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Who builds Africa’s digital future?
A warning about AI built elsewhere, and Kenya’s push to put digital skills and online work beyond the big cities. Two stories, one question: who holds the tools?
Old Sounds, New Roots
A personal look at what Nigerian highlife reveals about the roots of African music, and why older sounds keep finding new listeners.
The art of designing with intent
How designers can build deliberate thought patterns into their projects, so every choice has a reason behind it.
Designing for the brain
Good design isn’t just about making things look pretty. Here is how three very different industries use psychology to shape the products you use, starting with affordances.
The global eco-design shift
For decades, “green design” was treated like corporate wallpaper. Today it is the logic underpinning how everything from smartphones to skyscrapers is built.
The rise of the neo-classicists
Rich, warm, personal lyrics, and a sound built on human imperfection and slow tempos. A look at the artists leading the neo-classical soul movement in the UK.
Nostalgia is back. But why?
Film cameras, vinyl, flip phones and fashion from decades ago are everywhere, even among people too young to have lived those eras. So why now?
Revenue is vanity. Cash flow is survival.
Many growing businesses go bankrupt while technically profitable on paper. Grounded advice on runway, reserves and cash cycles, with three practical steps.
What AI can’t do for you (yet)
AI can write an email, summarize a report and debug your code in seconds. So what’s left for you? Two things it still can’t do. This one may be out of date by the time you read it.