April 2015 Archive

One dress, so many jobs

Design News • 28 Apr 15

Do you know who made your clothes? This short film by Ernst Heusser sheds light on why it’s important to ask. >
Dan Wieden (Part 2): “Just Do It”

Video Interviews • 28 Apr 15

Want fresh ideas? Hire the misfits, says the co-founder of one of the largest independent agencies in the world. >
"Kid Warrior: The Story" by Vanessa Black

FilmFestFriday • 24 Apr 15

This short documentary, in celebration of Earth Day this week, tells the remarkable story of a longhaired teen who is taking on the American oil industry. >
Dan Wieden (Part 1): We started by ignoring the rules of advertising

Video Interviews • 22 Apr 15

How a mutual disregard for traditional advertising kickstarted Wieden + Kennedy and Nike’s success. >
Larry Harvey: Artists deserve to make money

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:55 • 20 Apr 15

The founder of Burning Man talks about how the annual arts festival has become an alternative market for art. >
Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor

Talks • Duration: 00:39:53 • 17 Apr 15

The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
Trailer: Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor

Trailers • Duration: 00:02:04 • 17 Apr 15

The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
"Dinosigning" by Max Litvinov

FilmFestFriday • 17 Apr 15

In this strange short film by Russian animator Max Litvinov, a woman creates an alternate reality filled with dinosaurs. >
Jason Masters: Drawing Batman in Joburg

Inside View • 15 Apr 15

Joburg might not be Gotham City but it’s the home of comic book artist and illustrator Jason Masters, a regular contributor to Marvel and DC Comics. >
Pharrell with Woolies – Are you with us?

Design News • Duration: 00:00:15 • 14 Apr 15

Pharrell Williams lends his creative vision to Woolworths as it continues its mission to become the most sustainable retailer in the Southern Hemisphere. >
Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:14 • 13 Apr 15

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria. >
Milton Glaser: “Do no harm”

FilmFestFriday • 10 Apr 15

In this short documentary by Poppy de Villeneuve for “The New York Times”, Milton Glaser says a “Hippocratic Oath” of design has guided his work. >
Shubhankar Ray: This is more powerful than advertising

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:26 • 9 Apr 15

Why the G-Star RAW global brand director thinks flashy ad campaigns are not always the answer. >
A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

Q&A • 8 Apr 15

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation? >
Lauren Beukes and Joey Hi-Fi: A creative collaboration

Video Interviews • 7 Apr 15

If this writer-and-illustrator duo were a character in one of their comics, they’d be a two-bodied monster feeding off the same brain. >
Emily Oberman: All good design has a level of wit

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:38 • 2 Apr 15

The designer of numerous “Saturday Night Live” identities talks about the role of humour in her work. >

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