

25 Apr 19
Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer

Design News > Craft / Information Design

"I argue very strongly that sophistication and westernisation don’t mean the same thing. You can be sophisticated and not be westernised." >

23 Apr 19
Would you put every life decision in the hands of an algorithm?

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design

Max Hawkins has an interesting way of escaping the Internet's social bubbles. >

16 Apr 19
The design flaw in data science

Hot Topic > Information Design

Artificial intelligence will mimic human prejudices unless we change the way we assess machine learning models >

15 Apr 19
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez on tackling the world’s problems with creativity

Talks > Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Food Design / Information Design / Product Design

Gonzalez shares his method to coming up with creative solutions to everyday problems. >

12 Apr 19
How can storytelling help alleviate the effects of disease?

Design Frontiers > Information Design

Researchers are experimenting with various methods of engagement to gain insights in AIDS and antiretroviral treatment adherence. >

29 Mar 19
#MotherLanguageDay: Wikipedia is bridging the knowledge gap on African languages

Design News > African Design / Information Design

“We are not running away from English. English is very important. But, what we are trying to do is maximise the child's bilingual ability through Wikipedia.” >

21 Feb 19

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