The African Speculative Fiction Society is here!
Two things: I'm really proud to be part of the rising tide of African speculative fiction, I'm really proud to have been given the opportunity to create the logo/brand. With member input, we managed to steer the design into something unique - and most importantly for me - not clichéd African (continents, design motifs, rough textures). The central character (literally) is the Nommo : "The Nommo are mythological ancestral spirits (sometimes referred to as deities) worshipped by the Dogon people of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word meaning "to make one drink." The Nommos are usually described as amphibious, hermaphroditic, fish-like creatures. Folk art depictions of the Nommos show creatures with humanoid upper torsos, legs/feet, and a fish-like lower torso and tail. The Nommos are also referred to as “Masters of the Water”, “the Monitors”, and "the Teachers”. Nommo can be a proper name of an individual, or can refer to t
