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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Project
2012Director Jerry Rothwell on Ethiopia's very small town that's big on producing world-class runners
2012
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Project
2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
Motion
2019Iconic imagery is brilliantly reimagined by Ghana’s film industry in these posters from the 1980s
2019
Project
2019Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience
2019
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Poster
2019Louis Oppenheim - Ein Fasching am Congo, 1912, poster, 72 by 96 cm
2019
Project
2015Beautiful new project documenting Nigerian style by Nina Manandhar
2015
Motion
2017We speak to the three creatives behind a Nigerian-focused editorial and film for Kenzo
2017
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2018Ryan O’Toole Collett’s portrait series in Kenya bridges the gap between photographer and subject
2018
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2016Ike Edeani records the moments in between during a trip to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
2016
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
Garment
2011Vivienne Westwood: Ethical Fashion Africa
2011
Publication
2018Nice Magazine nurtures and honestly represents young talent from the African continent
2018
Project
2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
Motion
2017Meet the filmmaker bringing intersectional feminism to South Africa: Jabu Nadia Newman
2017
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
Project
2019Aimé Mpane's paintings confront the legacy of colonialism in Congo
2019
Project
2019Lakin Ogunbanwo’s bridal portraits reflect the diversity of Nigerian traditions
2019
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2013Photography: Osma Harvilahti turns his camera on Kenya with extraordinary results
2013
Identity
2016Mobile Web Ghana logo
2016
Project
2019Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal
2019
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2013Photography: Extraordinary photojournalism from Nigerian-born George Osodi
2013
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2015Dan Wieden Is... We spend a week stalking the advertising mogul around a conference in Cape Town
2015
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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2016Uganda’s boisterous nightlife as captured by photographer Michele Sibiloni
2016
Project
2016Lynnie Zulu decorates her exotic characters in punchy hues and patterns
2016
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Motion
2017Ivana Bobic and Siri Johansen’s filmic portrait of Senegal, posthumously narrated by Anni Albers
2017
Project
2019Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2010Carl Kleiner: Ethiopia
2010
Garment
2018Photographer Richard Kovacs uses experimental lighting to showcase Lagos' fashion scene
2018
Project
2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Project
2017Meet KOKOKO! the Kinshasa-based band made up of artists and inventors
2017
Project
2011Timbuktu
2011
Project
2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Project
2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
Motion
2017Pablo Di Prima and Ruth Ossai's film Ogbomgbom is an ode to West African "Kings"
2017
Project
2019Davina Jogi's The Portrait examines Zimbabwe after Mugabe
2019
Poster
2015Imperial Airways Poster Africa (19482265491)
2015
Project
2014Opinion: Why it's the perfect time to explore Cape Town's creative community
2014
Motion
2014Film: Guinness film follows inspiring group of African dandies, The Sapeurs
2014
Project
2019A chat with Nikita Teryoshin about his time spent with the Boxing Grannies of Johannesburg
2019
Project
2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Project
2015Our pick of the talks from 2014's Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
Project
2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Project
2017Victory Journal turns its gaze on Ghana’s boxing scene
2017
Project
2016Jeremiah Quarshie paints hyperreal portraits of Ghanaian women and water
2016
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2018Congo Tales offers an alternative to fear-based environmental messaging
2018
Project
2011Awesome Senegalese Bike Tricks
2011
Project
2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
Project
2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
Project
2016Photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman captures the characters of Johannesburg's creative scene
2016
Project
2015Our highlights from the first day of the Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
Project
2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2016Photography collective Tripod City's “candid and erratic” Ghana street photography
2016
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2016The wheels on the tro tro: Charlie Kwai captures Ghana’s spirited public transport
2016
Project
2018Girma Berta authentically captures the people of Addis Ababa with an iPhone
2018
Project
2011What's On: Kings of Kumasi: New Painting from the Asante Capital
2011
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Map Poster (19290380538)
2015
Project
2018Photographer Sophie Green lenses Kenyan communities for charity Just A Drop
2018
Project
2012Alejandro Chaskielberg's powerful nocturnal pictures of Kenyan villages
2012
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2016Photographer Ilyes Griyeb takes us to Senegal's salt lakes
2016
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Poster (19471596242)
2015
Project
2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
Project
2014Marc Shoul photographs Johannesburg domestics walking their employers' dogs
2014
Project
2014George Osodi documents the monarchs of Nigeria
2014
Motion
2014Mollie Mills’ enrapturing short film about a Johannesburg ballerina
2014
Brand
2013New Logo for Hutchins Center for African and African American Research by Bruce Mau Design
2013
Brand
2014South Africa’s Flag Origin
2014
Project
2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
Brand
2017Opening at Darling Africa
2017
Project
2012Christophe Negrel's Senegal series packs a hell of a punch!
2012
Project
2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
Project
2018Asafo flags embody cultural meanings and narratives from Ghana’s Fante people
2018
Project
2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
Brand
2014New Logo for Johannesburg Stock Exchange by Interbrand Sampson de Villiers
2014
Brand
2015New Logo for Mark Beaumont’s Africa Solo Ride by O Street
2015
Project
2018Hugh Kinsella Cunningham's photographs show the power and resilience of the Congo's Church
2018
Motion
2013Lovely-looking teaser video promotes Diesel and Edun's Studio Africa collaboration
2013
Print
2018Nataal’s debut print magazine captures the creative energy of Africa and its diaspora
2018
Project
2017“Gentrification in reverse”: Lorenzo Vitturi’s photographs of a market in Lagos
2017
Project
2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
Project
2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
Project
2014Design Indaba 2014: Day two of design wisdom live from Cape Town
2014
Project
2014Lynnie Zulu's new solo show colourfully explores the female form
2014
Project
2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
Brand
2014New Logo for The City of Cape Town by Yellowwood and King James
2014
Project
2014Design Indaba 2014: Rolling coverage from Cape Town's big design event
2014
Garment
2013Fashion: KISUA collaborates with African designers to create some truly remarkable clothing
2013
Project
2018Eddie Wrey photographs the women of West African market Adjamé
2018
Motion
2017Akinola Davies on his film for Kenzo, celebrating Nigerian traditions and culture
2017
Project
2019Joana Choumali’s art reimagines life in Accra and Abidjan at daybreak
2019
Identity
2017Photographer Ruth Ossai celebrates “beautiful, effortless, powerful” Nigerian identity
2017
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2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
Project
2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015