“All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up.” - James Baldwin
Let’s make art together!
→ Folks Outside
An Afro-Surrealist perspective on nature and history and community.
Art Direction & Branding
An Afro-Surrealist perspective on nature and history and community to functions as an online ecosystem and resource to find local outdoor individuals and communities.
→ Papers For My Acres
Papers For My Acres is a serialized podcast exploring various matters that connect Black communities, emphasizing history and its impact on our current culture.
Art Direction, Branding, Podcast Production
An Afro-historical podcast, creating a Third Place for Black thought and humor.
[BRAND STILL IN DEVELOPMENT]
→ College Board - Real Talk
Real Talk was a new sub-brand of BigFuture by the College Board that had zero brand recognition, and virtually no brand identity. Fufu + Grits was tasked with a rebrand that matches their audience in an authentically Black way.
Graphic Designer
The College Board is a non-profit organization that enables all students to own their future through a suite of programs. We partnered with the College Board to create Real Talk, a career and college exploration program designed to connect Black students with Black professionals and representatives from colleges and access organizations across the country.
→ Color of Change
In the rapidly shifting political landscape of 2020, Color Of Change requested our support in ideating and designing justice campaigns. We harnessed the boundless energy of our creativity to break down barriers and demand change. Through our thought-provoking art and impactful storytelling, we enabled Color Of Change to encourage meaningful dialogue and shed light on issues that matter.
Graphic Designer
Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We partnered with Color Of Change to design campaigns that create accountability for corporate and political leaders and build power for marginalized communities.
→ Unity Orbiter One
Afro retro-futuristic branding project, inspired by Bell Hooks’ and Derrick Bells’ literary and sociological frameworks & using generative AI as a tool for image generation.
Art Direction & Branding
This is a personal project. I wanted to test using Midjourney v4 to explore Afro-retrofuturistic themes and imagery. I practiced using best practices for AI image generation like, understanding their limitations, defining the workflow, experimenting with input variations, and constant itterations.
→ Experience Black Photography
A tool for community building and system disruption.
Art Direction & Archival
Curating images of Black people and instances of Black people pictured in design, to share, inspire, and prompt sites’ algorithms to push those images to the forefront.
→ BRWNSKND co. - Whipped Body Butter
Bringing comfort into your home and body, Brwnsknd co. produces and sells homemade body and home goods.
Graphic Designer & Brand Developer
Brwnsknd co. uses earth tones to communicate its vegan products and production process. Their minimalist iconography is designed for their customers, showing and telling them that this brand is new, fresh, and ethical in their production of homemade goods.
Posters have always had a special place in my heart. They’re how I first learned graphic design. So, any chance I get to be bold with my colors and play with my textures for the sake of print - I take it. Here are just a few of my favorite pieces.