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Clothes that can record speech – yes really – but not quite yet. Design Week has stumbled across this interesting article from Cliff Kuang, the editor of Co Design, that shows how Yoel Fink – a materials science professor at MIT – has invented a new type of fibre that can detect and produce sound.

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While the FIFA World Cup may now be a distant memory, Americans have found their passion for soccer and to prove this are hoping to host it in 2018 or 2022. Take a look at the graphic programme, on which Pentagram has worked with USA Bid Committee – the campaign focuses on the phrase ’The Game is in US’.

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Graphic design on the radio presented by Adrian Shaughnessy is well worth a listen. This is a recent and interesting discussion about the iPad from Shaughnessy, here joined by the Royal College of Art’s Jeremy Leslie and Creative Review editor Patrick Burgoyne. Click on the headphone icon at the bottom to tune in.

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Graduates look for advice from employers, but how about the other way round? Creative Review’s recent blog looks at a ten-point plan called Mind The Gap, revealing what creative interns would like from employers. It was created by London College of Communication graduates Paul Cooke and Jemma Mackle.