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Two campaigns that raise awareness by altering public spaces

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

In this age of digital marketing and social media, these campaigns prove physical installations remain potent in generating awareness. >

3 Apr 17
New Mars explorer inspired by origami

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

It can tuck, fold and crawl. >

31 Mar 17
Vibrant Paralympic Games ad wins Art Director’s Club of Europe award

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

The ‘We are the Superhumans’ campaign celebrates the disabled community. >

30 Mar 17
The Centre for the Less Good Idea

Design News > Design Activism

Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists. >

29 Mar 17
A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music

Design News > Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music. >

27 Mar 17
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space. >

27 Mar 17
Would you drink beer made from sewage water?

Design News > Design Activism / Food Design

A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater. >

27 Mar 17
Plan Bee

Next Generation > Design Activism / Industrial Design

This could be the pollination process of tomorrow. >

22 Mar 17
Waves for Water

Design News > Design Activism

This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need. >

22 Mar 17
The font of life

Design News > Design Activism

Download and donate to the millions living without water. >

22 Mar 17
Why wastewater?

Design News > Design Activism

World Water Day 2017 will look at the way we manage the precious resource during every part of the water cycle. >

20 Mar 17
Buddibox: A community-driven courier network in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

This organisation tackles local unemployment by facilitating small-scale courier services. >

20 Mar 17
The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Industrial Design

These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women. >

17 Mar 17
RiverBlue

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry. >

15 Mar 17
New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen

Design News > Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest. >

13 Mar 17
The carbon cost of your cocaine

Opinion > Design Activism / Design Thinking

In the sixth edition of Do The Green Thing, the eco-warriors reveal the carbon footprint associated with every line of cocaine. >

13 Mar 17
This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before. >

13 Mar 17
Using soybeans to create vegan leather

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives. >

9 Mar 17
Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce. >

8 Mar 17
Plastic Utopia by photographer Henri Blommers

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

This Netherlands-based photographer captures human waste within nature. >

7 Mar 17
Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Design Activism

This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area. >

7 Mar 17
SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Design Indaba partnered with SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd and On Track to give this school a sustainable update. >

6 Mar 17
Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Poo. We’re talking about poo. >

3 Mar 17
The intersection of fashion, design and technology

Product Spotlight > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Rayn Jacket is a universal waterproof coat inspired by wheelchair users. >

2 Mar 17

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