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dEX Artmosphere, Ghana’s leading creative gathering will host its 5th edition to bring together graphic designers, animators, brand strategists, photographers, videographers and advertising creatives. With well crafted curations of keynote presentations and panel discussions, this year seeks to address 1500+ creatives to help tap into the cultural essence of Africa to find inspiration, and help
Imagine a utopia where creative people in Ghana had access to all the help they could get in order for them to thrive in their careers, grow the industry to worldwide standards, and be empowered to be their best creative selves without worry. About The Creative Pot Fund We’re creatives who want to help other
The Creative Pot is an initiative to help creatives thrive. It’s a no-strings-attached fund for creatives to help them with money and access to essential resources. Projects submitted will be vetted by an appointed jury. Selected projects will be contacted via e-mail and announced on Squid Mag’s Instagram page. Kindly help us, help you, by
Following on from the successful Let Your Voices Roar Animation Training in East Africa, the Ladima Foundation, in partnership with Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA) and The African Animation Network (AAN), is proud to announce the next phase of the project; the incubation of five women in professional animation studios. The five women selected
Looking for toys or the best toy shops in Accra? Here you go. Getting toys shouldn’t be an extreme sport. But if you’re in Accra (and Ghana really), that usually means quality hand-me-downs or inferior, cheap imitations that you’ll find on the streets (Lapaz) or market (Kantamanto). If you’re in the lucky minority, that means
Moongirls by Nana Akosua Hanson was announced as the winner of the Best Graphic Novel & Comic for the African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards. This was announced at the 79th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon). This marks the first time the ceremony was held at a WorldCon, and the first time held outside Africa.
Who loves a good love story? Well, here’s one for the ages! And we have absolutely no idea what exactly is in it, except, that, Till Death is a feature length animated movie and promises an exciting psychological thriller. The tweet below from Kofi Kyei, one of the creators, filled the entire team with excitement.
African webtoons anyone? I’m a heavy Webtoons user. The infinite, vertical scrolling format is awesome for reading comics on the go. No need to pinch to zoom, or scan over a page repeatedly to capture all the details. The inclusion of animation and music make for exciting and interactive reading. For reading on tiny screen,
Are there any African comics that are set in Africa? Where was the first Comic-con held in Africa? Are there African comics? We’ve come across such questions on search engines like Google and Bing while scouring the internet for everyone making comics and manga happen in Africa. These questions and their answers take us on
Looking for geek shops that can indulge your inner nerd? To be a geek in Accra is to have great internet, a good plug to get you all you need or money, so you can ship things in or travel around the world to experience pure joy. But that’s not realistic for everybody. Luckily, there
