Article by Amos Klausner, Anne Jackson, Nahid Tootoonchi & Andrew Twigg April 30, 2013
It’s rare for American audiences to have access to the wealth of graphic design that is currently being created in Iran. Recently, a team of designers, writers and scholars have convened to curate a collection of contemporary Iranian design and exhibit it in the United States.
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March 20, 2013
Konjo sandals are handcrafted by a group of unskilled and previously unemployed women and men in one of Africa’s largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Rule29 helped introduce Konjo by providing both strategic planning advice and creative services—everything from designing the shoes to developing the name, logo and e-commerce website.
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Case Study by frog design March 05, 2013
This toolkit—a downloadable booklet of activities that enables
groups of people throughout the world to collaborate on making
changes in their communities—encourages participants to develop problem-solving skills
while drawing on their unique strengths and perspectives.
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Case Study by The QED Group, LLC October 04, 2012
A website redesign for the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food
security initiative had to appeal to a diverse
audience, while simultaneously reflecting the goals and strategies of
multiple agencies.
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July 20, 2010
What language are you? Ralph Caplan considers how languages—within design disciplines and among cultural groups—can unite and divide.
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February 27, 2007
Traffic signs set the rules of the road, but signage alone won't create order where only chaos exists. Caplan recalls the postwar pileup on China's highways and byways.
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September 14, 2011
The director of AIGA’s office in China reports on our relationship with the China International Design Competition, working with the design economy to improve professional standards and making change incrementally.
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