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Teaching the next generation of tech trailblazers

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Information Design

Judith Owigar, president of Akirachix, talks tech and its ability to empower young women in Kenya. >

12 Nov 14
A travel guide to social design

Profiling > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag hopes her new book will help businesses and governments see the power of design to address key challenges facing the world. >

11 Nov 14
A next-generation tree harvester

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Like the insect it is named after, the Gerridae harvester is light on its feet and the environment. >

10 Nov 14
Why girls should code

Inside View > African Design / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design

Code4CT is getting girls to code – while arming them with a technical toolkit to take on leadership roles. >

5 Nov 14
Educators Indaba 2015

The Educators Indaba is an annual seminar organised for educators, made possible by Design Indaba Trust, held the Saturday after the Conference at the CTICC. >

3 Nov 14
Make. Change: A DIY sleeping bag for the homeless

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Product Design

Meet Jo Maxwell, an ordinary citizen who prototyped a sleeping bag made of newspaper and plastic bags that has been distributed to more than 20,000 people. >

3 Nov 14
Tackling the housing problem

Focus On > African Design / Design Thinking

We round up four of the sustainable, low-cost innovations featured in The Better Living Challenge Showcase, which opened in Cape Town this week. >

2 Nov 14
Making a city desired

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The "City Desired" exhibition explores issues of city making and contemporary urbanism through the lens of Cape Town. >

1 Nov 14
Design Indaba Dialogues

"Dialogues" is an ebook collection of fly-on-the-wall dialogues and Q&A's with leading designers. Read the foreword below. >

31 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Take five minutes to catch up with designindaba.com's top five stories this week. >

31 Oct 14
Internet inspiration: Threat or enabler?

Hot Topic > Design Thinking / Information Design / Product Design

Lazy man's library or a window onto the world? Four South African creatives tell us whether the internet stymies or aids their creative process. >

29 Oct 14
Nesting instinct

Profiling > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Design Thinking

Porky Hefer is expanding his interest in sustainable design by building a house. Just don't ask him for elevation plans. >

27 Oct 14
Design advice from New York

Inside View > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Three New York design legends share lessons from their careers in graphic design. >

22 Oct 14
The face of the future

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Product Design

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >

18 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

This week, readers loved our African Report, in which we profile Lagos-born textile and accessories designer Buki Akib. >

17 Oct 14
Using design thinking to help fight Ebola

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus. >

15 Oct 14
Why formulas for creativity fail

Inside View > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another. >

14 Oct 14
What is the value of a national design policy?

Hot Topic > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Can getting design on the government's agenda really benefit working designers? We ask 7 presenters at next week's WDC2014 Design Policy Conference to weigh in. >

8 Oct 14
The mad men of advertising

Focus On > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

We round up four interviews with some of the world's greatest ad men in honour of the Loeries, South Africa's annual advertising awards. >

19 Sep 14
Resetting the rules in advertising

Inside View > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Efficiency has become more of a priority than creativity, says award-winning Brazilian adman PJ Pereira. >

19 Sep 14
Call for submissions: "Take Two" at Design Indaba Expo 2015

Festival News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

We're planning an exciting new exhibition on the second life of objects – and we want your work to be part of it. Apply before 31 October! >

19 Sep 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Stories about London Design Festival 2014, which closes this Sunday, proved popular with our readers this week. >

18 Sep 14
El Ultimo Grito on creating a new design ecosystem

Talks > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Through their exploratory work husband-and-wife team Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado challenge our most fundamental understanding of design. >

17 Sep 14
How to create a portfolio that will get you hired

Inside View > Design Thinking / Product Design

Industrial designer Amina Horozic shares some of the insights from her new book "Breaking In" on how to create a winning showcase of your work. >

16 Sep 14

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