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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 effectively 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