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Exhibiting photography at roadhouses to celebrate this fading social culture

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation

Night By Roadhouse brings local and international photography to a wide, non gallery-going audience in Johannesburg.

18 Aug 17
00:12:04

Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets

Talks > Industrial Design

What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products?

18 Aug 17
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SaveArtSpace turns billboards into public art canvasses

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

The initiative aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives.

17 Aug 17
00:01:59

Talking odd interplay with information and ephemeral tech with Tea Uglow

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

As technology becomes more functional, does it become less human-centric?

17 Aug 17
00:31:26

Tea Uglow on the creative unknown and dispelling misplaced confidence in reality

Talks > Information Design

Tea Uglow, the director of Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney on her work at the intersection of tech and creativity.

16 Aug 17
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Diversifying media imagery to include more ethnicities with TONL

Design News > Art & Photography

This agency works to arm advertisers and designers with the tools to represent all races in their campaigns, not just one.

15 Aug 17
00:03:01

Marcus Engman on the value of curiosity and IKEA’s first African collaboration

Video Interviews > Product Design

IKEA's head of design chats with us about their upcoming African design collection created with Design Indaba, as well as the vision that drives his company.

14 Aug 17
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A 30 foot warship made from plastic debris is hoping to draw attention to ocean pollution

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

The Surfers Against Sewage initiative is highlighting the world’s largest ocean garbage site.

14 Aug 17
00:08:14

Jesper Brodin & Marcus Engman on the start of IKEA’s new African collaboration

Talks > Craft

“We like to work in an open way, because we believe in that way of co-creating things.”

14 Aug 17
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Dutch artist Thirza Schaap reveals the delicate beauty that can be found in garbage

Design News > Art & Photography

Instead of a bombastic crusade, this project raises awareness of marine pollution in a gentle, considered style.

11 Aug 17
00:11:22

Bo-Won Keum on using design to help elevate the voices of prison inmates

Talks > Design Thinking

The graphic designer worked on a monochromatic book that had handwritten book requests and thank you notes from US prison inmates.

11 Aug 17
00:03:16

Marina Willer on the importance of creativity in changing the world for the better

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

"I like to use my creativity to change the world a little bit," says the filmmaker and graphic designer.

10 Aug 17
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The deformed realities of graphic artist Anxo Viscaíno

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

"I would rather focus more efforts on developing art and culture than spending too much time protecting my copyright," he says.

10 Aug 17
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Desktop bioengineering by Amino Labs

Design News > Product Design

The small-scale kits empower the scientists and innovators of tomorrow.

10 Aug 17
00:29:56

Marina Willer on why designers should be creating frameworks for accepting political change

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

The partner at Pentagram on Brexit, family, history and the power of design during these changing political times.

10 Aug 17
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An affordable, open-source home

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

As part of the push toward sustainable design, Studiolada released plans for the Open Source House.

9 Aug 17
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This new exhibition calls on feminism to be diverse

Design News > Design Activism

Feminisms x The Arab and Muslim Diaspora to open at London’s Protein Studios.

9 Aug 17
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Crystal Kung on bringing warm feelings to life through her illustrations

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Taipei-based illustrator “I don’t think my drawing skills comes from talent. They come from hard work”.

8 Aug 17
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The Big Trash Animals project of Bordalo II

Design News > Art & Photography

This Portuguese installation artist creates animal sculptures in urban spaces from the very materials that cause their destruction in nature.

8 Aug 17
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Holograms from Syria reveals the horrors of war to the average American

Design News > Interaction Design

Asad J. Malik’s augmented reality project communicates the real-life experience of the Syrian Civil War to Western audiences.

8 Aug 17
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Katy Pyle’s Ballez is the inclusive dance studio you’ve been waiting for

Design News > Design Activism

The New York City-based studio reimagines what ballet can be.

7 Aug 17
00:11:01

Shoko Tamura on designing garments that amplify personal expression

Talks > Product Design

The Keio University student says wearable technology could redefine the way people play in urban landscapes.

7 Aug 17
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The creators of Krotoa on leading an all-women team in a male dominated industry

Design News > Film & Animation

The South African creative team debut their film, Krotoa in the country after winning a string of international awards.

4 Aug 17
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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | August 2017

Focus On > Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!

4 Aug 17

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