Seyi and Damilola Designed this way

Seyi Olusanya and Damilola Marcus are the founders of Dá Design Studio, a brand identity design studio from Lagos. Dá Design believes in pushing the boundaries of brand expression in Nigeria, testing the zeitgeist and most importantly, creating effective communication. On this episode we will talk about Damilola and Seyi’s journey as designers, about the formation of da design studio and about the iconic work created by the studio. We will also talk about the unique challenges and opportunities of operating a design studio in Nigeria.

RELEVANT LINKS

Dá Design Studio - https://dadesign.studio
Lagos, Nigeria -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos
University of Nigeria -unilag.edu.ng
Nigerian Independence - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nigeria#Independence
RGB vs CMYK - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model vs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
Yourba culture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_people
Market March - https://dadesign.studio/work/marketmarch
Pidgin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin
Igbo People - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_people
Kofe Club - https://dadesign.studio/work/thekofeclub
Cowrywise - https://cowrywise.com
Y Combinator - https://www.ycombinator.com
Niara Symbol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_naira
Indian Rupees Symbol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rupee_sign
Danfo Typeface - https://dadesign.studio/work/danfo-std
Nollywood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nollywood
YabaTech - http://www.yabatech.edu.ng
Dribbble Meetups - https://dribbble.com/meetups
Ije Nwokorie - https://twitter.com/onyeije?lang=en
Eddie Opara - https://www.pentagram.com/about/eddie-opara
Osaze Amadasun - https://www.instagram.com/osaze_amadasun/
BINI playing cards - https://twitter.com/osaze_amadasun/status/1122189125388521474?s=20
The Fallacy Of The African Aesthetic - https://medium.com/@MarcusandAD/the-fallacy-of-the-african-aesthetic-149193cc846e
Kerala Sari - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_sari