Nwamaka Akah

An illustration that shows the personality, interests and capabilities of the subject -2022 This is a collaboration with my dear friend who has now passed, Late Olamide Ogunmadeko. He created the sketch while I made my own version of it. -2022 This is self representational. It tells of a woman who looks not so much like others, but is also comfortable being herself. She is mysterious and houses galaxies within her mind. An illustration created to depict how IoT can support the manufacturing industry -2022 I collaborated with two other visual designers on this to create illustrations that represented the different parameters used to measure poverty in Nigeria. I contributed ideas for the visual interpretations of concepts, created rough sketches as well as the finished illustrations -2022 Commissioned by the Nigerian Bureau of statistics Echi dị ime -2022 Echi dị ime literally translates as Tomorrow is pregnant.This is an Igbo saying that speaks to the mysteriousness of the future, a place where no one has been, where nothing is certain The blindfold represents how we plan towards the future in blind faith. We can assume some results based on our actions but life is ever spontaneous The marks on her skin look take on the likeness of the spiral of life, which shows the ever expanding nature of the future.The future comes to us, like a creative life force that keeps giving. This popular Igbo proverb is both reassuring and thought-provoking. It teaches me faith, kindness, hard work and patience. A staple created solely from geometric shapes -2022