Hey, I’m
kellyn nettles
email: kellynnettles1@gmail.com
preferred pronouns: they/them/all
passions: building community, sharing resources, memes, designing equitable futures, taking chances
I’m a Brooklyn-based designer with a background in editorial design and experience in the digital marketing scene
My design goal is to make positive impacts on the lives of others…
Tote bag design benefitting Bushwick Ayuda Mutua
September 2020
Sales from this design raised $7,000, feeding 368 Bushwick community members. I now work with the mutual aid group long-term coordinating weekly food distribution efforts with local wholesalers, farmers and food vendors.
COSMIC SLOP: Design to Divest Zine 001
August 2021
A zine exploring concepts of Afrofuturism and design justice as a form of uplifting the work of Black designers, thus divesting from eurocentric and/or oppressive design systems wherever they are found.
…so they in turn feel empowered to leave a positive impact on the world.
Stickers designed and sold on Etsy
Over $600 in profits donated to 7 organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Instagram Post animation
