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These superhero illustrations appeal to children from every walk of life
Design News
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Art & Photography
In the second iteration of his Super Shadows series, Ratliff encourages every child to be a hero.
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24 Oct 16
The comic book uncovering new perspectives on heroism and storytelling
Design News
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Ordinary Superheroes celebrates the everyday heroes of South Africa's resilient communities.
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23 Sep 16
Riding the Bird of Prey Bicycle
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever.
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21 Oct 15
Hanneke Schutte
Hanneke Schutte is a Johannesburg-based filmmaker and entrepreneur.
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7 Jun 13
A pilchard a day
Design News
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Creative Economy
An apple a day might keep the doctor away but pilchards make you strong, fast and smart.
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29 Jul 10
Design Indaba magazine gets human, superhuman
Do Tank News
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In the Q209 edition, everyone’s a superhuman – from the world’s best chef to the idea you tossed in the waste bin yesterday.
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3 Jun 09
Deadline extended: Design your own superhero
Do Tank News
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Design Indaba Conference 2009 delegates are invited to design a superhero for the next edition of Design Indaba magazine.
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31 Mar 09
Dancing pictures
Q&A
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Film & Animation
Nadine Botha talks to the resident kidults of Am I Collective about their new animation project, Disko.
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1 Feb 09
Crime unleashes a reptile
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Cape Town illustrator and graphic novelist Luis Tolosana has unleashed the first episode of his self-drawn, written and funded Iguana-Man.
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19 Aug 08
Fashion tips for superheroes
Reviews
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Creative Economy
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibition explored comic book characters and fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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19 Jun 08
Don't feed the animators
Design News
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Film & Animation
Lauren Beukes gives the inside scoop on South Africa's maverick animation studio, Clockwork Zoo.
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1 Feb 08
State of the comic art
Opinion
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Graphic Design & Illustration
No country proves that comics are an extension and expression of a nation's psyche more than South Africa, writes Moray Rhoda.
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1 Nov 02
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