Donkey Academy
An e-learning platform with a dual payment system serving local and international students.
LMSChapaStripeLaravel
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Every project gets a proper take.
Custom software. Logos and graphic design. Cinematic video and photography. Social media - all from one firm.
Logo design, visual identity, brand guidelines, graphic design, printed and digital materials, pitch decks, and business collateral.
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00Selected work
Built, shot, and shipped.
A cross-section of 300+ production projects and 12+ digital platforms - spanning e-learning, security-tested government work, brand film, and identity.
01By the numbers
- Production projects delivered
- 300+
- Production projects delivered
- Digital platforms shipped
- 12+
- Digital platforms shipped
- Years of combined craft
- 10+
- Years of combined craft
02Featured case study
Software · E-learning · 2025
Donkey Academy
- Challenge
- Serve local and international students with one platform and two very different payment realities.
- Approach
- A Laravel LMS with a dual payment system - Chapa for local learners, Stripe for everyone else.
- Result
- One platform, one codebase, and a checkout that works wherever the student is.
03Security
A platform built by our software lead passed a penetration test run by Ethiopia's Information Network Security Administration (INSA).
04Software
Platforms we shipped.
- LMS
- Chapa
- Stripe
- Laravel
Afalgugn
A multilingual platform designed and engineered end to end, with Amharic-first typography.
Next.jsUI/UXMultilingual
- Next.js
- UI/UX
- Multilingual
Secured Platform
A government-facing platform that passed a penetration test by Ethiopia's INSA.
SecurityRole-based accessDashboard
- Security
- Role-based access
- Dashboard
05Production
Stories we told.
Coffee Origins
A documentary-style brand film following coffee from highland farm to ceremony cup.
DocumentaryColor grade4K
- Documentary
- Color grade
- 4K
Launch Night
Full event coverage - film, stills, and next-day social cuts for a product launch.
EventPhotographySocial cuts
- Event
- Photography
- Social cuts
06Branding
Identities we shaped.
Identity System
Logo, guidelines, and collateral for a growing Addis Ababa business.
LogoGuidelinesCollateral
- Logo
- Guidelines
- Collateral
07How we document
Every case study follows one honest format.
Every project from here on becomes a case study - with client permission - so the portfolio grows with every engagement.
- 01
Challenge
- 02
Approach
- 03
Result
09Mran originals
Content we make about ourselves.
Mran Behind the Work
A short documentary series following the firm's real projects - the decisions, the craft, and the stakes.
Software Meets Film
Split-screen: code on one side, footage on the other - same project, same moment.
Local Teardown
An unsolicited redesign at full scale: code, brand, and a short film treatment.
Mran Q&A
Both founders answering the same question from their own lane: code and film.
10Capabilities on display
Web platformsMobile appsE-commerceERP systemsPayment integrationLogo & BrandingBrand filmDocumentaryPhotographyColor gradingSocial mediaUI / UXWeb platformsMobile appsE-commerceERP systemsPayment integrationLogo & BrandingBrand filmDocumentaryPhotographyColor gradingSocial mediaUI / UX
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