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Feel people smile with Simon Dogger’s handheld device for the visually impaired
“Being able to understand other people is about the quality of dialogue which is actually about the quality of life.” Posted 23 Apr 18By Jamie MatroosInteraction DesignCreative Work / Design...
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5 quirky buildings that show architecture with a twist
From a smog eating building in Poland to a cultural centre in Senegal that cools itself and more.Posted 23 Apr 18By Design IndabaArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsHere are...
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Somali Architecture students are stitching back the country's built heritage...
What started as a platform to share images of pre-war Somalia has evolved into a research project that reproduces the buildings digitally in 3D form.Posted 23 Apr 18By Design IndabaArchitecture &...
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Vibrant designs teach sign language in India’s iconic taxis
"Taxi Fabric was an opportunity to create a fun, engaging way for deaf as well as hearing individuals to learn..."Posted 24 Apr 18By Design IndabaArt & Photography• Design ThinkingCreative Work /...
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5 innovations in the fight against malaria
Ahead of World Malaria Day we look at some of the devices being developed to fight malaria. Posted 24 Apr 18By Jamie MatroosDesign ActivismCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe World Health...
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Gourmet Grubb on why they're incorporating insects into normal food like ice...
“People arrived at our stand with the idea of creepy crawlies, and when they tasted the ice cream, they couldn't even believe that it was made from insects."Posted 24 Apr 18By Design IndabaAfrican...
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Life Kitchen offers free cooking lessons for people living with cancer
Life Kitchen is extending classes and has teamed up with designers to create a special range of plates, totes, and t-shirts.Posted 25 Apr 18By Neo MaditlaDesign Activism• Food Design• Graphic Design...
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Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?
Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger.Posted 25 Apr 18By Emile UysDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsHive is the...
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Imagine if you never had to complain about missing socks ever again?
These Danish entrepreneurs are redesigning socks to make them more sustainable. Posted 25 Apr 18By Taahirah MartinFashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsTwo Danish...
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It’s all hands on deck in the fight against malaria
“If there is one lesson we have learned … it’s that we have to keep innovating to control malaria, because conditions evolve.” Posted 25 Apr 18By Design IndabaDesign ActivismCreative Work / Design...
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This children's home enables residents to be part of the construction process
Langbos makes use of a simplified building process that ensures that anyone can build, eliminating heavy, expensive equipment and hard labour. Posted 26 Apr 18By Design IndabaArchitecture &...
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ECAL's Milo Keller on the changing face of photography
“We believe that, as an art school, ECAL needs to develop the creative potential offered by new technologies by embracing and responding to their impact.”Posted 26 Apr 18By Emile UysArt &...
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Edel Rodriguez on how the South African protest art influenced his work
Rodriguez has a noted history of creating irreverent, illustrated depictions of the controversial US President Donald Trump.Posted 26 Apr 18By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Graphic Design &...
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Taiwanese students design foldable bone-fracture boards for disaster relief
Unlike traditional bone rehabilitation boards, BoneAid can be applied to multiple body parts with different folding methods.Posted 26 Apr 18By Edward JacobsDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work...
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George Gibbens is using design to tackle South Africa's social problems
The industrial designer has designed a VR device to help the visually impaired, a portable machine to fight shack fires and more.Posted 26 Apr 18By Taahirah MartinDesign Thinking• Industrial Design•...
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The Freedom Day reading list
These projects highlight the complicated matter of South Africa's "freedom" through the eyes of creatives.Posted 27 Apr 18By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design...
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Grigri Pixel is uniting creatives on two continents through urban interventions
The projects, which brings together African and European artists, was recently selected in the culture category for the FAD design prize.Posted 27 Apr 18By Neo MaditlaCreative Economy• Design...
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How these Barcelona creatives are helping brands to connect more with people
"We help them increase profit, because they genuinely connect to their users and customers with our services that address empathy.”Posted 27 Apr 18By Emile UysCreative EconomyPoint of View / Inside...
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Malian textile designer Aboubakar Fofana on the hypocrisy of the fashion...
On Fashion Revolution Week the textile designer, artist and naturally dyer calls out the trend forecasters and designers to take more responsibility.Posted 27 Apr 18By Neo MaditlaAfrican Design•...
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