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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Project
2012Introducing... The seriously minimal graphic design of Icelandic studio GUNMAD
2012
Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Identity
2017Siggi Odds rethinks Icelandic logotypes using Futhark runes
2017
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
Project
2017Photographer Chantal Anderson explores youth culture in remote Iceland
2017
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
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
Joko Widodo speaks to Asian–African delegates at the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (01)
Photograph
Family Photo of the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (02)
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266774)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265085)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265537)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266530)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929665)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265930)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264629)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929093)
Photograph
Cape Town (354244029)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Photograph
The Bangui City 2
Photograph
Bangui city
Photograph
The Bangui City
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Project
2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
Project
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
Project
2012Simply stunning illustrations for Icelandic bank by the superb Siggi Eggertsson
2012
Motion
2017Meet the filmmaker bringing intersectional feminism to South Africa: Jabu Nadia Newman
2017
Poster
1963No arms for South Africa — British anti-apartheid poster
1963
Map
1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
Project
2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
Map
1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
Poster
2025Wiki loves Africa in the Hausa Community online training session
2025
Map
1953Central and West Africa. South and East Africa.
1953
Project
2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
Project
2015Great graphics for an Icelandic bar by Karlssonwilker
2015
Poster
1899England and the war in South Africa — German poster
1899
Project
2015Spiritual dimensions – a visit to the site of Iceland's new Pagan temple
2015
Project
2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
Project
2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Publication
2021Afrosurf, a book founded by Selema Masekela, tells the untold stories of surfing culture in Africa
2021
Motion
2015Bright, abstract identity for Iceland’s arthouse film festival
2015
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Poster
2020The African Queen (1952 US poster)
2020
Motion
2013James Aiken's surfing film with a difference captures Iceland's breathtaking beauty
2013
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
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
Motion
2017Pablo Di Prima and Ruth Ossai's film Ogbomgbom is an ode to West African "Kings"
2017
Poster
2015Imperial Airways Poster Africa (19482265491)
2015
Map
1595Western Africa. Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo & Angole ....
1595
Motion
2014Film: Guinness film follows inspiring group of African dandies, The Sapeurs
2014
Project
2019Meet Universal Thirst, the Bangalore and Reykjavik-based foundry offering a dual perspective on type
2019
Poster
South Africa 1974 Dec. - Alfred Eisenstaedt
Poster
1971British Arms will make a great contribution to South Africa's way of life — British anti-apartheid poster
1971
Project
2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
Project
2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Project
2012Andre Ermolaev captures Iceland's natural beauty in tremendous style
2012
Poster
1965Drive old and new colonialists out of Africa! — Chinese poster
1965
Project
2014Scintillating new work from Icelandic illustrator Siggi Odds
2014
Identity
2026The Presidency of Iceland
2026
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Poster
2016Siggi Odds creates beautiful series of Reykjavík-inspired posters using only a smartphone
2016
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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
Poster
1760Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America"
1760
Project
2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
Project
2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
Project
2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
Project
2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
Project
2013Introducing...The wild and native illustration and design of Iceland's Siggi Odds
2013
Publication
2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Project
2012Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in
2012
Project
2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
Map
1953Northwest Africa.
1953
Map
1570Text: Africa 4
1570
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Map Poster (19290380538)
2015
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2015Cool graphic design from Iceland in the shape of Maena #5
2015
Project
2015Iceland's Studio Studio: so good they named it twice
2015
Project
2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
Identity
2015Logo Qatar National Bank
2015
Poster
2025Wiki loves Africa Online Training 1
2025
Poster
2021Roosevelt in Africa (aka Hunting Big Game in Africa), movie poster
2021
Poster
2021Roosevelt Scoured Africa - The Gold Dust Twins Scour America, NMAH-AC0060-0000034
2021
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Poster (19471596242)
2015
Identity
2022Short Story Day Africa logo black HR
2022
Identity
2022Metro Doha Logo 10.2018
2022
Identity
2008Bilbao logo
2008
Brand
2017New Logo, Identity, and Packaging for Ramón Bilbao by Interbrand
2017
Brand
2014New Logo for Qatar Museums by Wolff Olins
2014
Brand
2020New Logo for Football Association of Iceland
2020
Project
2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
Brand
2019New Logo for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup by UnlockBrands
2019
Brand
2013New Logo for Hutchins Center for African and African American Research by Bruce Mau Design
2013
Brand
2014South Africa’s Flag Origin
2014
Brand
2019New Identity for National Museum of Iceland by Jonsson & Lemacks and Siggi Odds
2019
Poster
1960The people of Africa will overpower the colonisers! — Soviet poster
1960
Poster
1985Shoot it in the white and the black dies with it — South African poster
1985
Publication
2025Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
2025
Project
2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
Brand
2017Opening at Darling Africa
2017
Brand
2019New Logo and Identity for Doha Debates by e-Types
2019
Project
2019Jack Latham’s Sugar Paper Theories explores Iceland’s most infamous double murder
2019
Publication
2013A Week On Monday: Boat magazine's Erin Spens looks ahead to a week in Iceland
2013
Project
2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
Brand
2020New Logo and Identity for Iceland National Football Team by Brandenburg
2020
Brand
2020New Logo for Basketball Africa League
2020
Brand
2020African Design Matters
2020
Project
2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
Project
2014Photography: Unbelievable photos taken beneath Iceland's biggest glacier, by Kate Friend
2014
Brand
2015New Logo for Mark Beaumont’s Africa Solo Ride by O Street
2015
Motion
2013Lovely-looking teaser video promotes Diesel and Edun's Studio Africa collaboration
2013
Publication
2020This book tells the story of club music across ten cities in Africa and Europe
2020
Brand
2011The Torch Doha
2011
Brand
2014New Logo and Identity for Qatar National Library by Duffy & Partners
2014
Brand
2025New Logo and Identity for Iceland Symphony Orchestra by Aton
2025
Brand
2026New Identity for Icelandic Dietary Guidelines by Aton
2026
Print
2018Nataal’s debut print magazine captures the creative energy of Africa and its diaspora
2018
Project
2016Icelandic design grad Helga Dögg's experimental zines are a delight
2016
Brand
2024New Logo and Identity for Museum of West African Art by Human After All
2024
Identity
2024The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) gets a rebrand that amplifies the region’s heritage and contemporary art
2024
Project
2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
Brand
2021New Logo for Qatar National Tourism Council by Tarek Atrissi Design
2021
Map
1953Northeast Africa.
1953
Project
2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
Map
1953Africa Physical.
1953
Map
1747African Islands.
1747
Project
2013Opinion: What we can learn from Iceland's creative community
2013
Project
2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
Brand
2017New Logo and Identity for Reykjavik Fashion Festival by Serious Business
2017
Brand
2021New Logo and Packaging for Icelandic Provisions by Turner Duckworth
2021
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
Brand
2016New Logo and Identity for Listasafn Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik Art Museum) by karlssonwilker inc
2016
Photograph
2020In a book filled with stark and beautiful contrasts, Joseph Fox explores the rise of Icelandic football
2020
Project
2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
Photograph
2020“It’s full of magic”: Dominique Booker shares her organic conversations of the African diaspora
2020
Motion
2022Rubee Samuel’s photobook Omo Nigeria explores the Londoner’s emotional ties to West Africa
2022
Project
2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015