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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2014Graphic Design: Wunderbar design from Swiss publishing masters Ilg/Trüb!
2014
Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Poster
2012Theatre poster design with real flair from Swiss-based Erich Brechbühl
2012
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
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2013Swiss studio C2F bring their brilliant work to the fore on new website
2013
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2015Meet Swiss studio Stosh, AKA Stephanie Cuérel and Josh Schaub!
2015
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2016True Print: the work of Swiss designer Dafi Kühne catalogued in fantastic new monograph
2016
Motion
201530 years of film posters from underground Swiss cinema Kino Xenix
2015
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2020Katharina Shafiei-Nasab’s portfolio is not just Swiss graphic design, it’s a hybrid of everything that she’s learned, seen and experienced
2020
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Poster
2018The posters for Switzerland’s first ever spaghetti bolognese festival look tasty as hell
2018
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2012Sweet Swiss studio Claudiabasel have a deliciously diverse portfolio
2012
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
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2020Systematic and inventive, Swiss graphic designer Kevin Hoegger draws on his background in industrial design
2020
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2019Atelier Pierre Pierre is like a graphic design Swiss army knife with its skill and execution
2019
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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2013Three new pieces from Swiss artists Zimoun prove he's the master of the manic masterpiece
2013
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2019Genuine collaborations inform Swiss design studio Omnigroup's broad practice
2019
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2011What's On: Art Basel Miami Beach
2011
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
Poster
2012Fun, sporting graphic design in the Zürich London Poster Exhibition
2012
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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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
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2015Swiss Studio Aurèle Sack makes typographic erotica with 50 Shades of LL Grey
2015
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2017Balmer Hählen takes a traditional Swiss design approach to its projects
2017
Poster
2013Awesome screen printed gig posters from Swiss designer Comet Substance
2013
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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
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2014Getting eggy with prolific and somewhat fascinating Swiss artist, Urs Fischer
2014
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2016QWSTION: the Swiss brand putting functionality first
2016
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2016Swiss Style Now: a cliché-busting cross-section of Swiss graphic design
2016
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2012Welcome to the beautifully-designed world of Swiss studio Atlas
2012
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
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2014Photography: Olly Burn's snowy Swiss series makes him king of the mountains
2014
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2014Graphic Design: Swiss Studio SW are so good that even their rejected work is magnificent!
2014
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2014Swiss studio Ilg/Trüb's cracking catalogue for recent art exhibition
2014
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2015Seriously fun photographs from Swiss Lukas Wassmann
2015
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2015Rolf Sachs energetically captures the Swiss-Italian Alps from moving train
2015
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2016Swiss publishing houses Nieves and Rollo release zine archiving Wesley Willis’ Truck drawings
2016
Garment
2015Claudia Basel’s avant-garde graphic design for Doing Fashion Paper
2015
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2014Frank and Patrik Riklin build enormous picnic blanket in the Swiss Alps
2014
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2012Jaw-droppingly beautiful installation work from Swiss studio Detektiv Bureau
2012
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2016Swiss zine highlights the many times The Simpsons has predicted the future
2016
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2016Studio Feixen celebrates its expansion with a swish Swiss redesign
2016
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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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
2021Kaleidoscope magazine's latest issue is its biggest to date, designed by Swiss studio Kasper-Florio
2021
Publication
2021Afrosurf, a book founded by Selema Masekela, tells the untold stories of surfing culture in Africa
2021
Publication
2011Swiss Photobooks
2011
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2016ETH Zurich students and Studio Tom Emerson construct the Pavilion of Reflections
2016
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2018Studio Willen go behind the scenes of Switzerland’s “private high-end aquarium scene”
2018
Motion
2012Jake Davis and K-Swiss Japan ask what style is in this series of great short films
2012
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Project
2019Dual Room’s Emmanuel Crivelli on the influence of Swiss graphic traditions on his practice
2019
Identity
2019Neo Neo's identity for NOF is a cheeky wink to that classic Swiss graphic design style
2019
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2020Daniel Peter adds colour and personality to traditional Swiss graphic design
2020
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2014Swiss design agency CCRZ marry furniture and graphic design for Fioroni
2014
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2020Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”
2020
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
Publication
2012Swiss Studio Rubic are ones to watch for their beautiful book works
2012
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Identity
2024Kevin Högger’s identity for a Zurich eatery draws inspiration from its old neon signage
2024
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2017Zurich-based Büro 146’s sophisticated and colourful portfolio
2017
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2021From the Alps to the Andes, type foundry Altiplano merges Swiss design with its founder’s South American heritage
2021
Motion
2017Pablo Di Prima and Ruth Ossai's film Ogbomgbom is an ode to West African "Kings"
2017
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2013Ultra-polished satire from Swiss-American design studio Avalanche
2013
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2017Swiss undergrad Dominik Junker's portfolio of minimal graphic design
2017
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2015The bold, ambitious design practice of Switzerland’s A3 Studio
2015
