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Hyperakt: Social impact design

Video Interviews > Creative Economy

Brooklyn-based design agency Hyperakt talks about communicating change and the role of data science in its work. >

2 Dec 15
Seymour Chwast: Using irony and sympathy in graphic design

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

The prolific graphic designer discusses his early years at Pushpin and finding a focus in his work. >

30 Nov 15
Sam Bompas: Designing extraordinary food experiences

Video Interviews > Food Design

Bompas and Parr’s niche approach to everyday food experiences makes them the gurus of food architecture. >

27 Nov 15
Behind a décor design brand in the small town of Stellenbosch

Q&A > Product Design

Mia Danieli tells us why sustainability and natural materials form the heart of Mia Mélange. >

26 Nov 15
James Roberts: Life-saving solutions for neonatal care

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Inspired by the plight of refugees, James Roberts created a low-cost incubator for babies born prematurely. >

25 Nov 15
Richard van der Laken: Creating Gorilla and the designer's "do" mentality

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why designers are wired to be solution-finders and conversation-starters. >

24 Nov 15
King Debs raises a fist against injustice with his latest murals

Video Interviews > Product Design

Multimedia designer and Emerging Creative, King Debs responds to social unrest with his larger-than-life street art. >

23 Nov 15
Rob Hadrill: Bringing ideas to life through book design

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Book Works co-founder Rob Hadrill invites us into his world of visual artistry and bookmaking. >

23 Nov 15
Ng’endo Mukii: Challenging the ideals of beauty

Video Interviews > African Design / Film & Animation

Kenyan filmmaker breaks the mould of African stereotypes using animation, storytelling, and movement. >

20 Nov 15
Kathryn Fleming: Designing the evolution of animals

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

US designer Kathryn Fleming explores various ways in which animals and humans could co-evolve in the future. >

16 Nov 15
Milton Glaser: Design to be a good citizen

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Revered designer Milton Glaser spills design secrets, dispenses advice and explains the relationship between adverts, guns, and soda. >

12 Nov 15
Todd St. John: HunterGather and primitive design practices

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Simple visuals bring complex ideas to life at Todd St. John’s studio, HunterGatherer. >

11 Nov 15
Steven Heller: Deconstructing design and the power of logos

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

The art of critiquing design from one of the leading voices in design criticism. >

10 Nov 15
Steven Heller: Design to entertain, illuminate and advocate

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

We sit down with Steven Heller to discuss the designer’s role in society and his perspective on different forms of design. >

9 Nov 15
Joost Grootens: Organising complex data through design

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Amsterdam-based graphic designer Joost Grootens organises complex information into maps, books and graphics. >

5 Nov 15
Kris Sowersby: Breathing new life into old typefaces

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

New Zealand typeface designer Kris Sowersby spends time developing new expressions of old analogue typefaces. >

4 Nov 15
Rosita Missoni: If your job is your hobby it's never tiring

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Italian fashion icon, Rosita Missoni looks back on her upbringing and the inherited values that now underpin her fashion empire. >

2 Nov 15
Amanda Williams: Colour(ed) theory and the urban palette

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

Architect-cum-artist Amanda Williams uses her experience in colour theory to design an urban colour palette for historically black neighbourhoods in Chicago. >

29 Oct 15
Exclusive: Artist Adejoke Tugbiyele on giving voice to the voiceless

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Nigerian-American artist and activist Adejoke Tugbiyele uses mixed media to give voice to the LGBTI communities of Africa. >

29 Oct 15
Jonathan Lee gives us insight into Google's rebranding

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Information Design

Google's rebranding is a step towards tackling the world's complex problems with simple, accessible design. >

28 Oct 15
Dror Benshetrit: Crossing the boundaries between design disciplines

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

Designer Dror Benshetrit tells us what drives his New York-based studio’s holistic approach to design. >

26 Oct 15
Tino Schaedler: Journey from the physical to the virtual

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Interaction Design

With a background in architecture and set design, Tino Schaedler is now taking on the world of virtual reality. >

22 Oct 15
Ariane Spanier: The evolution of FUKT magazine

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Design director Ariane Spanier talks digital versus print and the evolution of FUKT magazine. >

21 Oct 15
Peter Bil'ak: Designing for dance, typefaces and marginalised alphabets

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

Netherlands-based designer, Peter Bil'ak feeds his multi-disciplinary appetite for design by looking beyond the surface of things. >

19 Oct 15

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