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Nigeria
I am a designer, writer and journalist focused on documenting and telling the stories of African creatives - across art, design, and film - and the evolution of the African creative ecosystem. With a background in design, I am particularly interested in championing African design reporting.
The Creatives Note caught up with Nigerian-based brand and type designer Chisaokwu Joboson to discuss the inspiration behind the Ojuju typeface, and how the project with Google Fonts came about
The new AFCON identity - designed by Designwerk, an independent, full-service creative agency - pays homage to the richness of the Ivorian culture and the continent of Africa as a whole
How South Africa-based social sculptor, father, aspiring filmmaker, & entrepreneur dillion s. phiri founded & grew a community for African creatives & R&D Company for the creative & cultural industry
Yewande, a poet who doggedly seeks to change the narrative one poem at a time, has won the World Bank YouthActonEDU spoken word prize and Project Knucklehead Prize for Creative Rebellion.
In 2013 when Richard Oboh released the 'Eee don show video', he didn't know that Ovie and Wale, the main characters in the video, will go on to become one of the most iconic and beloved 3D characters in the animation industry in Nigeria and Africa at large.
The Creatives Note caught up with Zimbabwean type designer, Taurai Valerie Mtake, to discuss how the Madimi one typeface project with Google Fonts came about and her experience designing the typeface.
In a conversation with The Creatives Note, Ifeoluwa Aminu talks about getting to create the illustration for Feel Good and how the illustration gave life to the stories.
In a new interview series, I spoke with two creative leaders from South Africa: Jabulani Sigege (Executive Creative Director at Machine_) and Roderick Laka (Creative Group Head - Art at Machine_)
The Torsche, founded by Deji Ajetomobi, is a movement to improve the value of design and arts in Africa by showcasing exceptional creative works and talents behind them
With 5300+ Nigerian Album covers-that date back to the 1950s -in its archive, Album Cover Bank wants to establish the history and evolution of Nigerian graphic design in Nigerian music
The revamped gamp's visual identity system created by Toby & Tye uses a vibrant palette, versatile typeface, and minimalist design. It also introduced a new style of imagery that embodies the brand
From tech startups to media publications, telecom corporation and VC firm, here are 8 African companies that refreshed their identity or underwent rebrand exercises in 2024.
In a conversation with The Creatives Note, Seyi Olusanya, the founder of Afrotype, talks about getting into type design, founding Afrotype, and collaborating with Google Fonts on Tac and Danfo.
Oja Display, designed by Chisaokwu Joboson, is a bold and expressive typeface inspired by the anatomical structure of the traditional Oja flute from Eastern Nigeria.
Nigerian design studio Dá Design Studio closing its doors in 2023 came as a shock to many. The studio's co-founder Seyi Olusanya has opened up on why they made the tough decision to close the studio.
Uche Nwaigwe, a product designer, has been accused of theft by Bunmi Bakare for launching Maipa, a platform to enhance the gifting experience, he was brought on to provide design support for.
Agụ Display, a decorative, rounded, sans-serif display typeface featuring a substitution axis that makes the letters dance, is inspired by Nsibidi, an ancient graphic communication system...
Rowland Olamide, founder and creative director of Batch, talks about how the collaboration with Tendril came about, the inspiration behind 'The Next Batch' film and the process of bringing it to life
Opemipo Aikomo, Paystack's founding designer, has announced his exit from the company after "9 years of designing and leading what has become one of the most important companies of our generation."
Client terminates a designer's 3-month contract for sharing the work without their knowledge. What does the law says on copyright and ownership of a design/creative work?