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Software assistance for schools in Ethiopia
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Creative Economy
Ethiopian technology entrepreneurs propose solutions for educational institutions through an app.
31 Oct 16
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VR world creates empathy through action
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Interaction Design
Immersive yourself in our dying planet to foster tangible change.
31 Oct 16
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Photos capable of producing electricity developed by Finnish Researchers
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Design Thinking
What if that photo on your mantle could help power your kettle?
31 Oct 16
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Desperately Perfect
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Art & Photography
Rachel Papo captures the drive and skill of young Russian dancers in a photo series.
31 Oct 16
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Verbinder: A shelf joint for tool-less creation
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Product Design
Design students created a shelf joint that allows you to build solid wooden structures without tools.
28 Oct 16
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Yuwote Charvet: The typeface that infuses African symbols with geometry
Next Generation
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Information Design
Kevin Karanja explores African writing systems & 3D design.
28 Oct 16
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Fetish Ballad unpacks the myths surrounding fetish parties (NSFW)
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Art & Photography
A photo book by photographer MagLau takes readers behind the scene of Europe’s fetish parties.
28 Oct 16
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A revolution in wearable health tracking technology
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Product Design
The emerging health & fitness tech market poised for even more growth.
28 Oct 16
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Mexican design firm imagines Trump’s proposed wall
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Architecture & Interiors
Estudio 3.14 brings to life the US presidential candidate’s tyranny.
27 Oct 16
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Luzinterruptus immerses Toronto in a flow of words
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Interaction Design
An artist group occupies the streets of Toronto with 10 000 books.
27 Oct 16
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Engineered seduction: How slot machines keep users fixated
Opinion
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Product Design
Take a look at the deceptive graphic design & psychology behind gambling machines.
27 Oct 16
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Student thesis initiates award-winning community food project
Next Generation
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Food Design
Blank Plate: The culinary design curriculum helping to navigate life in a ‘food desert’.
27 Oct 16
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The Shit Museum sells you crap
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Not all shit is waste: Merdacotta is a material made of cow manure and clay that pushes you to see the potential of poo.
26 Oct 16
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IAMISIGO is fashion for the minimalist
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
IAMISIGO is a fashion brand for underdogs who desire to be different.
26 Oct 16
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Sensing strain in the body with new fibre optics
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Design Thinking
These refined fibres could one day revolutionise neuroscience and brain treatment.
26 Oct 16
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Reclaiming a feminine masculinity
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Art & Photography
Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture.
26 Oct 16
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Living in a landfill
Design News
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Art & Photography
This photo series documents a community surrounded by mountains of trash.
26 Oct 16
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Do The Green Thing: Not Another Make Up Tutorial
Inside View
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Design Thinking
With its promotion of overconsumption, its excessive packaging and dubious ingredients, the beauty industry is pretty bad for the environment.
25 Oct 16
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South African designer Thabo Makhetha’s new concept store celebrates Africa
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Thabo Makhetha has garnered numerous awards and accolades. Her concept store promises to honour everything Africa.
25 Oct 16
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Transforming your dirty nappies into valuable, recycled material
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Product Design
Just because they’re disposable doesn’t mean they’re useless.
25 Oct 16
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Mind-controlled robotic arm allows man to feel again
Design News
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Interaction Design
Scientists are working to restore lost sensation with advanced haptic tech.
25 Oct 16
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Student designed device to investigate the Arctic’s underwater environment
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
The DeepFreezeROV promises to expand our understanding of a world we can’t see.
25 Oct 16
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The cross pollination of fungi and fowls
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Food Design
A Belgian chicken artist and a Zimbabwean social entrepreneur find ways to work together through chickens and mushrooms.
24 Oct 16
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These superhero illustrations appeal to children from every walk of life
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Art & Photography
In the second iteration of his Super Shadows series, Ratliff encourages every child to be a hero.
24 Oct 16
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