design stories

the history behind some of my graphic designs

this became a prophetic piece. September 11, 2011, i'm a grad student in New York - and the whole world changed. hearing a boisterous city eerily calm, quiet, and collected - everyone doing their best to make their way home in peace - because we were experiencing terror in real time. we became united...and there had to be a response.

this piece was a response to that response - simply put...access to information, whether given or taken, can lead to misinformation...that is the part that became prophetic.

trayvon martin was fatally shot on the evening of February 26, 2012 in sanford, fl. i lived in orlando, fl at the time, about 30 minutes away. i created this piece as part of the public outcry. the upraised fist has long been used in art as social commentary since the l. 19th c. i added the biblical overlay from proverbs 1:20-21 because its as if the african-american community had become wisdom personified. and as i write this reflection, if i have to tell you what followed, all i can ask is that you do a little research because this piece also became prophetic.