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Wally Olins on the branding of nations

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:34:55 • 21 Oct 10

Getting the branding identity of a country right has led to many positive results, Wally Olins explains. >
Craig Wessels on animation and story

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:24:22 • 21 Oct 10

Using animation creatively can go as far as one’s imagination allows. >
Mirko Ilić on graphic design as social commentary

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:25:49 • 14 Oct 10

Graphic design can be used as an effective means of communication to comment on various social issues, Mirko Ilić illustrates. >
Gerry Human on pushing the boundaries of advertising

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:32:56 • 14 Oct 10

The purpose of advertising in South Africa, but also the rest of the world, is to push boundaries, says Gerry Human. >
SA Fashion Panel: Gavin Rajah, Amanda Laird Cherry and Nkhensani Nkosi

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:32:37 • 6 Oct 10

Three top South African fashion designers talk about their work, their influences, the state of the local industry and the discipline’s function. >
BarberOsgerby: experimentation with colour and form

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:37:42 • 5 Oct 10

Experimenting is an important part of the creative process for design duo BarberOsgerby. >
Tucker Viemeister: it always costs more not to design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:35:42 • 29 Sep 10

For Tucker Viemeister, design is about persuasion, inspiration and trust. >
Jasper Morrison on designing from personal experience

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:43:13 • 28 Sep 10

Designers are often responsible for making atmospheres, but they must steer away from visual pollution says Jasper Morrison. >
Maxim Velčovský on communist philosophy and design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:41:04 • 23 Sep 10

Influenced by his "nice totalitarian childhood", Czech designer Maxim Velčovský talks about how this philosophy inspire his designs. >
Jakob Trollbäck

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:39:13 • 22 Sep 10

Creativity is largely responsible for the type of lives we live today, which is a good thing, says Jakob Trollbäck. >
Shin-ichi Takemura: how the internet can address social problems

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:38:06 • 16 Sep 10

With the internet making real-time worldwide connections possible, it can be creatively applied to address social problems. >
Frank Tjepkema on designing negatives into positives

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:39:55 • 14 Sep 10

Frank Tjepkema jokes that every designer’s portfolio includes a vase, but he believes design should also facilitate positive social change. >
Hella Jongerius handles design with care

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:32:46 • 9 Sep 10

Hella Jongerius has discovered one doesn’t always need to be too precious about handmade products. >
Bruce Mau on change and crises

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:51:18 • 6 Sep 10

What we need in a time of crisis is love, ambition and a redesign of the entire human environment as a work of art. >
Gert Dumbar on the designer as author

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:46:20 • 6 Sep 10

Gert Dumbar talks about the designer in the role of author. >
W+K Delhi on recreating India

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:50:40 • 27 Aug 10

For India to prosper notions of prosperity, social justice and democracy need to be redefined. W+K Delhi look at creative solutions. >
Oona Scheepers teaches us how to see

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:30:30 • 25 Aug 10

Learning to see is one of the most important things designers need to learn, says Oona Scheepers. >
Paul Davis on drawing, editing, drinking and music

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:20:47 • 25 Aug 10

Paul Davis talks about the things he likes, namely drawing, editing, drinking and music. >
Ilse Crawford on human emotion

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:44:37 • 18 Aug 10

Ilse Crawford talks about being human and how to tie in our basic emotions with design. >
Marije Vogelzang on the experience of eating

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:33:36 • 11 Aug 10

Eating designer Marije Vogelzang explores what happens when people share food. >
Logo genius Ivan Chermayeff's secret joys

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:52:07 • 10 Aug 10

The graphic designer behind the some of the world's greatest logos on what defines the discipline. >
Mokena Makeka on public spaces for expression

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:44:20 • 23 Jul 10

Public spaces should be spaces of cultural expression. Mokena Makeka shares his thoughts and ideas on this concept. >
Marcel Wanders on reaching people through design

Conference Talks • Duration: 01:04:37 • 19 Jul 10

In design, it’s important to experiment and find different ways of looking at your surroundings, Marcel Wanders believes. >
Commonwealth on bridging the divide

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:33:03 • 12 Jul 10

Commonwealth talk about the process of bridging the divide between designing and making objects. >

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