Creative Work | Design Indaba

Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >

29 Jan 18
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Product Design

The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world. >

26 Jan 18
40 South African creatives to watch

Design News > African Design

Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further. >

23 Jan 18
American architect Josh Greene on why he chose to work in Rwanda

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

"It’s not just simply design, it’s a whole process that has really been enlightening for me.” >

22 Jan 18
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Product Design

The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture. >

19 Jan 18
Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design News > Film & Animation

An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018. >

19 Jan 18
Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub

Design Frontiers > African Design / Industrial Design

The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector. >

19 Jan 18
Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly

Design News > Music & Sound Design

"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari. >

19 Jan 18
My Tova, the children's backpack that unfolds into a school desk

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Durban-based designer Nicki van den Aardweg says she wanted to make it easier for children who don't have access to a school desk. >

18 Jan 18
Bobbi Jene

Design News > Film & Animation

A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences. >

17 Jan 18
Big Time

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Film & Animation

Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG and master of promotion, is the subject of a new documentary, titled BIG TIME. >

17 Jan 18
Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >

17 Jan 18
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

In the film he talks about his vision of design, and shows that architecture is about more than stone and concrete. >

17 Jan 18
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >

16 Jan 18
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >

15 Jan 18
Two young designers tackle what it will mean to age in 2050

Next Generation > Information Design

Mar Ginot Blanco and Aaron Garlick aim to design for future challenges based on present and past movements in design. >

10 Jan 18
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >

9 Jan 18
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >

8 Jan 18
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >

6 Jan 18
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >

5 Jan 18
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

4 Jan 18
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >

4 Jan 18
Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children

Design News > Product Design

SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food. >

22 Dec 17
Yemi Kacoutie on immersing herself in the world of building design

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

"Architects don’t just design buildings, they also influence the impact these buildings have on the humans who occupy them." >

20 Dec 17

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