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True to form
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Transformation is a Dutch installation that pays tribute to the aesthetics of vernacular architecture.
19 Aug 10
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On the edge
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Music & Sound Design
With it's bright colours and edgy lines, Peter Saville's design for OMD's first album since 1996 is a happy addition to visual culture.
19 Aug 10
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From practical to playful
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Urban & Landscape Design
Think again if you thought your car should only take you from A to B. The new Mini Countryman may feature a fireplace or karaoke equipment.
19 Aug 10
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Mosaic memory lane
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Urban & Landscape Design
The mosaics along a public transport walkway in Cape Town tell stories of the area's rich heritage.
19 Aug 10
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Design it yourself (new pics)
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Design Thinking
With his curatorial debut, Yves Béhar examines the blurring of the creative line between professional and amateur designer.
18 Aug 10
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Ilse Crawford on human emotion
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Interaction Design
Ilse Crawford talks about being human and how to tie in our basic emotions with design.
18 Aug 10
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The art of advertising
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Evil or art form? There are as many opinions on advertising as there are ads. Here's a glimpse into the world of mad men (and women).
16 Aug 10
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Joy to the wall
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Urban & Landscape Design
There’s nothing like a little paint to jazz things up. Amateur Indian creatives are taking matters, or paintbrushes, into their own hands.
15 Aug 10
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Happy anniversary to modernism
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Product Design
A new 10-year collectible edition by the Boym Partners celebrates the 100th anniversary of modernism.
14 Aug 10
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For the greater good
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Creative Economy
South Africa's first non-profit creative agency is aligning smart business practices with a heightened awareness of social responsibility.
14 Aug 10
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Interactive comic craze
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hypercomics is taking the comic narrative from the printed page into an exhibition space where visitors create their own comic experience.
13 Aug 10
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Indian-inspired luxury
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Architecture & Interiors
What do you do with a heritage rich, prime location in the heart of the Mother City? Turn it into a Taj hotel, of course.
13 Aug 10
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Green screen
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Design Thinking
Green Movies at the Encounters Documentary Festival raises concerns over your most pressing ecological and social issues.
12 Aug 10
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Hand-free drawing
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Now anyone can make interesting drawings and illustrations - all you need is Ze Frank's new Flash web app.
11 Aug 10
00:33:36
Marije Vogelzang on the experience of eating
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Food Design
Eating designer Marije Vogelzang explores what happens when people share food.
11 Aug 10
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Canvassing for African style
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Canvas Concept is a new range of shoes, jewellery, hats and accessories that is bound to be at the top of any fashionista’s wishlist.
11 Aug 10
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20Q: Ed Suter
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If not photography, Ed Suter would have been a homicide detective for the NYPD. It's a happy coincidence that photography came out tops.
11 Aug 10
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City treasures
Design News
Fool's Gold is a new exhibition by Stephen Hobbs that comments on the spatial qualities of cities.
10 Aug 10
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Station transformation
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Urban & Landscape Design
Durban's recently completed Moses Mabhida Station a design-friendly example of the possibilities for local transport infrastructure.
10 Aug 10
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Logo genius Ivan Chermayeff's secret joys
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The graphic designer behind the some of the world's greatest logos on what defines the discipline.
10 Aug 10
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20Q: Andrea Kleinloog
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Architecture & Interiors
Functions and experiments, belief and passion, bread and wine, deprivation and excessiveness. Andrea Kleinloog believes in starting big.
10 Aug 10
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Below the city surface
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Urban & Landscape Design
The third installment in Gary Hustwit's design documentary film trilogy, Urbanized, takes a look at cities as dynamic urban spaces.
9 Aug 10
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Design vs Anti-Design
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Design Thinking
What is the opposite of design? Anti-Design. But what is that? The Anti-Design Festival explores some of the possibilities.
9 Aug 10
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20Q: Richard Hart
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic designer Richard Hart is passionate about women’s shoes. He’s also looking for a creative muse, if anybody is up to the task…
6 Aug 10
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