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Paula Scher at AGI Open 2011
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Graphic Design & Illustration
In the digital age graphic design is more important than ever because there is more communication, says Paula Scher.
13 Oct 11
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Climate change and performance art
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Interaction Design
GIPCA's Hot Water Festival considers the conversation on climate change that needs to happen between scientists and performing artists.
13 Oct 11
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Birds of a feather
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Architecture & Interiors
Diamond magnate Laurence Graff has marked the maturation of the Delaire Graff Estate with an art installation of birds.
13 Oct 11
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Cultivated couture
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
How about growing high-end fashion in your kitchen? Emily Crane's Micro-Nutrient Couture is exotic and edible.
13 Oct 11
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Green as glass
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Design Thinking
Glasshouse is the ideal urban greenhouse, and it doubles up as a functional pendant lamp.
13 Oct 11
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Educational integration
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Architecture & Interiors
The Inkwenkwezi Secondary School in Du Noon township serves as a beacon of aspiration, highlighting the importance of education.
12 Oct 11
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Safe bike
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Urban & Landscape Design
By locking the handlebars of a bicycle, the Senza bike lock system makes it virtually impossible to steal this friendly mode of transport.
12 Oct 11
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Infographic wine label
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Information Design
The labels for the wines of an Australian winery feature an infograph with unique information about the vineyards, vintage conditions and ferments.
12 Oct 11
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Month ten
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The October Show at Salon91 in Cape Town presents the work of an all-male creative cast.
11 Oct 11
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Urban alternatives
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Vertical Village looks at ways that East Asian cities may be able to expand and develop while maintaining traditional village qualities.
11 Oct 11
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Circular films
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The 360 Project uses 48 cameras, arranged in a circle, to explore the possibilities of combining stills and moving images.
10 Oct 11
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Collage paintings
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Micro Cluster Picnic is a collection of collage-like paintings by Asha Zero that interrogates the relationship between the real and the representation.
10 Oct 11
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Barbara Ciliers' typographical visual journey
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Product Design
Barbara Cilliers makes information design relevant in a South African context.
10 Oct 11
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Tradition & innovation
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Architecture & Interiors
An exhibition designed by Nendo at the Canadian Museum of Innovation explores the relationship between Japanese culture and design.
10 Oct 11
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Sandhya Lalloo on redefining fashion design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Sandhya Lalloo’s work looks at the spiritual experience of designing clothing.
10 Oct 11
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Lauren Mackler on stories and storytelling
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Graphic Design & Illustration
There are different artistic formats through which to tell stories in a visual way, discovers Lauren Mackler.
10 Oct 11
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Revital Cohen on how technology affects the human body
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Revital Cohen considers how technology affects biology by focussing specifically on the human body.
10 Oct 11
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Letter forms
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Graphic Design & Illustration
ABC comes to life with Alphabet 2, a project that creates a stop-motion animation with each letter of the alphabet.
10 Oct 11
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Sustainable tower
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Design Thinking
The Bionic Arch by Vincent Callebaut Architects proposes a multi-purpose sustainable tower for the Taichung Gateway City in Taiwan.
8 Oct 11
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Arno Mathies on luxury and industrial design
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Product Design
Arno Mathies talks about luxury, industrial design and the influences in his own work.
7 Oct 11
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Jon Stam: designing for and from personal memory
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Jon Stam shares six projects he created that all have the common theme of “designing for and from personal memory”.
7 Oct 11
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School centre
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Architecture & Interiors
SAOTA's Mankgaile Primary School in Limpopo actively involved the community in the building of a school that also serves as a community centre.
7 Oct 11
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Imperial branding
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hat-trick worked on the rebranding of the Imperial War Museum in the UK, aiming to make the visitor experience more engaging.
7 Oct 11
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Digital brawn smackdown
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Creative Economy
Digital Edge Live on 14 October will see local mavericks debating the future of marketing and digital platforms. Bob Garfield delivers the keynote.
6 Oct 11
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