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Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free
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The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world.
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26 Jan 18
GetSmarter
Get to know the entrepreneurs and business partners behind popular learning platform, GetSmarter.
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23 Jan 18
Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub
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African Design
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The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector.
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19 Jan 18
Marie Caye on SAM and bridging the gap between tech and design
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Design Thinking
The #antenna2017 speaker talks SAM, what to do in Eindhoven and producing robots that do not require human intervention.
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7 Dec 17
Chris Sheldrick on building cities that integrate with technology
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Urban & Landscape Design
Can we plan for not just tomorrow but beyond that?
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23 Nov 17
Founder of Duolingo at the Design Indaba Conference 2017
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Luis von Ahn launched the first African language course on Duolingo as part of his Design Talk.
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13 Nov 17
This pen detects cancer in seconds
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Product Design
This handheld device detects cancer so that doctors can remove tumors with greater accuracy during surgery.
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8 Sep 17
Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets
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What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products?
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18 Aug 17
Talking odd interplay with information and ephemeral tech with Tea Uglow
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Interaction Design
As technology becomes more functional, does it become less human-centric?
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17 Aug 17
Laduma Ngxokolo's timely move into wearable tech
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African Design
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The limited edition Mna Nam by Laduma allows you to save as easily as you would normally spend.
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21 Jul 17
British technology designer Chris Sheldrick on design and reinventing the postal address
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The technology designer wants to make life easier for 4 billion people without an address.
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19 Jul 17
Unwind: Music as an alternative to traditional medicine
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Marko Ahtisaari presents Unwind, a global experiment in drug-free ways to treat physical and mental health.
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17 Jul 17
These teen girls built a solar powered tent for LA's homeless people
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DIY Girls is empowering teen girls to pursue the fields of technology and engineering.
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29 Jun 17
We caught up with graphic artist Leigh Le Roux
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African graphic designer uses emotive illustrations to tell the stories of ordinary people.
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22 May 17
Children’s literature goes digital
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Interaction Design
Innovative children’s library provides a fun learning alternative.
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17 May 17
3 Ways to hack discrimination in the US
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Hacking Discrimination aimed to find technology-based solutions to address discrimination.
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17 May 17
Bringing back the cassette tape
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New tech meets the nostalgia for the humble cassette tape.
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15 May 17
5 stories that show technology combined with bugs can result in great design
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Industrial Design
Proof that RoboCop isn’t the only one to benefit from a mecha-treatment.
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15 May 17
Reinventing the djembe drum for the modern home
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African Design
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Product Design
“When the drums speak, even the kings are silent.”
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10 May 17
I got garbage
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Design Activism
A human-centred approach to India’s brimming landfills.
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24 Apr 17
Farmerline uses SMSes to empower small-scale farmers in Ghana
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African Design
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Information Design
Ghanaian tech provider, Farmerline offers innovative mobile communication and farming information services to literate and illiterate rural farmers
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18 Apr 17
The robots are coming!
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AMP Robotics is revolutionising the waste processing industry by using robots for recycling – this age-old problem now has a new solution!
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10 Apr 17
The fading tribes of the Omo Valley
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African Design
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Art & Photography
This photographer documented some of the last societies left untouched by the Western world.
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31 Mar 17
A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music
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Design Activism
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Music & Sound Design
This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music.
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27 Mar 17
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