Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) is the busiest international airport in the country, receiving about 3 million international passengers a year. When arriving passengers land at the airport, in order to pass through to immigration, they pass through the doors shown above. Above it, a lone sign that reads “Welcome to Nigeria.”

Airports, especially international ones, are the entry point to countries and for Nigerians - who have an active diaspora - airports like MMIA should announce that we are indeed home. With more than 300 languages, a sole sign board in English simply does not do this.

Challenge


Design a physical interface that lists 'Welcome' in every Nigerian language. The interface should be clearly visible from a distance and may incorporate other signals (such as audio, etc) as it would be displayed in Nigerian international airports or other locations. The product should also have the ability to be updated with new languages.

The challenge will progress in three stages: application, design, and development, with different deliverables for each stage. At the end of the challenge, the physical interface will be built and design made open source for future improvements by the community.

Apply here: https://www.hardwarethings.org/contests/welcome-to-nigeria