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
Our own lines, set for Accra. Each one comes on what you wear and what you hang.
Constellation
Every neighbourhood a star, joined nearest to nearest.
In words
Accra, in its own words
From Accra's own names, set in its own 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 the wall, and on you
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.
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
6° north, to the degree
Accra, measured: the distance to somewhere else, its year, month by month and how far it is to everywhere else. Its days hold at about 12 hours of light all year.
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04 · 7 date designs
Keep the date
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
Off the wall
For Cantonments, Labone, North Ridge and the rest of Accra: hoodies, tees, crewnecks, mugs and stickers, made for you.
- HoodieCoordinates hoodie, on white
- Hoodie, left chestThe Sentence hoodieSignal
- Crest tee
- Crewneck, left chestCoordinates crewneckField notes
- The Sentence crewneck
- Stack teeIndex
- Coordinates hoodie
- The Chart hoodieSun Path
Crest mug- Crewneck, left chestThe Sky crewneckConstellation
- Marquee stickers
- Words: the one I left crewneckSignal
- The Sentence tee
- Line Map teeField notes
- Crest crewneck
Ways in
Start from the moment. It opens set up.
Each one has the words, a pin, a date and a style already in place for Accra. Open it, then make every part yours.
New home
The front door
A pin on home, the year you moved in and a welcome under the map.
Moving away
Our corner
The city at night, a pin where everyone used to meet and a line to take with you.
Where we met
The corner
Two inks, a heart on the spot and your names under the map.
Wedding
The stamp
“Married”, the date and your names in a ring of the place and its coordinates.
