I was working on a Billboard sign with the most extreme analogy. The more intrusive and interactive the concept the more likely the audience will view it.
Published by October 19th, 2006 in Design.Author Archive for Nolawi
My sister spent a bit of time in Ethiopia and Senegal in the past year. As I know my sister pretty well, her favorite past time is going to the market place and bargaining for items. In Africa there is no such thing as the set price. The act of bartering lives on. I was [...]
Published by October 18th, 2006 in Bernos, Design and Shameless Plug.As you presumably know, Miteku is replacement, vice, substitute, stand-in, surrogate, alternate, sub, understudy and etc; all word for Wushemas. A wise person once told me “don’t you know how prevalent extra curricular activities are in Addisaba.”
Published by October 13th, 2006 in Dating, Music and Podcast.
The name Bernos comes from the Arabic word burnous/burnoose for one-pieced cloak like clothing worn my Arabs. The Arabs, who migrated to northern Africa and the Berbers take on this, was to make one of wool, a lot warmer than the Middle Eastern version. Burnous is worn throughout Northwestern Africa especially in Burkina Faso; its [...]
Published by October 12th, 2006 in History and Noteworthy.Just so you know I have a boyfriend! Really, is he Ethiopian? No, he is black [African American] Really, are all your [X’s] boyfriends black? (I ask because she is in her late twenties) Yes, all except one, really long time ago! But why, don’t Ethiopian males measure up? I really love Ethiopian men but [...]
Published by October 11th, 2006 in Dating and Social.
