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Conference Talks

Watch the full talks from Design Indaba's world-renowned 24-year Conference in this archive of videos going back to 2006.

From our archives: Michael Bierut on how to think like a designer
Conference Talks • Design Indaba Conference 2015 • Duration 00:39:15
Michael Bierut runs us through some of his major projects and the thought processes behind them: a rare opportunity to get into his award-winning mind.
  • Alex Atala at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:30:25
    Alex Atala on creativity and innovation in cuisine
    Food Design
    At the 2013 Design Indaba Conference Alex Atala spoke about creating dishes that sum up an entire culture.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:31:51
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on shaping the future through design
    Design Thinking / Product Design
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg uses Synthetic Biology to look at a conflict between a bacterial world of the future and the antibacterial world of today.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Pieter-Jan Pieters at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:06:42
    Pieter-Jan Pieters on using human movement to compose music
    Music & Sound Design
    Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pieter-Jan Pieters makes digital music using his body parts as the instruments.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • John Maeda at Design Indaba Conference 2013 00:38:00
    John Maeda on design thinking and creative leadership
    Design Thinking
    Artist, graphic designer and educator John Maeda talks about the exchange between design thinking and creative leadership at 2013 Design Indaba Conference.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Sir John Hegarty at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:38:48
    Sir John Hegarty on challenging the status quo
    Information Design
    “It’s our job to get out there and fight for great ideas; it’s creative people that will make the change," Sir John Hegarty said at Design Indaba Conference.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Ben Terrett at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:35:17
    Ben Terrett on changing a culture through digital design
    Information Design
    Digital designer Ben Terrett explains his inspiration and design process in creating Gov.uk, an all-inclusive website for government services and information.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Scary Beautiful by Leanie van der Vyver. 00:08:37
    Leanie van der Vyver on testing the line between sexy and grotesque
    Fashion & Jewellery Design
    What lies beyond the projection of perfection? How far can we push notions of beauty, before it becomes grotesque? Leanie van der Vyver asks these questions.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Seymour Chwast at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:31:49
    Seymour Chwast on God, sex and war
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    At Design Indaba Conference, renowned graphic designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast speaks about his compulsion to draw.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Work by Louise Fili. 00:33:14
    Louise Fili on typography and gastronomy
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    Louise Fili believes designers need to have their own creative projects to find their design voice. She draws much of her inspiration from Italy and eating.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Marian Bantjes & Jessica Hische at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:09:24
    Marian Bantjes & Jessica Hische on becoming (and staying) successful
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    At Design Indaba Conference 2013, Marian Bantjes and Jessica Hische speak about being accused of “ripping each other off”.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • American graphic designer Steven Heller 00:22:20
    Steven Heller on how an addiction developed into a calling
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    Graphic designer Steven Heller chronicles how his addictive collection of objects leads to the subject matter for his books.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Christoph Niemann at Design Indaba Conference 2013 00:34:45
    Christoph Niemann on the tension between his inner artist and his inner editor
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    Renowned illustrator and creator of the popular Petting Zoo app, Christoph Niemann talks about his work and process at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Daniel Charny at Design Indaba Conference 2013 00:26:06
    Daniel Charny on the action of designing
    Creative Economy
    At Design Indaba Conference 2013, Daniel Charny inspires future “makers”, explores unconventional ways of presenting content and talks about “fixing”.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Asif Khan at Design Indaba Conference 2013 00:26:10
    Asif Khan on creating experiences determined by those who experience them
    Architecture & Interiors
    At Design Indaba Conference 2013 Asif Khan questions the future of architecture and whether it can be "lightweight, simple and intuitive”.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Martí Guixé at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:26:34
    Martí Guixé on food karaoke, edible objects and techno-tapas
    Architecture & Interiors / Food Design / Industrial Design / Interaction Design / Product Design
    At Design Indaba Conference 2013 Martí Guixé shows us how to eat pasta with your fingers and lollipops without your hands.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Matthew Carter at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:33:47
    Matthew Carter on untypical typefaces
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    In his talk at Design Indaba 2013, type designer Matthew Carter gives insight into the creation of unusual typefaces.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Paula Scher at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:25:19
    Paula Scher on creativity as a small defiant act of misbehaving
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    "Small breakthroughs and how they came to be" was the theme for Paula Scher’s presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Wael Morcos at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:08:20
    Wael Morcos on using typography to preserve language
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    Wael Morcos explains how typography can be used to give a new meaning to something that might otherwise be generic.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:06:27
    Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers on cities working for people.
    Design Activism / Interaction Design
    Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers explore how design can transform cities, making them more dynamic and turning them into real community assets.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Nelly Ben Hayoun at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:10:04
    Nelly Ben Hayoun: Design is all about passion and ambition
    Creative Economy / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design
    At Design Indaba Conference 2013, Nelly Ben Hayoun chats to Michael Bierut about her project The International Space Orchestra.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Marguerite Humeau at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:07:34
    Marguerite Humeau on reviving prehistoric creatures
    Design Thinking / Interaction Design
    Marguerite Humeau explores, through design, the possibility of reconnecting and communicating with unreachable life forms.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • 00:07:06
    Michael Grigoriev on using collective intelligence to solve problems
    Design Thinking
    Design strategist Michael Grigoriev believes that collectively we’re more intelligent than any expert and need to draw on this intelligence to tackle problems.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Nicholas Hlobo at Design Indaba 2013. 00:18:25
    Nicholas Hlobo on understanding his own culture
    Art & Photography
    Nicholas Hlobo explores, through sound and images, the construction of his own sense of understanding about the self, one’s country, family, culture and more.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Oscar Diaz at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:30:24
    Oscar Diaz on form and meaning
    Product Design
    For Oscar Diaz design happens at the intersection where culture and commerce meet.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013
  • Alex Atala at Design Indaba Conference 2013. 00:30:25
    Alex Atala on creativity and innovation in cuisine
    Food Design
    At the 2013 Design Indaba Conference Alex Atala spoke about creating dishes that sum up an entire culture.
    Design Indaba Conference 2013

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