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This Migrant Business
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This short film by Kenyan artist and animator Ng'endo Mukii looks at the movement of African people to Europe from the point of view of a human trafficker.
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23 May 17
Fearless street culture with graphic designer Richard Horne
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme is all about uncovering rare talent among the youth of South Africa.
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23 May 17
Watch filmmaker Hayley Morris’ surreal stop-motion music video for Explosions in the Sky
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Film & Animation
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Music & Sound Design
The band’s first official music video imagines the ‘wilderness of the mind’.
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23 May 17
Wake up and smell the colours
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
A device that transcends two of our primary senses.
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23 May 17
5 examples of great creativity in Cuba
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Art & Photography
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We take a look at some unique design ventures all the way from the Caribbean.
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23 May 17
We caught up with graphic artist Leigh Le Roux
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African graphic designer uses emotive illustrations to tell the stories of ordinary people.
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22 May 17
Reducing carbon footprint of the built world with Solidia Technologies
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Eco-friendliness can be achieved even in the granules with which we construct buildings.
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22 May 17
Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore
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African Design
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Film & Animation
Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy.
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19 May 17
Pop culture through the eyes of Tony Futura
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Humour in art reveals interesting questions about modern society.
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19 May 17
Not here for men
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Film & Animation
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Music & Sound Design
3 Must-see music videos addressing the abuse of women.
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19 May 17
Pedaling for clean air
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
A new addition to the Smog Free Project, and it comes in bicycle-form.
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19 May 17
This music video lets rip on the music industry’s so-called ‘Gatekeepers’
Design News
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Film & Animation
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Music & Sound Design
Jessie Reyez takes on industry sexism and misogyny with this short film.
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19 May 17
Rich Mnisi merges film with fashion
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Film & Animation
Check out this cinematic lookbook for Rich Mnisi's latest trans-seaonal collection Xingelengele.
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18 May 17
Three creatives on the power of storytelling in any medium
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Interaction Design
In these interviews, we speak to creatives across the spectrum of storytelling to prove that the worldwide pastime is no longer bound by the medium.
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18 May 17
Engaging a community through street art
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Paint Jamaica initiative brings colour and creativity to the streets of Kingston.
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18 May 17
Boyan Slat’s Ocean CleanUp System promises to rid our oceans of plastic garbage
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
"To catch the plastic, act like plastic.
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18 May 17
A simpler way to purify water
Design News
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Design Thinking
Scientists have devised a simple way to separate microscopic pollutants from water.
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18 May 17
Children’s literature goes digital
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Interaction Design
Innovative children’s library provides a fun learning alternative.
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17 May 17
Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong.
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17 May 17
3 Ways to hack discrimination in the US
Design News
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Design Activism
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Information Design
Hacking Discrimination aimed to find technology-based solutions to address discrimination.
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17 May 17
Meet the Fadiouth community of Senegal
Design News
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Design Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This book illustrates valuable solutions in infographic form for this small West African town.
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17 May 17
5 examples of great creativity from Poland
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Art & Photography
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Known for its vast history and diverse culture, Poland also has mad artistic chops.
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17 May 17
International film festivals can’t get enough of this South African film
Design News
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African Design
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Film & Animation
Krotoa, scheduled for release in South Africa in August this year, tackles an underrepresented history.
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16 May 17
High-tech hopes for hearing loss
Product Spotlight
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Music & Sound Design
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Product Design
A breakthrough home-use technology for early detection of tinnitus
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16 May 17
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