black design in america

Afrikan Alphabets & African Diasporic Design Lineage

$25.00

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Counter to colonial notions of the savage or primitive African, there is a complex, rich and multi-cultural history of African design. From the research of graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa on Afrikan alphabets and graphic languages, this opening video will set the course from African design lineages that travel from the continent to America through the transatlantic slave trade.

This class is available to purchase individually, or at a discounted rate when the course pass is purchased.

Speaker

  • Saki Mafundikwa

    Visual Communicator, Design Educator, Author, Filmmaker, and Farmer. Saki Mafundikwa is a visual communicator, design educator, artist, author and even more importantly, a farmer. He has dedicated his life to sharing Zimbabwean culture through design, ...
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