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The Human Utility: How a Twitter discussion started a movement
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26 Sep 18
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What started out as a Twitter discussion soon became a way to address the water affordability and access issue in the United States.
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On the first national memorial to victims of lynching in the US
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26 Sep 18
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Designed by MASS Design Group, who have offices in Boston and in Kigali, the memorial relies on sculpture, art, and design to contextualise racial terror.
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The Slave Calendar retells the story of South Africa’s slave trade
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26 Sep 18
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This award-winning campaign highlights the overlooked descendants of South Africa’s slave trade.
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Damon Davis explores Ghana's slave past and its impact on black America
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24 Sep 18
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“...the world tells us that our identity doesn’t matter and our story doesn’t matter and our lives don’t matter.”
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Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage
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20 Sep 18
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We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs.
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Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture
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19 Sep 18
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The non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru.
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Acknowledging Ghana's slave trade history with sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo
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14 Sep 18
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“As a Ghanaian who is interested and inspired by Ghanaian and African culture, I'm a living witness to the knowledge that is being lost to time.”
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How two researchers hacked software to create a functional AI for their diabetic son
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12 Sep 18
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"Not one of those companies allowed me to directly access the data that was literally coming out of my son’s body. So I hacked it."
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Woebot: A smart, accessible mental healthcare solution
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12 Sep 18
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Created by a group of Stanford psychologists, WoeBot is used in over 120 countries and has generated over 2 million messages since its launch.
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Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard
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11 Sep 18
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“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.”
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Two must-see projects by Design Indaba 2019 speaker Gordon Reid
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11 Sep 18
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The graphic designer is among several speakers announced for our upcoming festival of creativity.
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MIT audio & text system could detect depression in everyday conversations
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10 Sep 18
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A model by researchers at MIT is able to detect depression in context-free interactions.
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This speculative project seamlessly collects water from the air around it
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10 Sep 18
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Design student Ivy Yan Ying Tai's concept could be easy enough to replicate in water scarce countries.
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Four literacy projects changing the world as we know it
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7 Sep 18
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See how these projects use literacy as a tool for positive change.
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Self-taught Malawian photographer grapples with ancestry in new photo series
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5 Sep 18
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“Who Will Bury You?” depicts a young, faceless woman ready to die.
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Two urban initiatives tackle housing & energy in Ghana
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5 Sep 18
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Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah's design projects hope to make life easier for the poor.
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Nikki Gonnissen on building a united AGI in a divided world
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3 Sep 18
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“Good design is not only about good form, it’s also about a better world.”
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Sebastian Gier's futuristic Xplore project nominated for Dezeen Award
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29 Aug 18
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Since his presentation at Antenna in 2017, the German designer has been making big waves.
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Elaine Ramos: "A good cover captures the essence of the book.”
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27 Aug 18
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The former art director at Cosac Naify, Ramos uses the production of books as an exercise in experimental design.
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Selva Hernandez on design and independent book publishing in Mexico
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23 Aug 18
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“Studying design allowed me to design books. After more than twenty years designing for cultural institutions, I decided to open my own label.”
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Here are our not-to-be-missed A’ Design Award winners
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22 Aug 18
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The global platform has announced its best designers and designs for 2017 to 2018.
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Design Indaba alumni V. Sunil and Mohit Jayal are injecting creativity into India's spaces
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22 Aug 18
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In what may be their most ambitious project yet, Motherland have embarked on the task of reinventing a city.
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Architect Dong-Ping Wong to speak at Design Indaba 2019
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21 Aug 18
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With several companies under his belt, Dong-Ping Wong’s work represents a new wave of architecture.
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A New Zealand company is making raincoats out of recycled fibres
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20 Aug 18
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The Humble Raincoat is made of recycled plastic bottles.
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