Ghanaian graphic designer Felix Frimpong has emerged as the winner of the Borderless Africa Logo Competition, organised by the Africa Prosperity Network (APN), after a rigorous evaluation of entries ...

Design remains a largely white profession, with Black people still vastly underrepresented – making up just 3% of the design industry, according to a 2019 survey. This dilemma isn’t new. For decades, ...

When emoji first began populating Japanese cellphone screens in 1999, modern communication was forever changed. The digital image bank, created by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita to convey lengthy ...

Thesis (M.A.)--College of Arts and Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2013. African traditional art forms possess rich, diverse aesthetic properties as well as unique ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Audrey G. Bennett, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Design remains a largely ...

Audrey G. Bennett receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the University of Michigan. She has previously received funding from Google and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Design ...