PinnedPublished inUX CollectiveDecolonizing typography: creating a font for Afrikan writing systemsThe driving force behind my relentless mission to create digital fonts for Afrikan writing systems, one letter at a time. In this case…Mar 10, 20223552Mar 10, 20223552
Published inUX CollectiveUnderstanding multilingual typographyTypography is the designers most crucial tool in visual communication, enabling us to clearly communicate the intended message & sometimes…Apr 1, 2022170Apr 1, 2022170
Published inUX CollectiveYou think you know Afrikan fonts? Think againAfrikan fonts. What do you visualize? Tribal looking, grungy, handwritten & the like. Whatever you’ve pictured in your head, is it an…Mar 25, 20221672Mar 25, 20221672
Published inUX CollectiveDesigning a font for the Mwangwego scriptCrazy workarounds! Yes, pretty much sums up the whole process. When designing fonts supporting writing systems (popularly referred to as…Mar 14, 2022118Mar 14, 2022118
How to get anything done. Literally, anything.Do you ever struggle to finish projects? assignments? executing ideas? Yes, me too! well, sometimes. I’m going to share with you in this…Sep 1, 202041Sep 1, 202041
How to create a Logo Design Brief.Do designers just jump in straight to the drawing board when working on a project? Well, that depends on who you ask. Successful designers…Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019
Logo Modernization: EMA (Environmental Management Agency) Zimbabwe. [Case Study]A logo’s primary purpose is to identify. It’s the face of the company. Taking this into consideration, a good logo is identifiable…Nov 16, 20199Nov 16, 20199
Review: MAZ (Marketers Association of Zimbabwe) Exceptional Marketing Awards. Part 1Before I start the review, please bear with me, this is not any kind of personal attack on the awards or the awarded but a pure objective…Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019
Getting started in Typeface DesignWith thousands of typefaces at our disposal, graphic designers are often faced with the challenge of choosing the perfect typeface for a…Nov 12, 201965Nov 12, 201965
Mwangwego Script: A Legacy that never was.A mark in the history of Malawi was made on this date, 17 April 1997. Nolence Mwangwego released the Mwangwego Script which was supposed to…Nov 11, 20192Nov 11, 20192
Designing for Accessibility: Famba Typeface Case Study. (Part1)Ever walked into a new place, town, city, train station, airport, university or hospital and have no idea of where to go next, where to…Apr 16, 201973Apr 16, 201973
Designing Kadem Crae FontA look into the process of designing a custom font for a entertainment brand.Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018
Effects of Good Design on CustomersIn 1973 during a lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Thomas Watson Jr., the former CEO of IBM, told students that “good design is…Jan 25, 20182Jan 25, 20182