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2018Lukas Wassmann turns his lens on the well-groomed animals of the Swiss Alps
2018
Motion
2014Film: Guinness film follows inspiring group of African dandies, The Sapeurs
2014
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2012Beautifully bewildering floral photographs from Swiss/Danish artists Putput, and an ice-cream treat to boot
2012
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2020Extraset is a new Swiss foundry bringing together four leading type designers under one name
2020
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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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
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
Garment
2012Breathtaking fashion photographs from Swiss photographer Namsa Leuba
2012
Typeface
2019Swiss Typefaces re-issues Type Life with new content and a design revamp
2019
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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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2013Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner is back with his latest retina-straining work Black Hole
2013
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2014Graphic Design: More impeccable print work from Swiss studio Claudia Basel
2014
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2012Swiss design studio Neo Neo on a roll with host of great new updates
2012
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2012Italian designers Artiva live and breathe Helvetica like the Swiss designers of old – and they're brilliant
2012
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2018Vivien Hoffmann mixes Swiss design with drop shadows, metallic effects and touches of humour
2018
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2016Badesaison - the Swiss design studio that can handle everything from Dada to music
2016
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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
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2013More impressive Swiss design from enormously talented Daniel Peter
2013
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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2017Anthony Velen uses drones to build an alphabet from Swiss architecture
2017
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2017Diane Deschenaux’s abstract images explore Switzerland's farming industry
2017
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2018More envyingly good graphic design from Swiss studio Badesaison
2018
Identity
2016Swiss studio Neo Neo creates toothpaste-inspired identity for cultural festival
2016
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Publication
2017Hubertus Design on the daunting task of designing a book of The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
2017
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2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2017The epitome of Swiss style: Grilli Type refreshes GT Walsheim
2017
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2017Elsa Guillet’s enchanting depiction of “paradise” in Switzerland
2017
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2019Stephanie Lüscher turns the food of The Netherlands into the mountains of Switzerland
2019
Publication
2013Meet Swiss font foundry Grilli Type and their excellent collection of faces
2013
Publication
2025Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
2025
Poster
2015Confident, brooding poster designs from Swiss studio Johnson / Kingston
2015
Poster
2015Raphael Schoen's cheerfully chaotic posters for a Swiss youth club
2015
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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
Project
2018Zett is the slick Zurich-based university paper for and about aspiring students
2018
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
Identity
2016Bob Design creates simple and impactful identity for Swiss bookbinding company Bubu
2016
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2013Misfits and The Clash get the Swiss design treatment thanks to Mike Joyce
2013
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2017Swiss creative agency Raffinerie displays expertise in graphic and type design
2017
Identity
2015Lukas Ackermann’s playfully abstract identity for new Zurich culture hub
2015
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2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
Typeface
2017Sharp Type creates punchy typeface inspired by Swiss designer Adrian Frutiger
2017
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2025The legacy of Swiss design and how On is writing a new page in its history
2025
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2013Graphic Design: Swiss-born Erik Nitsche was the king of modernist design
2013
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2015Great update from Swiss design studio Kasper Florio
2015
Motion
2013Lovely-looking teaser video promotes Diesel and Edun's Studio Africa collaboration
2013
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2010Art Basel Miami Madness
2010
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2017Meet the Swiss duo behind graphic design agency Cécile + Roger
2017
Publication
2020This book tells the story of club music across ten cities in Africa and Europe
2020
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2015Samuel Zeller’s painterly photographs of a Swiss botanical garden
2015
Print
2018Nataal’s debut print magazine captures the creative energy of Africa and its diaspora
2018
Identity
2024The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) gets a rebrand that amplifies the region’s heritage and contemporary art
2024
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2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
Project
2014Swiss type past and present combined in Fermin Guerrero's Genève face
2014
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2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
Project
2014Pascale Kueng takes us on a fishing trip to the Swiss Alps
2014
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2019Zurich-based Dorothee Dähler is a research-focused designer who strives for “little to no hierarchy”
2019
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2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
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2016Very slick, very Swiss graphic design from Supero
2016
Identity
2016Zurich-based Atlas creates exhibition identity using found visuals
2016
Project
2013Swiss designers BKS create fun 3D looking rugs thanks to asymmetrical fringing
2013
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2013Juicy, almost palpable photography from Switzerland's Nicolas Polli
2013
Poster
2015Swiss designer Dennis Moya’s pared-back and sleek poster work
2015
Publication
2017Graphic designer Aurelia Peter is continuing the Swiss skill for typography
2017
Photograph
2012Things brings us antennae, Swiss climbing walls, odor-tastic magazines, a beautiful selection of photography, and the many faces of Bart Simpson
2012
Identity
2015A Swiss designer's festival identity based on the headliners' vibrations
2015
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
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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
Publication
2015Swiss typography and superb monochrome graphic design from Michel Egger
2015
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