African Digital Art

We got to find out about Motion Graphics Artist and Filmmaker Richard initially through Twitter, where we came across his profile and his blog and that’s where we saw some of his work including his Loerie Award-winning animated short “Sid Knobodi” and the video he co-directed for SA band Captain Stu. A talented young motion graphics artist and upcoming filmmaker, currently working with leading design outfit Orijin in South Africa, we find out the interesting backstory behind one of SA’s rising design talent and where’s he’s looking to take things in 2010.

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Source: Bizcommunity
Author: Issa Sikiti da Silvia.
Despite its seemingly endless problems – diseases, crime, war, coup d’états, dictatorship and corruption – Africa has nevertheless become a destination choice for potential investors who seek to capitalise on its phenomenal growth and annual higher returns to expand their wings and grow their brands. But the continent is not [...]

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We are encouraged to see a growing community of African digital artists. This week an innovative site dedicated for Ugandan designers made by Ugandan designers was launched. Design Kingdom is an online community of artists, designers, animators and film editors based out of Uganda. With the mission to ‘ awaken and stir up the potential [...]

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Not too long ago we discovered the work of Nigerian, Kenneth Shofela Coker who is based in Memphis, Tennessee we immediately fell in love with his multi-faceted portfolio and we just had to find out more.
We want to get to know you. Introduce yourself. Where are you from? What is your area of expertise and [...]

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Jordan Metcalf from Cape Town, South Africa, is a digital artist who specializes in Graphic Design, Illustration and Typography. His portfolio includes unique characters that are unforgettable. Metcalf also worked on a micro-site that allows you to customize and save a pdf template of a paper toy. His illustrations and work can be found on [...]

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On the streets Africa, from Cape Town to Kinshasa, from Lagos to Mombasa, the true measure of fame is having a haircut named after you on a barbershop sign.

The streets are full of ‘The Obama’, ‘The Oprah’ and ‘The Denzel.’  This ubiquitous barbershop signage is an African art form or African graphic art with its [...]