GhanaAfrica
my city isAccra
A long shoreline, an old fort above the surf, and wide roads heading inland.
5.5571° N 0.2012° W
Neighbourhoods
- Cantonments
- Labone
- North Ridge
- Roman Ridge
- Airport Residential Area
- Kanda
- Nima
- Kokomlemle
- Dzorwulu
- Abelenkpe
- Tesano
- Kotobabi
Constellation
the neighbourhoods of Accra
24 places, joined nearest to nearest
Ring yoursThe lines
Accra, in our lines
The lines we draw for every city, set in Accra's colours and type.
In words
Accra, in its own words
From Accra's own names, set in the city's type: its neighbourhoods, its streets from A to Z and the sentence. Each one a print you can make yours.
About Accra
Surf along a straight shoreline, an old quarter around a fort at the water's edge, and newer districts spreading inland in a loose grid. Accra is Ghana's capital, grown together from several settlements on the coast.
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Accra on paper, on cotton
01 · 10 maps
Down to the coast
Accra's streets and the coast, drawn eight ways, plus studies of only its water or roads.
The coast leads; streets whisper.
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02 · 7 designs
Name by name
Accra in words: the sentence, finished, every neighbourhood run together and its name built big. Olusegun Obasanjo High Street runs longest through the middle of town.
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03 · 6 designs
5° north, measured
Accra, measured: the distance to somewhere else, its year, month by month and how far it is to everywhere else. Lagos is 410 km away, as the crow flies.
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04 · 7 date designs
Mark the day
The day that made Accra yours, set like an invitation and signed with its coordinates, 5.557° N, 0.201° W. You write the words.
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05 · 14 designs to wear and use
Out the door
Accra on hoodies, tees, crewnecks and stickers, made for you.
Ways in
Accra, from the day that counts.
Each one has the words, a pin, a date and a style already in place for Accra. Open it, then make every part yours.