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The Slave Calendar retells the story of South Africa’s slave trade

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

This award-winning campaign highlights the overlooked descendants of South Africa’s slave trade.

26 Sep 18
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A delicate dance of history and modernity in Sudan

African Report > Architecture & Interiors

Our second report on Cairo-based architecture firm ARCHiNOS looks at the firm’s work on conserving Sudan's ancient treasures.

25 Sep 18
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AGI Open México City speakers contemplate design on 'the other side'

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Alejandro Paul, Alejandro Magallanes, Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata on how they will broach the topic in their talks this week.

25 Sep 18
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This Guinea Bissau artist uses his art to draw attention to social injustice

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

"Design should be used as a tool to improve lives and harmonise situations,” says artist Nu Barreto.

24 Sep 18
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Damon Davis explores Ghana's slave past and its impact on black America

Design News > Film & Animation

“...the world tells us that our identity doesn’t matter and our story doesn’t matter and our lives don’t matter.”

24 Sep 18
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Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs.

20 Sep 18
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A' Design Awards & Competition is calling for submissions

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The awards aim to highlight, advertise and advocate good design, designers and design-oriented companies.

20 Sep 18
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Harnessing the power of urine

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste.

20 Sep 18
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Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture

Design News > Creative Economy

The non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru.

19 Sep 18
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Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships

Next Generation > Design Thinking

This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers.

19 Sep 18
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Indelibl wants to make art by Africans more accessible

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

Both online and offline, the platform is committed to taking art beyond the gallery space.

17 Sep 18
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Five examples of great design from Singapore

Focus On > Product Design

Proof that a small island can produce big creativity.

17 Sep 18
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Acknowledging Ghana's slave trade history with sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

“As a Ghanaian who is interested and inspired by Ghanaian and African culture, I'm a living witness to the knowledge that is being lost to time.”

14 Sep 18
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How two researchers hacked software to create a functional AI for their diabetic son

Design News > Design Activism

"Not one of those companies allowed me to directly access the data that was literally coming out of my son’s body. So I hacked it."

12 Sep 18
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Fernando Laposse's Totomoxtle shortlisted for the 2018 Beazley Designs of the Year

Video Interviews > Creative Economy

"The world market has forced the price of corn to reduce drastically. This has made traditional methods of harvesting corn not economically viable anymore."

12 Sep 18
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Woebot: A smart, accessible mental healthcare solution

Design News > Interaction Design

Created by a group of Stanford psychologists, WoeBot is used in over 120 countries and has generated over 2 million messages since its launch.

12 Sep 18
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Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard

Design News > Design Thinking

“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.”

11 Sep 18
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On designing spaces with people's mental health in mind

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Siphilele Magagula on life after her conceptual Empathy Museum, fundraising to continue her studies and creating more spaces that heal.

11 Sep 18
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Two must-see projects by Design Indaba 2019 speaker Gordon Reid

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The graphic designer is among several speakers announced for our upcoming festival of creativity.

11 Sep 18
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MIT audio & text system could detect depression in everyday conversations

Design News > Design Activism

A model by researchers at MIT is able to detect depression in context-free interactions.

10 Sep 18
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This speculative project seamlessly collects water from the air around it

Design News > Design Thinking

Design student Ivy Yan Ying Tai's concept could be easy enough to replicate in water scarce countries.

10 Sep 18
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Four literacy projects changing the world as we know it

Design News > Product Design

See how these projects use literacy as a tool for positive change.

7 Sep 18
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Self-taught Malawian photographer grapples with ancestry in new photo series

Design News > Art & Photography

“Who Will Bury You?” depicts a young, faceless woman ready to die.

5 Sep 18
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Two urban initiatives tackle housing & energy in Ghana

Design News > Design Activism

Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah's design projects hope to make life easier for the poor.

5 Sep 18

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