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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...

What is the right way to approach a design project?

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Before a design project of any form is accomplished, there has to be first and foremost a problem and this is not something unusual because every design work or project has to make available a solution useful to address a problem. Design is a term that has many applications which we can say is so because it is very relevant in many of our everyday activities. To design a birthday flyer, for instance, these are some of the things a designer may first think of:  1) Who is the flyer for (male or female, age etc) 2) Visual literacy of the client or the birthday celebrant among other considerations. The reason why there must be preceding thinking prior to production is that every successful design work is built on the process. There has been a significant increase in the number of people who call themselves Graphic Designers just because there are a lot of applications for mobile devices and pcs that they can use to design. Even with the emergence of AI tools, it has increased the numbe...