Behind the Ink with Kobina Taylor
In August 2013, a collective of young men, excited and wet behind the ears, convened on the colorful and historic streets of Jamestown. They were there to showcase their work to an audience hungry for artistic expression that was rare,…
Behind the Ink With Poka Arts
Poka Arts is a self-taught animator and illustrator responsible for the majority of the animated Afrobeats music visualizers. If you’re a fan of Mr. Eazi or Afrobeats music, chances are you’ve watched at least one of the many 2D animated…
Behind the Ink with Poka – Animator, Illustrator and Trendsetter
Poka Arts is a self-taught animator and illustrator responsible for the majority of the animated Afrobeats music visualizers. If you’re a fan of Mr. Eazi or Afrobeats music, chances are you’ve watched at least one of the many 2D animated “music…
Samuel Kabali: The Ugandan Creative Telling Africa’s Stories Via Animation
Samuel Kabali is the founder of Tonda Animation who’s beating all odds and telling unique stories through animation in Uganda. Story by Joan Salmon for Monitor Uganda. Samuel Mukasa Kabali is the founder of Tonda Animation. Though not a widely embraced field in Uganda, he relishes in…
Squid Alley with ed. – I’m Looking to Find the Devil
I first came across Emmanuel Dankyi’s (ed. for short) work during the promotion of the first Artmosphere Design Experience (dEX for short) event sometime in March of 2018. His fun, out-the-box ideas, colour choices, geometric patterns, refreshing animations, expressive photos…
How Didier Kassai Is Saving Lives With Comic Books in the Central African Republic
Didier Kassai is a comic book artist from the Central African Republic who spreads life-saving messages in the comic medium. Story Cassandra Vinograd for NPR. Behind pea-green curtains in a steamy office in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui,…