Visual Design Conference 2022

There is evidently a shift on how we engage using visual design, with the advance of digital technologies, we have witnessed changes in visual design application. More than ever before, communication is happening online and on social platforms, therefore, there is need for visual designers to adopt to the new reality.

The conference will be seeking to establish the preparedness of Afrikan visual designers, now and into the future.

Papers on the above theme will be presented during the conference.

The subthemes are broadly, but not limited to:

Visual Design Conference 2022

THE EVOLUTION OF AFRIKAN VISUAL DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL WORLD 

There is evidently a shift on how we engage using visual design, with the advance of digital technologies, we have witnessed changes in visual design application. More than ever before, communication is happening online and on social platforms, therefore, there is need for visual designers to adopt to the new reality.

The conference will be seeking to establish the preparedness of Afrikan visual designers, now and into the future.

A Review of Energy Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa as a Transition Pathway to Energy Democracy

Energy communities have received considerable attention in the Global North, especially
in Europe, due to their potential for achieving sustainable energy transitions. In Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), energy communities have received less attention partly due to the nascent energy systems
in many emerging SSA states. In this paper, we argue that these nascent energy systems offer an
opportunity to co-create energy communities that can tackle the energy access challenges faced by