Website: https://briybutler.co Twitter: @briybutler Who is Briyana Butler? “My name is Briyana Butler and I recently graduated with my BFA from the University of Florida. I’ve always been fascinated by creative processes and absolutely enjoy learning new skills and techniques to implement into my designs. They say curiosity killed the cat but I say curiosity powered […]
Tags: artist, Briyana Butler, Brooklyn, junior designer, multidisciplinary designer, New York
Website: https://www.annikaizora.com Twitter: @annikaizora Who is Annika Hansteen-Izora? “What’s good? I’m Annika (she/they/he). I’m an artist, writer, and designer based in Brooklyn, NY on unceded Lenape land. I explore the intersections of design, radical Black imagination, art and technology to create ecosystems rooted in dreaming and care. As of late, I’ve been exploring the topics […]
Tags: Annika Hansteen-Izora, artist, author, Brooklyn, designer, head of design, New York, Somewhere Good, writer
Website: https://www.aerialknight.com Twitter: @Aerial_Knight Who is Neil Jones? “Neil Jones, known by his alias Aerial_Knight is a Detroit based Games Developer, Designer and Artist. His growing frustration with the games industry’s lack of opportunities for people of different backgrounds at the time led Neil to start development of his own games. Offering different takes on […]
Tags: Aerial Knight, artist, Detroit, game designer, game developer, Neil Jones, Never Yield
Website: https://hassanrahim.com/ Twitter: @hassanrahim Who is Hassan Rahim? “Hassan Rahim is an artist and art director originally from Los Angeles, now working out of New York. In 2016, Rahim founded 12:01, a full-service creative studio.” (source)
Tags: 12:01, art director, artist, entrepreneur, Hassan Rahim, New York City
Website: https://schessa.com/ Twitter: @the_schessa Who is Schessa Garbutt? “Schessa Garbutt (she/they) is the founder and creative force behind Firebrand. While her core creative talents lie in brand identity design, she is also an avid writer, speaker, and blossoming type designer. Recently at SF Design Week she gave a talk titled ‘Black Lives Matter is Not […]
Tags: artist, California, designer, Firebrand, founder, Los Angeles, Schessa Garbutt, writer
Website: https://brisseaux.com/ Twitter: @brisseaux Who is Kervin Brisseaux? “Kevin Brisseaux is an artist based in NYC. He previously worked as a Design Director at Vault49, a world-renowned brand design agency in New York and London. While at Vault, he spent 8.5 years developing creative solutions for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Diageo, Pepsi, […]
Tags: artist, design director, Haitian-American, Kervin Brisseaux, New York City
Website: http://www.karagates.com/ Twitter: @karagates Who is Kara Gates? “Kara Gates is a designer, artist, and musician, working on Fuchsia at Google. Kara’s mission is to be a positive force in the world by empowering individuals and communities to live more meaningful lives. Social impact, environmental justice, and inclusivity are at the heart of her design […]
Tags: artist, designer, google, Kara Gates, musician
Website: https://www.sozomaika.com Twitter: @SOZOMAIKA Who is Maika Sozo? “SOZOMAIKA is a digital illustrator, concept artist, and 3D generalist currently based in New York City. Maika is best known for her approach towards fashion design in her character illustrations. There is a notable influence from noir and eastern design elements in her work. So far she […]
Tags: artist, designer, illustrator, Maika Sozo, New York City
Website: http://www.myishahaynes.com Twitter: @palaceofposey Who is Myisha Haynes? “I am a dedicated 2D games artist, concept artist and illustrator with experience creating in-game, published 2D art for a top-selling cross-platform game studio. I have experience in working in Unity, Maya, and Spine, along with published sequential art in Elements Anthology by the award-winning Beyond Press […]
Tags: 2D game artist, artist, California, illustrator, Myisha Haynes, San Francisco
Website: https://ceyadams.com Twitter: @ceyadams Who is Cey Adams? “Cey Adams, a New York City native, emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside fellow artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He appeared in the historic 1982 PBS documentary Style Wars which tracks subway graffiti in New York. As the Creative Director of hip hop […]
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