Designing a digital home for the many worlds of adrienne maree brown
adrienne maree brown’s writings on emergence, pleasure, and Black-led liberation have been instrumental to my practice ever since I encountered her groundbreaking work, Emergent Strategy. Designing adrienne’s new website was simply one of the greatest honors of my career.
For this project, I worked alongside my former team at And Also Too and web developer Darren Puscas. Together, we crafted a site that feels like a virtual lounge: a rich and inviting space where visitors can immerse themselves in the diverse facets of adrienne’s work, including her writings, poems, podcasts, and more.
The design merges typography with a literary flair with photographic textures of all things adrienne: starry skies, mineral formations, and an array of animal and floral textures.
with
Jess Pinkham (administrative assistance to adrienne maree brown)
Una Lee (art direction)
Zahra Agjee (studio coordination)
Darren Puscas (web development)
Victoria Barnett (web support)
my role
- Graphic design
- Web design
- UX
- Project management
Type with a literary flair
The website’s identity system features Inferi, a typeface with a distinct literary flair, to submerge visitors in adrienne’s world.
Photographic textures
Photographic textures are strategically employed in headers, hero images, and background sections, offering an irresistible, “otherworldly” feel.
‘Gemstone’ calls to action
The website’s calls to action are envisioned as a collection of gemstones, each holding a myriad of natural treasures.
