A studio of one, on purpose.
I design brand identities for founders, cultural institutions and independent labels — mostly across Africa and its diaspora. Small caseload, long timelines, quiet outputs.
Amara Osei
Brand designer · Art director · Type nerd
I studied fine art in Kumasi and communication design at ECAL. I spent five years inside a design studio in London before moving back to Accra to work independently.
Since 2022 I've been a studio of one — taking three to four full brand identity projects a year and one long-running art direction retainer.
The work sits somewhere between editorial, cultural and fashion — logos and typography, but always in service of a bigger visual language: motion, packaging, art direction, print.
Four defaults, non-negotiable.
One direction
I present one direction, defended in a written narrative. Three-concept pitches invite compromise thinking.
Time in the room
Two weeks minimum in your world before I sketch. If we can't do that, we're not a fit.
You own everything
Full copyright transfer on final payment. I keep a portfolio right — unless we agree otherwise up front.
Small caseload
Three or four full identity projects a year. That's what makes the depth possible.