The visual identity of the project was developed to best represent the seriousness of the problem of terrorist movements in Africa while providing a clean and fluid layout accessible to researchers and the general public. The logo and visual concept for the project was designed by Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (professor emerita of history at Rutgers University). The color pallet of the site mirrors the logo following a monochromatic scheme with minimal elements. The reliance on black and white photography is also important to the identity of the site as it highlights the stark reality of this global issue. The website is open-source and database-driven. The user front-end of the website is developed in HTML5 using bootstrap 4.0 framework that provides pre-written Javascript and CSS classes. The backed database is developed in MySQL and PHP interface.