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Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) returns for its 8th edition this August.

With the theme, “Film for Social Change,” the 2025 edition of KADIFF film screening will take place at Silverbird Cinemas, Galaxy Mall, Kaduna, from today August 26th to 30th, 2025.

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TCN Monthly Recap: February 2025 Edition.

Here's a recap of the stories—news, events, opportunities, resources, insights, opinions and conversations—we published in February 2025 and some other recommended stories for you.

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African stock image website, AfricPix, is shutting down.

Ismeen Harry Haruna, founder of AfricPix, said he and his team have made the “drastic decision” to shut down the platform exactly 6 months after launching it.

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Studio Styles announces Culture Pay Survey, a survey aimed at understanding the pay landscape in Nigeria’s cultural industry

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The Joburg Film Festival (JFF), scheduled to take place from 11 – 16 March 2025, will return for its 7th edition with the theme; The Golden Thread – Connected Through Stories

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Dex Ghana confirms dEX Design Conference will return this September.

The dEX Design Conference (formerly called Artmosphere), which was last held in 2022, will take place on September 20, 2025, at the ISSER Conference Hall, Accra, Ghana.

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Oja Display, designed by (@jobosonchisa) is a bold and expressive typeface inspired by the anatomical structure of the traditional Oja flute from Eastern Nigeria.

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8 African companies that rebranded/refreshed their brand identity in 2024.

From tech startups to media pubs, telecom corporations & VC firms, here are 8 African companies that refreshed their identity or underwent rebrand exercises in 2024.

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Last week, Nigerian-based brand & type designer Chisaokwu Joboson announced the release of his latest typeface—Oja Display, a bold & expressive typeface inspired by the anatomical structure of the traditional Oja flute from Eastern Nigeria.

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Nigerian mobility-tech company MAX NG is now MAX.

"Say goodbye to MAX NG and hello to MAX — a bold new identity at the forefront of Africa’s transition to electric mobility," the announcement stated.

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Emerging Expressions—curated by Creath—is now accepting submissions for this year’s edition of the art fair, themed ‘HOW DO WE LEARN TO SEE.’

Deadline for submission: February 28th, 2025

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Last month, Opemipo Aikomo (@fathermerry), Paystack’s founding designer, announced on LinkedIn that he has left the company after “9 years of designing and leading what has become one of the most important companies of our generation.”

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Last month, Seun Badejo (@Xeunbadejo), a Nigerian multidisciplinary designer with a focus on Type & Brand Design announced the release of his first typeface—Agụ Display, a decorative, rounded, sans-serif display typeface featuring a morphing substitution axis that makes...

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Emerging Expressions, an art fair dedicated to empowering Nigeria’s next generation of creative voices, has announced its return for a second edition this year, and is now accepting submissions for this year’s edition of the art fair, themed ‘HOW DO WE LEARN TO SEE.’

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Last November, Uche Nwaigwe, a product designer, was accused of theft by Bunmi Bakare for launching Maipa, a platform to enhance the gifting experience, he was brought on to provide design support for.

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Matemasie, designed by Adam Yeo, a graphic and type designer from Côte d'Ivoire, is an ultra-bold display typeface which draws inspiration from the Adinkra symbol 'Mate Masie'.

Read more: https://t.co/b8RffqRTwM

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Last November, a designer on X shared that he lost a 3-month contract after sharing the project 'without client's knowledge'.

What does the law say on copyright and ownership of a design/creative work?

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In a conversation with The Creatives Note, Rowland Olamide, founder and creative director of Batch, talks about how the collaboration with Tendril came about, the inspiration behind 'The Next Batch' film and the process of bringing it to life.

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Last November, Album Cover Bank launched an improved filter experience for easier exploration of the archive.

"With this update, users can quickly and efficiently access specific album covers and historical information, streamlining their journey through...