The Kenyan start-up improving education for children in Africa
Discussed at this year’s Design Indaba conference, Brck is a Kenya-based start-up that gives school kids in rural areas access to the internet and new learning materials. We speak to
National Railway Museum launches £12 million tender for gallery redesign
The revamped Great Hall’s permanent exhibition space is part of the museum’s redevelopment masterplan, which is set to be completed by 2025.
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DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2018 winners revealed
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The New York Times Style Magazine redesigns to “reflect the times”
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Supergraphics: how colour, imagery and type can transform public spaces
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New “urban” poster design competition worth £10,000 launches in London
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The online game acting as a “vaccine” against fake news
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Street Debater: a design project encouraging people to talk to the homeless
Discussed at this year’s Design Indaba, Netherlands-based design graduate Tomo Kihara has created a product that aims to spark conversation between homeless people and passers-by.
British Rail’s Railfreight “moving brand” celebrated in new exhibition
Curated by Sea Design, the exhibition focuses on the geometric identity created by consultancy Roundel, which was used on British Rail’s freight trains in the 1980s and 1990s.
Public and private sectors must work together to “keep cities moving”, report shows
Rethinking Urban Mobility has been conducted by companies including Arup and the London Transport Museum, and looks at the impact of developments in transport such as self-driving cars on cities
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