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What are your design and artistic influences? Are there specific artists, movements, books, or online resources that have been pivotal in your development and daily work?

I like to believe I have quite a few that span many disciplines. I respect and admire many contemporary artists work like Sam Weber, James Jean, and Emmanuel Malin to name a few. Artists that blend the digital and traditional processes successfully tend to intrigue me most. I love old time illustrators like Edmund Dulac, Heinrich Kley, Ludwig Holwein, Eyvind Earle, etc and comic artists like Sergio Toppi whose work is breathtaking.

I also think its really important to be inspired by work outside your profession. For instance, I receive a lot of inspiration from architecture, and if I wasn’t an illustrator/ animator I’d probably be an architect. I enjoy the challenge of creating spaces and structures that tell stories with mood like Luis Barragan’s architectural masterpieces in Mexico. I visit websites such as Drawn.ca, Notcot.org and Abduzeedo occasionally, and I certainly scour the web for animated shorts that look interesting e.g shorts from Supinfocom and Gobelins schools in France. Everytime I see work like that, I feel revitalized in my opinion on the importance of unique visuals in cg animation. Finally, I like to read books on mythology, history, fantasy and Wole Soyinka novels for literal inspiration.

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-A number of leading broadcasters and content suppliers involved in sub-Saharan Africa have come together to form Africa Media Rights Watch. [ Source ]

-The World Cup of filmmaking’the first Cinemasports international filmmaking competition to be held in Africa will take place on 18 September in Tshwane, South Africa. Harnessing a synergy between digital video, Internet, and mobile technology, Cinemasports is at the forefront of the changing media landscape. [Source ]

-IBM has announced the opening of a full subsidiary office in Accra, Ghana. The new office will enable IBM to deliver high-value solutions and services to meet the growing needs of clients in Ghana. [Source ]

-Nigeria mobile operator, Zain has introduced free SMS (Short Message Service), lowered tariff for calls made to numbers within (On-Net calls) and out of the networks (off-Net calls), and loads of other benefits designed to give its customers more value.[Source]

-Kenya prepares the way for a technology-based future. [Source ]

-Apple’s iPad could go on sale in SA within a matter of weeks [Source ]

-Global investors’ interest in acquiring vast swathes of land for commercial agriculture in Africa intensifies [Source]

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The organizers of this Facebook summer party know/understand  darn well that Young togolese keep up with one another no longer via letters sent through the mail service or costly phone calls or word of mouth from someone coming back from either Togo or overseas.They use a simple,always on,less expensive tool,Facebook on the internet.

Summer is the time all the young people get together to have fun, go out and when Lomé is at a boiling point because of all the activities, shows and concerts organized for the locals and the diaspora who is back for the summer vacation.

They  have decided to bring these parties and the youth together through a series of shows with the goals to meet and know each other, to discover those people we see on the numerous Facebook accounts while having fun with it.

Well for the summer of 2010 so far they have scheduled a group of activities which will be extended through a whole weekend starting on Friday night.

Friday: Clubbing [dress code is de rigueur]

Saturday :Fashion show-  Election of Miss Facebook Togo

Sunday:Big summer barbecue at the beach.

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Showbiz/celebrity reporter and internet publicist, Ameyaw Debrah and US-based Ghanaian web developer, MobBase have teamed up to present the ‘Ameyaw Buzz ‘application for iPhone.
The application sends exclusive news updates, interviews and reviews from the biggest blog on Ghanaian entertainment, www.ameyawdebrah.com straight unto your iPhone. Get all Twitter updates, exclusive photos and videos on the go via Ameyaw Buzz. Get your app now!

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