Mar 15, 20111 min read
Identity Re-Vamp
SOURCE: ARISE
Mar 10, 20111 min read
Pray the Devil back to Hell with art
I love the artwork from Pray the Devil Back to Hell by German illustrator Olaf Hayjek.The colours used, are bold with dark areas and a...
Mar 8, 20111 min read
Lagos Photo
Making use of readily available public spaces, the Lagos Photo project aims to establish a community for contemporary photography that...
Feb 11, 20111 min read
The No. 1 Detective Ladies’ Agency in illustrations
I was looking at the blog of my exchange University and I noticed that French designer Malika Favre of London-based Airside studio was...
Jan 17, 20111 min read
A Man’s Story collection
OZWALD BOATENG‘S 2010 LONDON FASHION WEEK EXTRAVAGANZA / THE ODEON, LEICESTER SQUARE / 100 MODELS WALKING TO SAVILE ROW / FEATURING HIS...
Dec 19, 20102 min read
afro-creative: Lulu Kitololo
I read ‘5 Steps Towards Creative Independence’ by Lulu Kitololo on African Digital Art a few weeks ago and I thought who is this woman! I...
Dec 12, 20101 min read
still booking
I made one book and posted it on ‘book it’ (13.11.10), and then I got carried away and made two more books this week. It literally took...
Dec 10, 20101 min read
world festival of Black arts and culture
SOURCE: NY TIMES via THIS IS AFRICA & AFRICAN COLOURS “The theme of this festival is the African Renaissance. It’s about the Africa we...
Dec 7, 20101 min read
music art: Simphiwe Dana
“Music is art (for starters). As art, it must come from the inside. For me it is basically a journey – me trying to find myself is how I...
Dec 4, 20101 min read
the district
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Nov 30, 20101 min read
afronova
Afronova is an African gallery for modern and contemporary art established by Henri Vergon in the Johannesburg, South Africa. Apart from...
Nov 20, 20101 min read
music art: asa
“The world has many imperfections, but in many ways, that’s what makes it beautiful. And I think that as long as we accept that it is ...
Nov 19, 20101 min read
African venus
I don’t know how I stumbled across this image. I was looking for something on Google Images and I completely forgot what I was searching...
Nov 14, 20101 min read
book it
I am currently studying Graphic Design as part of a student exchange program in London. It’s already been two months and I haven’t showed...
Nov 11, 20101 min read
eyes of pain
BY: Korean artist Minjae Lee SOURCE: THE COOL HUNTER There is something really strong about these images. Especially the last...
Oct 30, 20101 min read
Angaza Afrika
I saw the cover of this book in my local library and I was hooked! I have been craving for something like this ever since I did my high...
Oct 21, 20101 min read
afro-creative: Rudi de Wet
I study Visual Communications at University, but I can’t draw. So I really admire the ability of illustrators. While researching for the...
Oct 17, 20101 min read
the art of music
They say never judge a book by it’s cover. A metaphor for basically everything. But when it comes to CD covers and promotional material...
Oct 13, 20101 min read
Africa is where music was born
CLIENT: Channel O AGENCY: Ogilvy Johannesburg ART DIRECTION: Jenne & Stephanie Symonds ANIMATION: TX Media and Craig Malan, Rachel...
Sep 30, 20101 min read
culture flower
Culture Flower (2007) Dutch wax printed cotton textile and hand-blown glass vase 30 x 27cm Yinka Shonibare SOURCE: OBIA THE THIRD via...