October 2015 Archive

The Brilliance device treats babies with jaundice

Design News • 13 Oct 15

The Brilliance, designed by nonprofit D-Rev, is a phototherapy device designed to treat infants with jaundice in poor communities. >
Kalimba Radio is an app designed with Zambian music in mind

Design News • 13 Oct 15

Kalimba Radio provides Zambians with unlimited, free local music – old and new. The music is available offline and with no data plan. >
Sou Fujimoto challenges perceptions of what could be considered architecture

Design News • 13 Oct 15

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto uses potato chips and staples to comment on the notion of “found architecture”. >
Scientists have come up with a design for a real life forcefield

Design Frontiers • 13 Oct 15

Researchers at defence company Boeing are working on a futuristic cloaking device to protect vehicles against the hidden battlefield killer: shockwaves. >
Mumbai-based Mayur Mengle's illustrations explore the daily commute

Design News • 13 Oct 15

Mayur Mengle takes his daily two-hour commute on Mumbai's railway line and turns it into a doddle-a-day. >
Help NASA test the durability of their spacesuits

Design News • 12 Oct 15

NASA is asking for help with new methods for testing their spacesuits for conditions on the moon and Mars. >
Graduate brings designs from books and movies to life

Next Generation • 12 Oct 15

Daniela Treija’s Design Academy Eindhoven graduate project translates imaginary inventions from books and films into real-life designs. >
A focus on low-cost housing at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Design News • 12 Oct 15

Three architecture firms are setting the tone for affordable and sustainable alternatives to informal housing. >
Zambia's Barefeet enriches the lives of street kids with theatre

Design News • 12 Oct 15

Art, theatre, and music at Barefeet give Zambia's street kids a chance to explore their creativity in a safe environment. >
World Hunger Month advert illustrated by 250 children

Design News • 12 Oct 15

1000 drawings, created by 250 impoverished children, inspired KFC Add Hope’s new advert. >
This designer is using dollars and pounds to make textiles

Design News • 9 Oct 15

Angela Mathis is shredding up cash to make textiles for a new collection of stools in a project called Value. >
Our future homes on the Red Planet may be built with ice

Design News • 9 Oct 15

The first prize for the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge Design Competition went to a house made of ice. Here's a closer look at the futuristic igloo. >
Google gets 1 billion Indians connected

Design News • 9 Oct 15

Train stations in India are set to provide one billion users with internet access. >
Wheels Park: A glow in the dark skatepark in Liverpool

Design News • 9 Oct 15

Liverpool now has a glow-in-the-dark skatepark, designed by Korean artist Koo Jeong A. >
Scraps of fabric bring dignity to young African women going through puberty

Design News • 8 Oct 15

Transformation Textiles provide Dignity Kits to girls going through puberty in order to help them deal with menstruation without interrupting their education. >
A smart water meter to help users understand their water usage

Product Spotlight • 8 Oct 15

Fluid is a smart water meter that has been designed to allow users to monitor and become more aware of their water usage. >
Facebook set to beam internet down to Africa from space

Design News • 8 Oct 15

Facebook is designing and building a satellite to provide internet access to people in remote parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. >
Toby Allen's illustrations show us what mental illnesses look like

Design News • 8 Oct 15

UK Illustrator Toby Allen uses her talents to give the unseen monsters of mental illness a face. >
Artist captures the topography of hair

Design News • 7 Oct 15

New Jersey-based painter So Yoon Lym weaves a new appreciation of hair braiding and realistic painting. >
Build, modify, and customise your smartphone

Design News • 7 Oct 15

The RePhone is the next generation of customisable technology that lets users build, hack, and modify a smartphone. >
Guy Martin captures the turmoil of the Egyptian revolt

Design News • 7 Oct 15

World-renowned photographer Guy Martin documented the beauty, violence and pride that accompanied the 2011 Egyptian uprising. >
A new, rugged tablet is transforming Kenya's schools

Design News • 7 Oct 15

The ruggedised tablet and education kit designed by Nairobi technology company BRCK is making digital learning more accessible to Kenya's children. >
Egyptian students design honey-spun band-aids for diabetics

Next Generation • 7 Oct 15

Egyptian students designed a new silver and honey-laced material to accelerate the healing speed of diabetics’ wounds. >
A look through the archives of Michael Bierut, as published in his book "How to..."

Design News • 6 Oct 15

The first book celebrating the 40 odd years of work by Michael Bierut was launched last week. Here's an exclusive look at some of the pages inside the volume. >

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