AAAAfrotopia

YEAR2024

ROLEILLUSTRATION
PACKAGING
POSTERS
PRINTING TECHNIQUES

CLIENT: Self Initiated (Passion Project)

EXPERIENCES GAINED: Riso Printing Techniques
Archive
Illustration
Iconography

ABOUT
AAAAfrotopia, is an archive project on sketches of the different african people whom I encountered from different parts of the continent, these are direct sketches turned into packaged archive with knowledge of 8 different nationalities.

AAAAfrotopia stands for A - Afrocentric, A - Afrofuturistic, A - Afropolitanist
Afrotopia. Telling the story of our future in an afrofuturistic way and showcase the continent of Africa through personal illustration and perceptions of each nation in the continent.

Mentor: Jinsu Ahn

PASSION Project

The sketches of the country characters.

Drawing sketches of African Nationals.
8 different African countries and a story for each character.
Postcard size cards with front and back and 4 posters design
Format: 105 x 148mm postcard size.
Also a digital platform on Instagram.

Printing Colour Trials with Riso.

Information layers were encompassing of real interviews with recipients from the countries.

Interview Questions encompassed of the following:
What is your perspective on being Zimbabwean/Congolese/Ugandan, etc….. if you could describe a Zimbabwean/Congolese/Ugandan in 3 descriptive words with strong meaning and ties that can be visualised what would the 3 words be?

OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE:
Character Story

          Nationality

                                  Languages

                                                      Cultural Attires

Posters which were interesting overlay technique.