Blackberry

_{Publication
2021}

What I’ve Done:
_{Naming

Graphic Design
Art Direction
Copywriting
Advertising
Photoshop
Book Binding
Styling (for Photoshoot)}

Blackberry is a fashionable journal that highlights the experiences of Black queer men. The name “Blackberry'' was chosen in regards to the term “fruity” which is commonly used as an against effeminate men. The name works to deconstruct negative connotations set against Black men of the LGBBTQ+ community. This publication was developed to provide and garner support for queer Black men who deserve to be seen and have their stories heard.

Background_{This issue of Blackberry focused on experiences of love from within and love from others.}

Visual Language_{I wanted this journal
to feel intimate, contemporary, and refined. These voice words influenced my use of white space, composition and scale of text, and choice in photography.}

Benefits

_{Highlights and encourages the beauty of male femininity within
the Black Community}
_{Teaches outside communities about the intersections of
blackness and queerness}
_{Celebrates and supports black artists}

Spreads

Advertising

Credits
_{Photographers:

Clifford Prince King
Jamie Heath
David Urbanke
Sydney Claire}

_{Models:

James Flemons
Isa’ah Baker
Jalen Dominique
Magor Meng}
_{Baba Diop
Brandon Stanciell
Clarion Stanciell
Chrystian Brooks

Chrystal Brooks
Aj Calloway

Ares Taylor}