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Saving a font from extinction
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Product Design
Reviving a forgotten font designed by Alvin Lustig, an iconic, contemporary American graphic designer.
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11 Mar 16
31 Bits’ holistic business model empowers Ugandan women
Design News
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Jewellery brand creates a sustainable income for Ugandan artisans while teaching them skills to become self-reliant.
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11 Mar 16
A new, sustainable way to make plastic
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Design Activism
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Researchers at Stanford have found a way to create sustainable plastic using inedible plant materials.
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11 Mar 16
Experimental street art inspired by the Cape
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African Design
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Art & Photography
South African illustrator and street artist Anwar Davids aims to make his work accessible all over the world.
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11 Mar 16
Wi-Fi trashcans encourage festivalgoers to practise responsible rubbish disposal
Design News
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Creative Economy
Indian startup ThinkScream develops a trashcan that provides Wi-Fi connection in exchange for trash.
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10 Mar 16
Graffiti as a tool for liberation in Kabul
Design Frontiers
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Design Activism
Liberation and the fight for women's rights through contemporary art and graffiti in Kabul.
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10 Mar 16
UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely
Design News
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Design Activism
Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana.
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10 Mar 16
Rope made out of plastic bottles
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
A really handy tool from a runaway Kickstarter campaign.
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10 Mar 16
Multimedia project remembers the forgotten victims of political imprisonment
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Based in Austria, Christoph Lingg documents the forgotten history of political prisoners all over the world.
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10 Mar 16
Old tennis rackets become colourful works of art
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Cape Town local Danielle Clough has many inventive outlets, but her embroidery has caught the attention of the creative world.
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9 Mar 16
IKEA's next step for sustainability
Design News
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Creative Economy
The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms.
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9 Mar 16
New supermarket in Denmark only stocks food past its sell by date
Design News
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Creative Economy
WeFood is reducing food waste in Denmark by selling the food that mainstream supermarkets throw out.
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9 Mar 16
Enter your design to the Green Product Award
Design News
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Design Activism
The Green Product Award have extended their deadline exclusively for Design Indaba readers. Submissions are open until Sunday 13 March.
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9 Mar 16
This is what it's like to read with dyslexia
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
Victor Widell’s interactive blog post lets the viewer experience what it’s like to be dyslexic.
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9 Mar 16
Embroidery and needlepoint give prisoners a new outlook
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
The Fine Cell Work initiative has contributed to the rehabilitation of the UK’s prisoners for over a decade.
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9 Mar 16
Nigerian artist uses posters to tackle issues of climate change
Design News
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses art to trigger an emotional response in the viewer and to convey a serious message about climate change.
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8 Mar 16
Perfect man-made waves
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
Kelly Slater's high-performance, man-made wave pool has been met with scepticism in the industry.
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8 Mar 16
Sideways driving with Goodyear’s latest concept tyre
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
International tyre company Goodyear has revealed the spherical-shaped, smart tyre of the future.
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8 Mar 16
Accra-based Swedish fashion brand creates street couture in collaboration with Ghanaian tailors
Lookbook
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
HI ON LIFE is a fashion brand driven by sustainable design, Ghanaian culture and a Scandinavian appreciation of form.
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8 Mar 16
Leaving design up to chance
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
Origami-inspired game randomises the textile design process, encouraging the creation of new knowledge.
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8 Mar 16
Hello Tractor brings African farmers equipment on demand
Design News
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African Design
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Information Design
Nigerian technology startup Hello Tractor is an on-demand farming machinery service for farmers in rural Africa.
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7 Mar 16
High-tech repository for the dead
Design Frontiers
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
Ruri Den is an alternative to burial sites for space-starved cities like Tokyo
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7 Mar 16
A massive eco-village with a utopian take on sustainable living
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
Agroecologist Amlankusum’s conceptual designs combines natural elements with controlled construction to create a 36-storey paradise.
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7 Mar 16
Global artists recreate monsters thought up by children
Design News
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Art & Photography
The Monster Project facilitates art with children by reimagining their monsters.
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7 Mar 16
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