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in Bookmarks
All Of The Bookmarks: Design
A quite comprehensive list of design resources and tools I use or intend to use, or don’t want to forget in case someday I might want to think of using… or they just looked nice.…
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in Design
Typography tips for poster design
I used to design type posters almost everyday; now it’s mainly brochures and reports. Recently I was wondering if my process is solid enough to meet both needs – and more importantly, how many…
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in Freebies
Freebie: Adinkra Icon Pack (28 vector icons)
I finally got this done, after two months of work deadlines and deferments. Shoutout to Jude Asante Russell, who gave the final nudge. This pack of 28 icons was made to fit into any…
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in Spotlight
My favourite Ghanaian brandmarks
In my early years as a designer, I traced logos all the time. I sketched them in books, I studied their grids, I spent hours on their curves. (The Joy FM logo was a real adventure.) This is probably…
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in Writing
Verse: Zoom out
(Originally shared on my FB Page on 12th December, 2019.) Zoom out. Zoom outtill the tips ofyour thumb and index fingerspan three days’ journey,till rivers curve like the lifeline in your palm,seeding civilizations. Then…
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in Music
The MIDI Project
I had plans to make a lot of music in 2018, but then my laptop’s sound card crashed, and my professional life took a detour. Still, I started learning piano and guitar, and began considering composition…
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in Tips
5 Practical Tips for Artists
You are a creative person. Maybe you are afraid to claim the title, but if you’re sacrificing time and effort to this crazy life, you’ve earned it. With this eternal gift comes the bittersweet…
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in Tips
4 Tips for Teachers (from an Ad Man)
We’re in the 21st Century, and experience is still the best teacher. That’s quite a streak. The reason is simple: the mind boggles. The left-brain/right-brain theory is officially last-season now, and apparently even fancy brain…
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in Writing
Story: Gladys
This originally appeared on misteragyeman.blogspot.com on February 17, 2017. Gladys started well. She had a real go-getter for a mother, the kind with a shelf stacked with awards and occasional appearances in the newspaper. (She was always…