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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...

Creating a simple T-shirt mockup in Adobe Illustrator

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What is a T-shirt mockup? In Graphic Design, a mockup is a digital version of a design that helps appreciate how the real work will look when produced. For most people, getting a mockup template comes easier to do this but I also appreciate vector graphics a lot as well as illustrative works so I most often design my own mockup. In this post, we'll look at a few things on how a simple T-shirt mockup can be done in Adobe Illustrator. There are actually alternative ways once you are familiar with the tools. Let move into the process... We will need to draw a very simple T-shirt then we add the design to it. To draw the shirt, I created a rectangle as a guide to help me keep my drawing proportionate. By using the shortcut M or selecting the rectangle tool from tools panel, I had my rectangle and then press Ctrl + R to bring the ruler. If you watch from the image below, I made some guidelines from the ruler to help keep the shirt proportionate. Once you drag from the ruler, you get t...