October 2016 Archive

VR world creates empathy through action

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 16

Immersive yourself in our dying planet to foster tangible change. >
Software assistance for schools in Ethiopia

Design News • 31 Oct 16

Ethiopian technology entrepreneurs propose solutions for educational institutions through an app. >
Desperately Perfect

Lookbook • 31 Oct 16

Rachel Papo captures the drive and skill of young Russian dancers in a photo series. >
Photos capable of producing electricity developed by Finnish Researchers

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 16

What if that photo on your mantle could help power your kettle? >
Verbinder: A shelf joint for tool-less creation

Design News • 28 Oct 16

Design students created a shelf joint that allows you to build solid wooden structures without tools. >
Yuwote Charvet: The typeface that infuses African symbols with geometry

Next Generation • 28 Oct 16

Kevin Karanja explores African writing systems & 3D design. >
Fetish Ballad unpacks the myths surrounding fetish parties (NSFW)

Design News • 28 Oct 16

A photo book by photographer MagLau takes readers behind the scene of Europe’s fetish parties. >
A revolution in wearable health tracking technology

Design News • 28 Oct 16

The emerging health & fitness tech market poised for even more growth. >
Mexican design firm imagines Trump’s proposed wall

Design News • 27 Oct 16

Estudio 3.14 brings to life the US presidential candidate’s tyranny. >
Luzinterruptus immerses Toronto in a flow of words

Design News • 27 Oct 16

An artist group occupies the streets of Toronto with 10 000 books. >
Student thesis initiates award-winning community food project

Next Generation • 27 Oct 16

Blank Plate: The culinary design curriculum helping to navigate life in a ‘food desert’. >
Engineered seduction: How slot machines keep users fixated

Opinion • 27 Oct 16

Take a look at the deceptive graphic design & psychology behind gambling machines. >
The Shit Museum sells you crap

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 16

Not all shit is waste: Merdacotta is a material made of cow manure and clay that pushes you to see the potential of poo. >
IAMISIGO is fashion for the minimalist

Design News • 26 Oct 16

IAMISIGO is a fashion brand for underdogs who desire to be different. >
Sensing strain in the body with new fibre optics

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 16

These refined fibres could one day revolutionise neuroscience and brain treatment. >
Living in a landfill

Design News • 26 Oct 16

This photo series documents a community surrounded by mountains of trash. >
Reclaiming a feminine masculinity

Design News • 26 Oct 16

Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture. >
Do The Green Thing: Not Another Make Up Tutorial

Inside View • 25 Oct 16

With its promotion of overconsumption, its excessive packaging and dubious ingredients, the beauty industry is pretty bad for the environment. >
South African designer Thabo Makhetha’s new concept store celebrates Africa

Design News • 25 Oct 16

Thabo Makhetha has garnered numerous awards and accolades. Her concept store promises to honour everything Africa. >
Transforming your dirty nappies into valuable, recycled material

Design News • 25 Oct 16

Just because they’re disposable doesn’t mean they’re useless. >
Student designed device to investigate the Arctic’s underwater environment

Design Frontiers • 25 Oct 16

The DeepFreezeROV promises to expand our understanding of a world we can’t see. >
Mind-controlled robotic arm allows man to feel again

Design News • 25 Oct 16

Scientists are working to restore lost sensation with advanced haptic tech. >
The cross pollination of fungi and fowls

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:01:53 • 24 Oct 16

A Belgian chicken artist and a Zimbabwean social entrepreneur find ways to work together through chickens and mushrooms. >
These superhero illustrations appeal to children from every walk of life

Design News • 24 Oct 16

In the second iteration of his Super Shadows series, Ratliff encourages every child to be a hero. >

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