Saki Mafundikwa
The Intricate World of
Afrikan Writing systems
From the TED talent search:Saki Mafundikwa, author of "Afrikan Alphabets" and notable New York digital designer, founded Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, Zimbabwe's first graphic design and new media school.
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Saki Mafundikwa
-Educationist and Author
Saki Mafundikwa is the founder of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts:
In addition he is the author of Afrikan Alphabets described as "a comprehensive review of African writing systems"“Vigital,” a word of his own creation, refers to visual arts taught using digital tools. Ziva means “knowledge” in Mafundikwa’s native Shonalanguage.Through the school, Mafundikwa tries to illuminate graphic arts as a viable career path for Zimbabwe’s young people. He says, “It was the most natural thing for me to come home and start a school of design. Because I figured, my god, how many hundreds of young people in Zimbabwe would never know there is a field called graphic design. It was the right thing for me to do, because I felt so fortunate that I was able to figure it out.”
>via: http://africaunchained.blogspot.com/2010/11/saki-mafundikwa-educationist-and-...