Top 10 August 2014

Our ten most popular stories last month range across the design industries – but an adman from Brazil had the last word.

Architecture stories from Africa featured heavily in our top ten stories this month. Readers liked this Lookbook of award-winning buildings in South Africa, Sean O'Toole's review of the International Union of Architects Congress that took place in Durban, and our African Report on Studio Propolis, an architectural studio with a difference based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Our snappy video on the power of creativity, featuring some of the world's leading creative minds including the late Massimo Vignelli, raked up the views while our review of the AGI Open conference in São Paulo also earned its spot on the top ten.

A Q&A with public artist Andrew Shoben and Stefan G Bucher's personal reflection on the process of doing a hand-drawn video also grabbed readers' attention.

But August's winner by a clear margin - a veritable blockbuster - was our talk by Brazilian adman Marcello Serpa on the art of reduction at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

AGI Open 2014 in review

Reviews > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration

Designers share key strategies for keeping their ideas fresh among the clutter of today's visual culture. Jorge Grimberg reports from São Paulo. >

22 Aug 14
An artisanal architect in Nairobi

African Report > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Kenyan-born Naeem Biviji is a rare kind of architect who takes on only small-scale projects and crafts all his furnishings by hand. >

22 Aug 14
Marcello Serpa on the art of reduction

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

The creative director behind Havaianas on German precision and Brazilian exuberance. >

20 Aug 14
2 minutes of creativity

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Design Thinking

We asked 20 of the world's leading designers what they think creativity can do. >

19 Aug 14
A hand-drawn music video

Design News > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Stefan Bucher's perfectly flowing animation of this music video belies the painstaking work behind it. He tells us about the ups and downs of making it. >

18 Aug 14
Dakar's new creative wave

African Report > African Design / Design Activism

In Senegal’s capital, a collective of creative activists called Les Petites Pierres is taking back the city for the sake of art. >

11 Aug 14
African architecture on the global agenda

Reviews > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The recent UIA2014 conference in Durban presented an opportunity to discuss the priorities for architects in Africa, writes Sean O'Toole. >

9 Aug 14
The rebels of architecture

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A new six-part documentary series tracks architects operating at the fringes of the profession – and even the law. >

6 Aug 14
Andrew Shoben: City spirit

Q&A > Art & Photography / Interaction Design

We chat to the playful artist and founder of greyworld, who counts the city as his biggest inspiration. >

4 Aug 14
SA's top buildings

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors

Presenting this year's winners of the South Africa Institute of Architecture's awards celebrating architectural excellence in the country. >

2 Aug 14

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