March 2017 Archive

Roadhouse: Picturing South Africa's Ekurhuleni

Design News • 31 Mar 17

A new photography initiative in Gauteng, South Africa. >
The fading tribes of the Omo Valley

Design News • 31 Mar 17

This photographer documented some of the last societies left untouched by the Western world. >
Check out the musicians paving the way for the sounds of Africa

Design News • 31 Mar 17

From Black Coffee to DJ Steloo, you won’t want to forget the names of these beatmakers. >
New Mars explorer inspired by origami

Design Frontiers • 31 Mar 17

It can tuck, fold and crawl. >
The otherworldly creations of Nomes Dee

Design News • 30 Mar 17

Zambian graphic designer Nomes Dee is inspired by Afrofuturism. >
Sound of the Eye: Unique, Algorithmic Compositions by Aragorn23

Design News • 30 Mar 17

Aragorn23 is an experimental musician, who creates algorithmic and movement-based compositions. >
Coding emotion and culture into art

Design News • 30 Mar 17

"I try to make art that means something to people like me," says South African artist Lorenzo Plaatjies. >
A celebration of African portraiture

Next Generation • 30 Mar 17

This Ukrainian artist paints unique portraits of Africa as a creative outlet. >
SLAMP: Lights poised between aesthetics and technology

Design News • 30 Mar 17

Italian lighting atelier SLAMP reinterprets classic Italian design with futuristic flair. >
This music video doubles as a PSA for domestic violence

Design News • 30 Mar 17

Created for UK singer Frances’ song Grow’, the animated film addresses the isolating nature of abuse. >
Vibrant Paralympic Games ad wins Art Director’s Club of Europe award

Design News • 30 Mar 17

The ‘We are the Superhumans’ campaign celebrates the disabled community. >
Turning spinach into organs

Design News • 29 Mar 17

The answer to the problem of organ transplantation demand could be Popeye’s favourite vegetable. >
Cape Town illustrator talks local style and narrative

Design News • 29 Mar 17

We spoke to Emerging Creative Russell Abrahams about maintaining a visual language in illustration. >
The Centre for the Less Good Idea

Design News • 29 Mar 17

Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists. >
The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus

Design News • 29 Mar 17

Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity. >
Wednesdays with Goddard

Design News • 29 Mar 17

A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair. >
The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan

Design News • 28 Mar 17

The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students. >
Cairo: Youth in resistance

Design News • 28 Mar 17

Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >
Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie". >
A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music

Design News • 27 Mar 17

This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music. >
The unspoken cost of precious metals

Lookbook • 27 Mar 17

A literal depiction of what we gain from mining versus the longterm landscape destruction that follows. >
Cape Town moves to become Africa’s first truly digital city

Design Frontiers • 27 Mar 17

This city’s creatives are set to be among the biggest winners in the drive to become the most digitally connected hub in Africa. >
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space. >
Would you drink beer made from sewage water?

Design News • 27 Mar 17

A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater. >

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